API archive entry · source-reported

Words

Definitions and synonyms for more than 150,000 words

Provider / source website

Decision snapshot

Words is catalogued as a Dictionaries API from Words. The directory reports api key authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as unknown.

Category
Dictionaries
Authentication
API key
HTTPS
Reported
CORS
Unknown

Evaluation pathway

  1. Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
  2. Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
  3. Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
  4. Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.

What still needs verification

Pricing and quotas

Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.

Endpoint coverage

Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.

Reliability

Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.

Data and privacy

Review retention, licensing, regional processing, and compliance requirements.

Versioning

Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.

Developer experience

Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.

Nearby Dictionaries options

Collins

Bilingual Dictionary and Thesaurus Data

API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown

Merriam-Webster

Dictionary and Thesaurus Data

API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown

Synonyms

Synonyms, thesaurus and antonyms information for any given word

API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Unknown

Source reference

public-apis directory entry

This page separates source-reported facts from questions that need live provider verification.