<p>If your old wallet supports the <strong>default BIP-0039</strong>, you could look up all the words and check them here: <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt</a> </p>

<p>Maybe you wrote "odd" instead of "add" or smth. like this down.</p>

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2018-01-15T03:19:09.137Z
Is there some code that can do this for you more effectively? I also have one of the associated addresses if that helps.
Ariel Deschapell
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2018-03-18T02:39:38.907Z
@ArielDeschapell I am pretty sure that all valid seed word combinations result in *a* wallet. I also understand that it is possible to have the same seed words with a different checksum word and get a different wallet so, they must be entered accurately. You can try [this answer for an explanation of brute forcing probability](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/65476/difficulty-of-brute-forcing-a-seed-with-missing-words?rq=1).
Willtech
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hardfork
<p>First off, you should check that each of the words you wrote down is in fact a valid word as mentioned by <strong>ndsvw</strong>.</p>

<p>We can automate this with a bit of python and <a href="https://github.com/mcdallas/cryptotools" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> library.</p>

<pre><code>from btctools.HD import WORDS


known_words = [
    'glory'
    'habit',
    'limit',
    'slow',
    'yard',
    'clog',
    'cylinder',
    'axis',
    'enough',
    'only',
    'magic',
    'hair'
]

total_phrases = []
for word in known_words:
    if word not in WORDS:
        print(f'Found INVALID word in list: {word}')

</code></pre>

<p>In this case we see the following output:</p>

<pre><code>Found INVALID word in list: cylinder
</code></pre>

<p>This should send you down the right path. If you find a word that isn't valid and can't find a similar valid one that makes sense then I suggest checking out some related posts where people are missing one word from their mnemonic phrase:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/90918/automate-bip39-seed-recovery/93523#93523">Automate Bip39 seed recovery</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/78987/lost-my-bitcoin-wallet-and-have-only-11-out-of-12-mnemonic-seed-phrase-words-ho/">Lost my Bitcoin wallet and have only 11 out of 12 mnemonic seed phrase words. How can I get my Bitcoins?</a></li>
</ul>

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taky2
<p>I have 24 seed words for a wallet (greenaddress), and also had access to that wallet with a simple passphrase on my machine. I wrote down two backups of the seed words which are identical, yet I must have made a mistake as it isn't working to restore the wallet. This is after my passphrase failed 3 times and was reset which was odd.</p>

<p>Anyway entering it into greenadress tells me nothing except "log in failed". So I downloaded electrum to try and restore there. Entering the words into their text box doesn't allow me to click on "next" with no error warning. There are in fact 24 words so I'm assuming I misspelled one or put one out of order. </p>

<p>What are my options here for most efficiently finding out which it is and regaining access to my funds? </p>

<wallet-recovery>
I must have written my 24 seed words incorrectly, options?
Ariel Deschapell
# I must have written my 24 seed words incorrectly, options?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-14)

I have 24 seed words for a wallet (greenaddress), and also had access to that wallet with a simple passphrase on my machine. I wrote down two backups of the seed words which are identical, yet I must have made a mistake as it isn't working to restore the wallet. This is after my passphrase failed 3 times and was reset which was odd.

Anyway entering it into greenadress tells me nothing except "log in failed". So I downloaded electrum to try and restore there. Entering the words into their text box doesn't allow me to click on "next" with no error warning. There are in fact 24 words so I'm assuming I misspelled one or put one out of order.

What are my options here for most efficiently finding out which it is and regaining access to my funds?

**Tags:** wallet-recovery


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-14. Score: 2

If your old wallet supports the **default BIP-0039**, you could look up all the words and check them here: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039/english.txt>

Maybe you wrote "odd" instead of "add" or smth. like this down.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is there some code that can do this for you more effectively? I also have one of the associated addresses if that helps.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 I am pretty sure that all valid seed word combinations result in *a* wallet. I also understand that it is possible to have the same seed words with a different checksum word and get a different wallet so, they must be entered accurately. You can try [this answer for an explanation of brute forcing probability](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/65476/difficulty-of-brute-forcing-a-seed-with-missing-words?rq=1).  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-02-28. Score: 0

First off, you should check that each of the words you wrote down is in fact a valid word as mentioned by **ndsvw**.

We can automate this with a bit of python and [this](https://github.com/mcdallas/cryptotools) library.

```
from btctools.HD import WORDS

known_words = [
    'glory'
    'habit',
    'limit',
    'slow',
    'yard',
    'clog',
    'cylinder',
    'axis',
    'enough',
    'only',
    'magic',
    'hair'
]

total_phrases = []
for word in known_words:
    if word not in WORDS:
        print(f'Found INVALID word in list: {word}')

```

In this case we see the following output:

```
Found INVALID word in list: cylinder

```

This should send you down the right path. If you find a word that isn't valid and can't find a similar valid one that makes sense then I suggest checking out some related posts where people are missing one word from their mnemonic phrase:

* [Automate Bip39 seed recovery](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/90918/automate-bip39-seed-recovery/93523#93523)
* [Lost my Bitcoin wallet and have only 11 out of 12 mnemonic seed phrase words. How can I get my Bitcoins?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/78987/lost-my-bitcoin-wallet-and-have-only-11-out-of-12-mnemonic-seed-phrase-words-ho/)


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