You may not use words like penurious or avaricious on a daily basis but you might read them casually in a story like this. If context clues aren’t enough WordDigest English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker could be the fastest way to find the definition.

WordDigest English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker is a complete dictionary, thesaurus and spell checker rolled into one. It has 147,000 words in the English language and 87,000 official pronunciations. Watching one of your favorite quiz shows and you want to know the etymology of a word, you’ll be able to hop online and get the information you need quickly. WordDigest English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker is linked with some of the most widely used sources for information on the web like Wikitionary, Wikipedia and Answers.com

WordDigest is super fast and intuitively shows words that might be similarly spelled to the one your searching for. This is perfect for those who kind of know how to spell it.

WordDigest English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker is easy to navigate. It has a fun plain font with a midnight black and grey interface. Don’t worry about trying to remember a word you looked up a few weeks ago. The application automatically saves your dictionary, spell check and web search history. You may save up to 100 of your last searches by changing your settings options. You can also save your favorite words by tapping the gold star when you’ve pulled up the word you’re searching for.

WordDigest is beautifully designed and super easy to read, especially given how much information can be on a page. Synonyms, definitions and sentences all appear in different colors. It’s easy to toggle back and forth between the thesaurus and dictionary because there is a convenient T icon at the top of the page that zips you back and forth.

While WordDigest seems pretty complete it is missing a few important components. It doesn’t have phonetic audio for enough of the words. Search load times can be a long if you’re not using Wi-Fi and looking for a word that doesn’t appear in the database.

By and large WordDigest English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Spell Checker is solid, works pretty efficiently and is visually easy to look at and navigate.

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category: Education, Reference