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Wordnik — English-language dictionary API: definitions, examples, pronunciations, frequency, related words, and word-of-the-day.

12tools
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free tier50 calls/day

Tools

definitions

Definitions.

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examples

Usage examples.

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top_example

Single top example.

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phrases

Bigram phrases.

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pronunciations

Pronunciations.

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hyphenation

Hyphenation.

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frequency

Usage frequency.

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word_of_the_day

WotD.

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random_word

Random word.

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random_words

N random words.

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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wordnik/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/wordnik/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"definitions","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("definitions", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("wordnik — english-language dictionary api: definitions, examples, pronunciations, frequency, related words, and word-of-the-day");