def load_words(filename):

    """Load a file containing a list of words as a python list
    :param str filename: path/name to file to load, file should have one line per word
	:rtype: list
    :raises: FileNotFoundError if filename does not exist

    """

    ilines = ""
    try:
        with open(filename,'r') as f:
            ilines = f.readlines()
        return ilines
    except FileNotFoundError as ferror:
        print (ferror)