How Our Word Tools Work

Word Unscrambler

Enter letters and the tool finds every dictionary word buildable from those tiles — you do not need to use all of them. A query like react returns ace, arc, car, care, crate, and trace, grouped by length longest first.

Use ? as a blank tile (scores 0). Open Advanced filters to constrain by starts with, ends with, contains, or exact word length.

Anagram Solver

Three modes for rearrangement puzzles:

Pattern Finder

Unlike the unscrambler, the Pattern Finder ignores your rack and filters the full dictionary by spelling constraints. Combine any of these filters:

• →Starts with — prefix constraint (e.g. RE finds react, ready, reason…)
• →Ends with — suffix constraint (e.g. ING finds running, singing…)
• →Contains — substring must appear somewhere in the word
• →Include letters — every listed letter must appear (any order)
• →Exclude letters — none of the listed letters may appear
• →Word length — exact character count

Wordle Solver

Enter your guesses and mark each letter green (correct position), yellow (present, wrong position), or gray (absent). The solver removes every word that contradicts your feedback, including duplicate-letter rules matching the official game.

By default it filters the NYT Wordle answer list (~2,300 words). Switch to the full guess list (~13,000 words) for broader next-guess recommendations. Ranked suggestions use entropy scoring to maximize information gain.

Your grid state is encoded in the URL — use "Copy share link" to continue on another device or share with a friend.

Crossword Solver

Two search modes mirror how crosswords work in newspapers and apps:

Scrabble Score Calculator

Type any word or phrase using letters A–Z. The calculator ignores punctuation, splits on spaces, and shows a letter-by-letter breakdown plus total raw score. Scores reflect tile face values only — board multipliers (double letter, triple word, bingo bonus) are not included.

Daily Puzzle Hub

Progressive, spoiler-safe hints for NYT Connections, Strands, and Spelling Bee. Each game page offers tiered hints — a vague nudge first, category-level guidance next, and full answers only when you opt in.

Dated archive URLs (e.g. /connections-hints/2026-05-26) preserve past puzzles for long-tail search. Hints are independent editorial content — not official NYT hints.

Word Detail Pages

Every valid dictionary word has a dedicated page at /word/[word] showing length, letter frequency, Scrabble score with breakdown, related word lists, and links to relevant tools. Pages are generated on demand from the dictionary index.

Programmatic Word Search Pages

Browse curated word collections generated from the dictionary index:

• →/words-by-length/5 — all 5-letter words
• →/words-starting-with/a — words beginning with A
• →/words-ending-with/e — words ending with E
• →/words-containing/q — words containing Q
• →/5-letter-words-with-q — length + letter pattern combos
• →/words-made-from/react — words buildable from specific letters

How Scrabble scores are calculated

Each word is scored by summing standard Scrabble letter values. Wildcards (?) score 0. Scores shown across tools reflect raw letter totals — not board multipliers.

Tips for better searches

• →Use the Word Unscrambler when you have specific tiles; use the Pattern Finder for open-ended spelling constraints.
• →Use ? for each blank tile in your rack, not a space character.
• →Wordle Solver URLs update as you set tile colors — bookmark or share to resume later.
• →Crossword patterns use ? or _ interchangeably for unknown squares.
• →Check word detail pages to verify playability and see letter breakdowns.
• →See the examples page for ready-made search links across all tools.

Limitations

• •General dictionary coverage may differ from official game word lists (TWL, SOWPODS, etc.).
• •Wordle results depend on which word list you select (answers vs full guesses).
• •Crossword clue search uses a growing seed corpus — not every published clue is indexed yet.
• •Board multipliers and placement bonuses are never calculated — scores are raw letter totals.
• •Daily puzzle hints are editorial companions, not official game content.