The word list has 149466 words.

About 144000 words have been taken from Urdu Lugh at (or generated through these words). The remaining count includes proper names , country names and city names. Proper names have been extracted from various telephone directories and Urdu web sites and include both Urdu names and English names transliterated in Urdu. List of countries and major cities are limited to those commonly used on the Int ernet. As they are in English they have been translated in Urdu, with the assist ance of published by . The word list is useful for creating Urdu software and applications, including U rdu spelling checker, Urdu word games, etc. The current word list is being released with the following Creative Commons Lice nse: Attribution: Center for Research in Urdu Language Processing (www.crulp. org), National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (www.nu.edu.pk), Pak istan. Use: The word list may be used for commercial or non-commercial purpo ses Sharing: If the word list is altered, transformed, the resulting work must be distributed under a license identical to this one. Distribution: The word list may be distributed within the conditions i mposed by the license. Other users must be made clear of these licensing terms. For alternate licensing mechanisms, please contact CRULP, NUCES (www.crulp.org).