Back to the op and looking for words...

I use the Google search to get suggestions for words I can’t spell and I’ve not noticed problems or changes.

I’m less likely to use it for definitions. The Chambers Dictionary app which I have installed on my Androids is my favourite for this (and for help with anagrams and finding words matching a pattern). I also have the WordWeb dictionary which I think is produced by the same software company as the one that writes the Chamber’s app and has the advantage of being free as well as, I think having more words, but I guess I have some sort of familiarity with Chambers…

I’ve long given up with printed dictionaries.. Some are way too bulky and pocket ones seem pretty useless. Mum has pocket sized ones by Collins and Oxford and it can be surprising what words that crop up in say the Guardian Quick Crossword are missing from these – and were are not usually talking a great vocabulary there (nor do I have that much of a vocabulary) – I keep trying to persude her to use something more suitable on her tablet.