* @param fields array of fields to search in
     * @param excludes array of words to exclude from results
     * @return list of popular words matching the criteria
     */
    public List<String> getWordList(final SearchRequestType searchRequestType, final String seed, final String[] tags, final String[] roles,
            final String[] fields, final String[] excludes) {

        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(255);
        try {
            final List<String> popularWordList =
                    popularWordHelper.getWordList(SearchRequestType.JSON, seed, tags, null, fields, StringUtil.EMPTY_STRINGS);
            buf.append("\"record_count\":").append(popularWordList.size()).append(',');
            buf.append("\"data\":[");