Can Microsoft Translator answer "does a word exist" queries? - microsoft-translator

Question

I want to know if the API can do something like this:
I send a word in an predetermined language
API answer if the word exist in that language.
To add some context to the question, the idea is to develop a Scrabble like game, and I'm investigating a method to detect valid words, for all (or most common) languages that is.
I've already asked for a solution in one of their forums, but they are kind of dead.

Answer 1

I tested the MS translator service.
var result = MST.TranslateText("xyz", "en", "de"); // custom routine that calls MS service
var result2 = MST.TranslateText("dog", "en", "de");
var result2 = MST.TranslateText("sdfasfgd", "en", "de");
Result = XYZ // source xyz
Result2 = Hund // source dog
Result3 = sdfasfgd // sdfasfgd
Looks like when not found or a translation is not possible the string
is returned untouched.
The only strange behavior i've noted is conversion to uppercase for Some 3 letter scenarios that
arent obvious TLAs in either langauge.
public string TranslateText(string sourceText, string fromLang, string toLang) {
var httpRequestProperty = GetAuthorizationRequestHeader();
var msTransClient = new TranslatorService.LanguageServiceClient();
// Creates a block within which an OperationContext object is in scope.
using (var scope = new OperationContextScope(msTransClient.InnerChannel))
{
OperationContext.Current.OutgoingMessageProperties[HttpRequestMessageProperty.Name] = httpRequestProperty;
//Keep appId parameter blank as we are sending access token in authorization header.
var translationResult = msTransClient.Translate("", sourceText, fromLang, toLang, "text/plain", "");
return translationResult;
}
}