diff --git a/keyfork-mnemonic-util/src/lib.rs b/keyfork-mnemonic-util/src/lib.rs
index 9dc9e00..be413dc 100644
--- a/keyfork-mnemonic-util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/keyfork-mnemonic-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ impl Wordlist {
         Arc::new(self)
     }
 
+    /// Determine whether the Wordlist contains a given word.
+    pub fn contains(&self, word: &str) -> bool {
+        self.0.iter().any(|w| w.as_str() == word)
+    }
+
     /// Given an index, get a word from the wordlist.
-    fn get_word(&self, word: usize) -> Option<&String> {
+    pub fn get_word(&self, word: usize) -> Option<&String> {
         self.0.get(word)
     }