"Anyone fascinated by language (and especially fans of word games like Scrabble) will be thrilled with this unique resource." —Publishers Weekly

"I'm a smart guy, but I must confess that I could not have come up with thirty-four definitions for the letter G. So thank goodness for Craig Conley, the ultimate man of letters. His 230-page joyride through the English alphabet reads like a Scrabble dictionary on steroids. Giving due deference to every building block of our language, Conley does for letters what James Merrill's Body did for words. This book provides for fascinating reading from A (To not know "A from B" is to be ignorant) to Z (A hypothetical explosive, more powerful than an A or H bomb). —Dave C., Harvard Book Store

"It's fun, it's a goof, it's a serious work of scholarship, it's a bar bet, it's something to read when rain is pounding the roof." —Tony Mikasak, President of KZYX&Z FM, owner of Gallery Books in Mendocino, CA

"Word-lovers will give an 'A' to this compilation of single-letter words from A to Z, with definitions, usage, historical background, and literary and cultural references." —Ron Berthel, Associated Press

"If you're a writer, editor, or just a person who enjoys finding overlooked beauty in the everyday world, this book will surprise and delight you." —Gordon Meyer, author of Smart Home Hacks

"Only by browsing One-Letter Words does the reader begin to appreciate the work letters do as verbal units." —Nathan Bierma, Chicago Tribune

"An ingeious dictionary." —Jeremy Lehrer, PRINT Magazine

"Everything about this book is well done. ... [A] wining book. An A+." —American Institute for Graphic Arts

Recommended by Richard Lederer, author of The Cunning Linguist

"Why not take a look at Conley's One-Letter Words Dictionary? It's crazy and useful. Isn't that what we all aspire to?" —Matt Getty, author of You Will Behave

"One of the Web's best sites!" —Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Recommended by John Walkenbach, author of Excel 2003 Bible

"ALL LITERATE PEOPLE (hint, that includes you) need the Strange and Unusual Dictionaries" —Clark Humphrey, author of Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story

"There's something strangely fun about strange dictionaries. Take, for example, The White Queen's Dictionary of One-Letter Words — with over 700 entries. 700 one-letter words? 34 entries for the 'E' word alone. Does not one almost feel an obligation to virtually thumb through its mono-lettered pages? Or, instead, take the 'Dictionary of All-Consonant Words,' and its companion volume, yes, you guessed it, the 'Dictionary of All-Vowel Words' — don't the very names somehow tickle your literary funny bone? These aren't word games, but they are resources for endless hours of word play, provided by Craig Conley's Strange and Unusual Dictionaries website." —Bernie DeKoven, author of The Well Played Game

"Delightful." —Elyse Sommer, author of Metaphors Dictionary

"The examples are delightful and the dictionaries are a lot of fun to browse through." —Tara Calishain, author of Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research

"Worth a visit for those interested in the peculiarities of the English language" —Dr John K. Flynn, Xerostar Times

"An amusing site, full of informative word-facts" —Steve Chrisomalis, Ph.D., Forthright's Phrontistery

"Could be quite useful" —Maroochy Libraries, Australia

"Fun to browse. ... God, it's great to find someone out there doing this sort of thing." —Wyman Brantley

"Really intriguing ... Dictionary addicts must have this one." —Eve Abbey, Abbey's Bookshop in Sydney, NSW

"Take a look at this resource — you'll find it fun and interesting" —Nancy Steele, "Status Line"

"All you Scrabble buffs take note: it's a dictionary of words containing only vowels" —Mike Warren

"Less is More." —Mighty Red Pen

"I want every single one of these Strange and Unusual Dictionaries!" —Raysworld

"For those who need to settle a bar bet, win at Scrabble, or just amaze and amuse your friends, I offer this resource" —Chris Winter, TECHWR-L

"Muito doido! [Very crazy!]" —Pulso Unico

"Serious whimsy" —Ken Clinger, recording artist

"Enjoyable!" —Randy Fairbanks, storyteller and filmmaker

"An absolute gem of information" —The Society of Editors

Rated #12 in the "Top 100 Dictionary Sites"

"Nothing else like it! [C]an help Toastmasters, teachers, students, managers, and others improve the way they listen, speak, and communicate." —Austin Toastmasters

"If you're a fan of Scrabble, or just English in general, then you're going to find a lot of useful tips." —Ian Fraser, Daily Mail and Guardian

"A gem." —Colleen Bell, New Breed Librarian

"Read and memorise most (if not all) of the words listed in The White Queen's Dictionary of One Letter Words, Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and Dictionary of All-Vowel Words and you'll soon be known as a Scrabble God/Goddess. Guaranteed." —Firda Beka, "Weblog Wannabe"

"Perec be damned. A whole dictionary of one-letter words." —Carson Reynolds, "It's 6:21, do you know where you are?"

"Humorous and interesting." —AllWords.com

"Why use that everyday average dictionary that everyone else uses? Be original! Check out the Strange and Unusual Dictionaries site to use dictionaries your friends don't even know exist." —Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D., University of Washington

"A humorous guide to obscure, and possibly non-existent, words. There are links here to weird and wonderful dictionaries sold via Amazon.com, but the site does produce its own contributions to the genre. You can flick through three books here, on one-letter words, all-consonant words and all-vowel words. Most of the words are just absurd ('fzzt' is, apparently, 'the sound of an android malfunctioning') and probably not to be taken too seriously. But it's highly imaginative and brilliantly researched, and we recommend buying the books as a one-volume edition. Spend hours studying them and Countdown's champion's chair surely awaits you." —Web User Magazine

"The most perverse yet serious reference manual on the web." —Doug MacClure

"Did you know you could talk using only vowels?" —BrainRub.com

"Confound your friends and amaze your enemies with your new-found Scrabble-power!" —Ambient Irony

"The examples are delightful and the dictionaries are a lot of fun to browse through (who knew that there was a difference between ooo, oooo, ooooo, oooooo, and oooOOOooo?)" —Research Buzz News

"Dictionaries are such common tools we rarely give them much thought. Anyone who is addicted to crossword puzzles or word games, however, will appreciate the 'Strange and Unusual Dictionaries' site by Craig Conley.... With over 700 entries in the one-letter dictionary alone, it's too bad there is no search engine. But the dictionaries are easily browsed by letter of the alphabet, and they are so charming you won't mind. You, too, can explore the difference between whrr and whhhrrr, the three uses of oo, and the shades of difference between ooo, oooo, ooooo and oooooo. The author includes links to almost a dozen other online dictionaries and word-play resources, as well." —Ann Koopman, JEFFLINE FORUM

"Everything you always wanted to know about one letter words." —General Stuff Newsletter

"Obscure, fun and silly dictionaries!" —Anne Greenshields, Murdoch University Library NetWatch Newsletter

"One does not often think about using words made up of one letter, but beyond A and I there are indeed quite a few. Craig Conley has put together a fine collection of them in The White Queen's Dictionary of One Letter Words. Visitors to Strange & Unusual Dictionaries will also find PSST! The Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and AIEE! Dictionary of All-Vowel Words. The site also has a couple of recommendations for interesting and possibly useful dictionaries available for purchase at Amazon.com. A small selection of pointers to other quality sites is at the bottom of the first page and are worth a look when you are done with Strange & Unusual Dictionaries." —Edward J. Pelegrino, "Site du Jour of the Day"

"Craig Conley has assembled a fine collection of dictionaries. No, not like Merriam-Webster's or the Oxford English Dictionary. These are more the type dictionaries that you would use as resources for SCRABBLE® games, bar bets, and other trivial pursuits. There are links to other good online resources, various dictionaries available at Amazon.com as well as web and printed versions of such delights as Dictionary of All-Consonant Words or the 700+ entries in the The White Queen's Dictionary of One Letter Words." —Internet Web Guide Magazine

"Strange & Unusual Dictionaries is an incredible collection of one letter, all-vowel, and all-consonant words (and more)! Set up in book form for online browsing, find words to amaze your friends or use playing board games! Great fun!" —The Wizard's World of Unusual Choices

"Excellent for procrastination." —Susan Larsson, "The Translator's Site Du Jour"

"If you love words, you'll love this collection of 'Strange and Unusual Dictionaries.'" —Laurel Scott, "Sign On San Diego"

"A fun and unusual look at the English language and how the composition of letters become words." —The Butler County Board of Education

"Wonderful." —Lindsay Marshall, "Bifurcated Rivets"

"Although the White Queen's Dictionary of One-Letter Words technically only has 26 entries, it is very thorough, well-annotated, and entertaining." —Andrew Chorney

"For all the weirdness out there" —LookUnderHere.com

"Fun for bored lit-geeks" —martinova.blogspot.com

"Impress your friends with your new vocabulary, or write an excellent paper on the usage of 'ffft'" —Earlham College Daily Jolt

"At a loss for words? Check out [these] strange and unusual dictionaries" —John Hilowitz

"Recommended!" —Alice Obermiller, Associate Director of the Office to Advance Career & Corporate Alliances, University of Chicago

"Quite long!" —Unofficial Student Manual

"A revelation." —Juliet Doyle, "Musings from a Muddy Island"

"Entertaining." —Education & Reference Questions and Answers

"Everything you always wanted to know about one letter words, consonants, and one vowel words" —Dirk Dupon, WEIRD SIDE E-ZINE

"Wonderful" —Pardue Duran Daily Vexation