Platform Methodology
How WordRushTools builds dictionaries, scores plays, ranks results, and validates content.
Our platform methodology covers the engineering and editorial choices behind the tools and content on WordRushTools.com.
Dictionary sources
See Dictionary & Reference Sources.
Scoring
Scrabble-style and Words-With-Friends-style scoring uses the published tile values for each game. Board-aware suggestions apply standard premium-square multipliers (DL, TL, DW, TW) and bingo bonuses where applicable.
Wordle ranking
Wordle-style candidates are ranked using a deterministic frequency-weighted information-gain estimate over the remaining candidate list after applying green, yellow, and gray constraints.
Pattern matching
Crossword pattern matching uses case-insensitive literal letters with ? as a single-character wildcard, combined with length and prefix filters.
Editorial validation
Long-form content is reviewed under our Editorial Policy.
Updates
Dictionary updates and content corrections are issued on a rolling basis.
Written and reviewed by
Keiron Brown, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist · Founder & Editor, WordRushTools
Relationale LLC · 5530 S. University Drive, 3212, Davie, FL 33328
Keiron Brown, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Relationale LLC, which publishes WordRushTools. His doctorate is in psychology, which is directly relevant to the site's material on vocabulary learning, memory and practice; the Scrabble, crossword and solver content rests on published word lists and reference works, not on clinical expertise.
Last reviewed: by Keiron Brown. Reference and strategy pages are reviewed annually, and sooner where the underlying word lists change.
Not a clinical or educational service: Nothing on WordRushTools is intended or designed to be, or to replace, mental health services, psychological assessment or treatment, diagnosis, therapy, or educational or special-education services. Word games are not a treatment for any condition, and we make no claim that playing them prevents cognitive decline.