def load_word_list() -> list:
    """Load /usr/share/dict/words file

    Returns:
        list: cleaned contents of /usr/share/dict/words
    """
    with open("/usr/share/dict/words", "r") as words:
        word_list = words.readlines()
        cleaned_list = []
        for word in word_list:
            w = word.strip("\n")
            cleaned_list.append(w)
        return cleaned_list