Reviews of Dictionary.com: English Words

By: Dictionary LLC App

List of user reviews and ratings for Dictionary.com: English Words

Total ratings

4.07 (Rating count: 969,503)

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Review summary

Reviews praise the dictionary quality and breadth of features for learners, but repeatedly clash with ad overload, sudden removal of premium features and saved words, login/account problems, and stability issues after updates. Many users regret purchasing premium and are switching to alternatives.

Pros

Broad feature set and tools for learners (more features than competing dictionaries).
Educational value; especially useful for students.
Generally strong dictionary content and usefulness.

Cons

Ad-heavy experience, including ads even after purchasing premium.
Premium features and paid access removed by new ownership with little or no refunds.
Loss of saved/favorites data after updates or ownership changes.
App instability: stops working, crashes, or gets stuck on launch screen.
Account/login issues and poor support for recovering premium access.

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All time rating average: 4.07

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71% (314)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-16	Gr*****	does not know words commonly used by journos or academia. Repetitie is an example. Uninstalling
does not know words commonly used by journos or academia. Repetitie is an example. Uninstalling
2026-08-15	Da*****	Like the word of the day. Would be nice if there was a ad free version
Like the word of the day. Would be nice if there was a ad free version
2026-08-13	Ma*****	Crashes my keyboard app, and frequently returns no results for known and correctly spelt words.
Crashes my keyboard app, and frequently returns no results for known and correctly spelt words.
2026-08-09	El*****	I purchased the Pro version of this app years ago along with several addition to the app. The company has pulled all the items I paid for. The original app I used is now a gutted shell. This company does not honor previous contracts and should not be trusted.
I purchased the Pro version of this app years ago along with several addition to the app. The company has pulled all the items I paid for. The original app I used is now a gutted shell. This company does not honor previous contracts and should not be trusted.
2026-08-08	Kr*****	This was once the greatest dictionary when I bought the premium version. Now with all the advertisements they have completely destroyed the value of it.
This was once the greatest dictionary when I bought the premium version. Now with all the advertisements they have completely destroyed the value of it.
2026-08-06	St*****	A good and easy to use app that does not demand our payment at every other turn the way many other apps do
A good and easy to use app that does not demand our payment at every other turn the way many other apps do
2026-08-04	Jo*****	Regurgitating the same,"I paid," "offline," 100s of times, isn't breaking news, it's insanity, DEFINED! Pipe down C. Little, your "alarm" is just a VERY, VERY, dead horse. Stop BEATING IT! Tried requesting a refund or app credit? Being the millionth to cry "I paid," only gets an Honorary Captain rank, name changed to OBVIOUS!, and a Heartfelt "thanks." Correctly spelled, words returning "no result found" seems to be happening more often. I couldn't find any mentions. Anyone else notice that?
Regurgitating the same,"I paid," "offline," 100s of times, isn't breaking news, it's insanity, DEFINED! Pipe down C. Little, your "alarm" is just a VERY, VERY, dead horse. Stop BEATING IT! Tried requesting a refund or app credit? Being the millionth to cry "I paid," only gets an Honorary Captain rank, name changed to OBVIOUS!, and a Heartfelt "thanks." Correctly spelled, words returning "no result found" seems to be happening more often. I couldn't find any mentions. Anyone else notice that?
2026-08-03	An*****	Almost impressive how they mess up an online book of words. Literal garbage, use any other dictionary app.
Almost impressive how they mess up an online book of words. Literal garbage, use any other dictionary app.
2026-07-31	Ke*****	they screwed up the daily crossword AGAIN. On an Android phone the max number of visible cells on downs is 6. It was bad enough when it was 10. This is functionally unplayable
they screwed up the daily crossword AGAIN. On an Android phone the max number of visible cells on downs is 6. It was bad enough when it was 10. This is functionally unplayable
2026-07-31	Aj*****	Years back, I have paid for the life time premium ad free access. That access is not available now after an app update. What happened?
Years back, I have paid for the life time premium ad free access. That access is not available now after an app update. What happened?