Community Rules

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Almost everything in Wordsmith is private to you. These rules apply to the one thing that is not: a collection you choose to make public or share by link. Publishing is entirely optional, and these rules are the deal when you do.

They sit alongside our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. By publishing a collection you agree to all three.

1. What you are actually publishing

When you make a collection public or share it by link, three things become visible to other people:

• the collection’s name;
• its description, if you wrote one;
• your handle (for example @yourname), shown as the creator.

The words inside a public collection are dictionary entries from our own vetted sources. Your private notes, your own custom words, and your own quotes are never shown to anyone else — they stay in your copy and are stripped from everything other people see. Nothing else you keep in Wordsmith is shared.

2. What is not allowed

Do not publish a collection — in its name, its description, your handle, or by assembling its words to that effect — that:

• attacks or demeans people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, disease, age, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation; or that harasses, bullies, or targets a specific person;
• threatens or glorifies violence, or encourages self-harm;
• is sexually explicit, or sexualises minors in any way;
• impersonates another person, brand, or organisation, including passing your collection off as ours;
• is spam — advertising, scams, link-farming, or bulk-publishing to occupy space;
• infringes copyright or other rights you do not hold;
• is illegal where you are, or where your readers are.

You must be at least 13 to use Wordsmith, and content that sexualises a minor in any way is removed and reported to the relevant authorities.

If you are struggling, please talk to someone — in New Zealand you can call or text 1737 any time, free; elsewhere, findahelpline.com lists local services.

A word being rude, offensive, or taboo is not in itself a violation. Dictionaries contain slurs and vulgarities because languages do, and a collection studying them honestly is legitimate. What is not legitimate is using a collection to attack someone.

3. How reporting works

Every public collection carries a Report action, and so does every creator’s profile. Reporting takes one tap and a reason; the person you report is never told who reported them.

• Every report is recorded and reviewed, and we remove content that breaks these rules.
• Reports from brand-new accounts carry less weight. An account has to be a few days old and have actually used the app before its reports count towards removing anything — this is what stops a handful of throwaway accounts taking down a collection they simply dislike.
• One report is not a verdict. We look for independent reports from unconnected people before hiding anything, and a hidden collection can be restored if the complaint does not hold up.
• Reports about a person are read by a human.

We also check names, descriptions, and the words in a collection when you publish, and refuse the ones that clearly break these rules before they ever go up.

4. Blocking

You can block any creator from their profile or from any of their collections. Blocking is personal and one-directional: their collections disappear from your Discover, browse, and search, and they are never told. It does not remove their work for anyone else — that is what reporting is for.

Blocking applies from that moment on. A collection you had already saved stays in your library, because saving makes your own copy; delete it yourself if you want it gone.

You can see and undo every block in the app under Account → Privacy & safety → Blocked people.

5. If we take something down

A hidden collection is removed from public surfaces — search, browse, Discover, and its share link. It is not deleted: it stays in your own library, and you keep your words.

Editing a hidden collection does not put it back. If you think it was hidden by mistake, email us and we will look at it.

We may not notify you when a collection is hidden, so if yours has disappeared from public view, that is the likely reason.

For a first or borderline problem we hide the collection. For repeated or serious breaches — or any content sexualising a minor, which we act on immediately — we may suspend or remove the account, in line with our Terms of Service.

6. If you think we got it wrong

Moderation makes mistakes. If your collection was hidden and you believe it should not have been, email us at the address below and tell us which collection and why. A person will read it, and we aim to reply within five business days.

7. Contact

For anything on this page — reports, appeals, or a question about these rules:

• By email: support@wordsmith-app.com

• Copyright or other rights complaints, including if you do not use Wordsmith: support@wordsmith-app.com, with a link to the collection and what you own.

• By visiting: www.wordsmith-app.com#contact-us-section