Word List Types

The short version

A word list is a bucket of words. A type is what kind of words are in it — Letters, Adjectives, Nouns, and so on.

The type does two real jobs. It groups the Word Lists page so you can find things, and it feeds the auto-generated Unique list for that type — one list holding every distinct word across all lists of that type.

Type is separate from sharing. A list being Global or personal is a different setting entirely, and changing one never changes the other.

Why does /lists open on "All-Unique"?

Because /lists redirects to /lists/all-unique — the auto-generated one-per-type summary lists, which is usually the most useful starting point rather than every list you own at once.

It is a filter, not the whole picture. The buttons across the top of that page switch it: a type name narrows to that type, Mine shows only your own lists, and the first button shows everything.

Every type 46
Type What it holds Lists Words Distinct Unique list
Custom User-defined personal lists — not a curated category. 45 1,276 943 words
Cool General cool-sounding, brandable words with no fixed theme. From DomainNameSoup. 9 291 267 words
Business Professional, corporate-sounding words suited for company names. From DomainNameSoup. 26 1,882 1,545 words
Premium Short, high-value, memorable words reserved for premium listings. From DomainNameSoup. 13 267 243 words
Tech Technology-flavored words (api, cloud, stack, etc.) for tech/software brands. From DomainNameSoup. 22 1,776 1,627 words
Startup Startup-culture words (hq, labs, app, etc.) for new company names. From DomainNameSoup. 5 482 470 words
Dictionary Real English dictionary words, unmodified. 14 111,970 29,975 words
Animal Species and creature names (lion, tiger, hawk, etc.). 28 4,582 3,953 words
Noun Common nouns — general-purpose naming words. 12 5,691 5,467 words
Adverb Words that modify verbs (quickly, boldly, etc.). 16 1,211 604 words
Adjective Descriptive modifier words (swift, bright, bold, etc.). 11 744 607 words
Crypto Example Crypto and Bitcoin keywords, about 580 words 12 1,613 1,154 words
Color Various Wordlists of Colors 11 1,911 1,217 words
Number wordlists full of numbers 9 2,281 1,117 words
Verb Verb Lists 11 5,277 5,128 words
Medical Example Medical Terms 11 932 766 words
Plants Common Plant Terms 23 5,225 4,895 words
Legal Common Legal Terms 26 2,020 1,700 words
Mythology Common Mythology Words 13 888 640 words
Geo* Common Geography and Geometry Terms 222 57,189 23,054 words
Weather Common Weather Words 10 3,387 1,489 words
Emotions Common Emotion Words 11 775 579 words
Programming Common Programming Words 27 2,992 2,014 words
Money Common Words About Money 15 8,214 7,976 words
Sports Common Words from Sports 15 3,529 3,306 words
Music Common Words about Music 41 6,249 5,179 words
History Common Words About History 31 3,314 2,601 words
Minerals Example Minerals, Metals, Gemstones, Elements, etc 19 4,728 4,658 words
People First People's First Names 194 515,945 125,187 words
People Last People's Last Names 193 579,521 179,390 words
Religion religions, denominations, and belief systems 30 2,038 1,757 words
Food/Bev Lists of Foods and Beverages 32 9,328 9,088 words
Letters Lists of Letters 35 134,686 1,587 words
Zipcodes Lists of Zipcodes. From Census.gov 935 25,035 25,035 words
Construction Construction and Home Building Terms 10 1,085 999 words
Gaming general gaming, video game, and esports terms 32 1,919 1,663 words
Real Estate general real estate, housing, and property terms 22 1,049 781 words
Fashn/Beaut general fashion, apparel, cosmetics, and style terms 29 2,472 2,171 words
Fitness & Health general fitness, workout, and physical health terms 27 1,409 1,044 words
Auto/Vehicle general automotive, motor vehicle, and transport terms 21 943 812 words
Energy energy, green technology, sustainability and environmental terms 8 632 570 words
E-Commerce & Shopping e-commerce, digital retail, and marketplace terms 7 609 530 words
Political Lists of Political Terms and Phrases 11 483 414 words
Men Phrases and Terms about Men / Males 11 564 488 words
Women Phrases and Terms about Girls / Women / Females 12 637 532 words
Other retired Other Keywords 0 0 697 words
Getting started
  1. Pick a type above to see what already exists — most of the common ground is covered by global lists you can use straight away.
  2. Make your own with New Word List on Word Lists, and give it the type that matches its contents so it groups with its relatives.
  3. Fill it by typing words in, pasting many at once, or importing a .txt/.csv. On the list's edit page you can filter by substring and see a breakdown by word length.
  4. Feed it into a search from the Builder, then check availability across whichever TLDs you want.