word-stream

word-stream

Returns a stream of English words from the Letterpress Word List

Useful if you're creating a word game or just want some words to work with.

Install

npm install --save word-stream

Example

var wordStream = require('word-stream');

wordStream.on('data', function (word) {
	console.log(word);
});
//=> ...
//=> abmhos
//=> abnegate
//=> ...

You can get all the words at once by using stream-to-array:

var toArray = require('stream-to-array');
var wordStream = require('word-stream');

toArray(wordStream, function (wordArray) {
	console.log(wordArray);
	//=> [..., 'abmhos', 'abnegate', ...]
});

CLI

You can also use it as a CLI app by installing it globally:

npm install --global word-stream

Usage

❯ word-stream -h

word-stream
or
word-stream > <output file>

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus