Random House Webster's Spell Checker & Abbreviations Dictionary

This handy reference book contains a lot of info for its size. Not just a list of words, it includes other sections such as "sound-spelling correspondences" and "words commonly misspelled" (spelling one of the most "misspelled" words correctly!). It throws in brief definitions when necessary, as in the distinction between "hare" and "hair." And if you want to know how George Bernard Shaw came up with spelling "fish" as "ghoti" it tells you that too. Grabbing this books is way easier than hauling out my beloved but heavy American Heritage when all I want to do is check the spelling of a word.

This book is a lifesaver. It contains word forms that can't be found in large dictionaries or online dictionaries. When no one else can document a word spelling in their big ol' clunky dictionary, I just grab my handy Webster's Spell Checker..., and voilà!

This dictionary is useful even in today's age of computer spell checkers. This paperback edition is portable and convenient to store and use. Not only does it contain the root word, but also the most used derivatives of that word. Also included is a section on accepted abbreviations. Highly recommended.