> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.readable.com/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # What is the Spache Words List? The Spache readability formula uses a **set of familiar words**. The text is then scored against this, with unfamiliar words decreasing readability. Spache scores are most useful for children up to grade four. Above this, the New Dale Chall formula is best for older children. The Spache word list is as follows: * a * able * about * above * across * act * add * afraid * after * afternoon * again * against * ago * air * airplane * alarm * all * almost * alone * along * already * also * always * am * among * an * and * angry * animal * another * answer * any * anyone * appear * apple * are * arm * around * arrow * as * ask * asleep * at * ate * attention * aunt * awake * away * b * baby * back * bad * bag * ball * balloon * bang * bank * bark * barn * basket * be * bean * bear * beat * beautiful * became * because * become * bed * bee * been * before * began * begin * behind * believe * bell * belong * bend * bent * beside * best * better * between * big * bird * birthday * bit * bite * black * blanket * blew * block * blow * blue * board * boat * book * boot * born * borrow * both * bother * bottle * bottom * bought * bow * box * boy * branch * brave * bread * break * breakfast * breath * brick * bridge * bright * bring * broke * broken * brother * brought * brown * brush * build * bump * burn * bus * busy * but * butter * button * buy * by * c * cabin * cage * cake * call * came * camp * can * candle * candy * can't * cap * captain * car * card * care * careful * carrot * carry * case * castle * cat * catch * cattle * caught * cause * cent * certain * chair * chance * change * chase * chicken * chief * child * children * church * circle * circus * city * clap * clean * clever * cliff * climb * clock * close * cloth * clothes * clown * coat * cold * color * come * comfortable * company * contest * continue * cook * cool * corner * could * count * country * course * cover * cow * crawl * cream * cry * cup * curtain * cut * d * dad * dance * danger * dangerous * dark * dash * daughter * day * dear * decide * deep * desk * did * didn't * die * different * dig * dinner * direction * disappear * disappoint * discover * distance * do * doctor * does * dog * dollar * done * don't * door * down * dragon * dream * dress * drink * drive * drop * drove * dry * duck * during * dust * e * each * eager * ear * early * earn * earth * easy * eat * edge * egg * eight * eighteen * either * elephant * else * empty * end * enemy * enough * enter * even * ever * every * everything * exact * except * excite * exclaim * explain * eye * face * fact * fair * fall * family * far * farm * farmer * farther * fast * fat * father * feather * feed * feel * feet * fell * fellow * felt * fence * few * field * fierce * fight * figure * fill * final * find * fine * finger * finish * fire * first * fish * five * flag * flash * flat * flew * floor * flower * fly * follow * food * for * forest * forget * forth * found * four * fourth * fox * fresh * friend * frighten * frog * from * front * fruit * full * fun * funny * fur * g * game * garden * gasp * gate * gave * get * giant * gift * girl * give * glad * glass * go * goat * gone * good * got * grandfather * grandmother * grass * gray * great * green * grew * grin * ground * group * grow * growl * guess 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word * wore * work * world * worm * worry * worth * would * wrong * x * y * yard * year * yell * yellow * yes * yet * you * young * your * z * zoo"