The Word Finder

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What Is THE Word Finder?

A word finder takes the letters you have and gives you back every real word you can make from them. Type a Scrabble rack, a set of jumbled letters, or the letters you're stuck on into the box at the top of this page, and The Word Finder returns every playable word — sorted by length or by point value, with blanks and wildcards supported.

It works for any game with letters in it. Daily word games,Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes, Wordle, Boggle, Jumble, word searches, crosswords and the daily puzzle games all run through the same word finder, and the game selector adjusts the scoring so the words at the top of your results are the ones actually worth playing.

The Word Finder provides hints and answers to some of your favorite games; including Wordle, crosswords, connections, and many other NYT games. Our solvers and hints pages help you out when you are stuck.

The Word Finder also has a slew of tools designed to help teachers, students, writers, and game lovers. We provide generators that help create games, worksheets, art, games, and even help with writer's block. We can help you create whatever linguistic content you're searching for. Check out our solvers and cheat tools so you can finally crack that unbeatable level in your game — and in multiplayer games, crush your family and friends.

How to Use the Word Finder

1. Enter your letters. Type all your letters into the search bar.
2. Use "?" or "space" for blanks (wildcard). These blanks can be used for any letter in the alphabet.
3. Click Advanced Options. This will bring up a dropdown with other useful features to explore.
4. Set the letters you'd like your word to start with, end with, or contain. If there is a specific letter you would like the word to start with, end with, or contain, enter those into the appropriate boxes. For instance, if you're looking for a word that uses your letters and starts with the letter 'r', put 'r' in the 'starts with' box. You can enter letters into the 'starts with' and 'ends with' boxes that are not contained in your original letters.
5. Pick what game you're playing. Using the dropdown menu, choose what game you're playing. This will help the word finder calculate the number of points each word will earn.
6. Choose how to sort results. You can sort words by length, Scrabble points, or Words With Friends points.
7. Decide if you'd like to show points. This will show how many points each word will earn you in the selected game. Just click the 'show points' box. Using this feature, you can see points without having to rearrange the sort by word length.
8. Decide if you'd like to display results in uppercase or lowercase letters. If you'd like to display results in uppercase letters, click the 'show uppercase' box.
9. Hit the big descramble button. Or click the gray 'clear' button to start over.

Which Word Finder Should You Use?

The box at the top of this page is the general-purpose word finder and it will handle almost anything. For a few games, a dedicated tool does the job better because it understands the board, the scoring, or the puzzle rules:

• Scrabble Word Finder — unscramble your rack with blanks and see point values for every word.
• Words With Friends Word Finder — WWF-specific scoring, including the tiles already on your board.
• Wordle Word Finder — enter your greens, yellows and greys to see exactly which answers are still possible.
• Anagram Solver — every anagram of your letters, wildcards included.
• Word Unscrambler — one jumbled word in, the real word out.
• Word Database — every word that starts with, contains, or ends with any string of letters.

Play the Daily Anagram Game

Every day we create a new puzzle for our readers. Play our Daily Anagram word scramble game. Each set of words has a given theme to guide it and to help you solve the puzzles faster. For instance, one week we might do a 'weather' theme and include words like thermometer, temperature, rainbow, and thunderstorm. Or we might do a word-themed puzzle and include words like: anagram, scrambled, dictionary, and letters. You can also opt to solve the daily word scramble without revealing the clue to make the game a bit more challenging. The word scramble changes every day, so there is always a fresh anagram for you to decode and discover. You can also go back and play past iterations of the Daily Word Scramble to further practice your anagramming and unscrambling skills.

Playing our Daily Anagram/Word Scramble game is a great way to practice your skills for Scrabble. Whether you're a novice or an expert, practice is the key to succeeding at your next game. In addition to making you faster, it'll help you come up with more interesting, less obvious words to play, too.

Each puzzle consists of four words that are scrambled up. It is your job to unscramble each word to find the true anagram. If you are stuck, a clue is available. Hint: Try rearranging the letters to see if you can more easily come up with the true anagram!

Word scramble games are created by rearranging jumbled letters. Players then rearrange these random letters into meaningful words. For instance, you might unjumble the word 'BOWLERS' or 'BELOW' from the letters SROEWLOB. Rearranging random letters is also called anagramming. Anagramming can be a game in and of itself and has been practiced for hundreds of years. Old kings liked to rearrange the letters in words to see what other words they could find. Many modern word games also find their basis in the rearranging fun of anagrams.

For instance, Scrabble is one of the most popular word games in the world and requires players to rearrange random letter tiles into meaningful words. Other word scramble-type games include Boggle and Jumble, in which players are given the jumbled letters of a single word. Plenty of word scramble games also exist for the digital crowd, including Words with Friends. Words with Friends is a very popular game that functions much like Scrabble and requires players to create words out of random jumbled tiles. Wordscapes is another popular game that requires players to rearrange letters to form words. Of course, there are also classic games like word searches and crosswords, which are similar to word scrambles.

Ways to Improve at Word Games

A few tips to improve your score at word games:

• Memorize all the playable two-letter words. This will help you score higher in games such as Scrabble because you can make plays more easily when you are stuck.
• Practice. This is probably the best way to improve because there is no substitute for it.
• Time yourself. Many word games are speed- or time-based, so training your brain to unscramble letters into words more quickly will improve your ability to visualize words.
• Play daily games like Wordle, Jumble, and our Daily Anagram. These daily games are great for building a habit around word games.
• Learn common 3-letter and 4-letter hooks. Hooks are when you take a word, add a letter to it, and create a new word. For example, ALE is a word, and so is KALE. Thus, you can create any word with a K in front of it and score points for KALE in games like Scrabble or Word Feud.
• Learn your Q-words. In many word games, the letter Q is worth a lot of points. QI is a common one that is a must-know for all players.
• Cheat a little. Seriously! Using a word finder will let you see the possibilities. Eventually, you will improve and will no longer need it — at least not as often.
• Improve your vocabulary. The more words you know, the more words you will be able to create out of random letters. When was the last time you learned a new word? If you learn just one new word per day, it adds up quickly and your vocabulary will steadily improve.

The rules for playing each word scramble game are slightly different, but most rely on the same core mechanics. Players are given random tiles or scrambled letters and are asked to rearrange them into words. Word scramble and word jumble games can be tough, but they're great for your brain and a lot of fun!

Word Search Solver | Best in Game

Our dynamic Word Search Solver lets you enter your entire board via copy and paste. You can then enter your word bank and the solver will find all your words. It can even find words not listed in the answer bank. Sometimes the longest words are the hardest to find!

Some of the other things you can do at The Word Finder: Create a customized crossword puzzle. Make a word search with a holiday theme. Generate writing prompts. Tired of losing in Words With Friends? Try the word descrambler, which can help you find the highest-scoring words given your set of rack tiles. You can then choose to sort results by length or by score (with scoring options for Scrabble and WWF). Users can also enter known letters as an extra string. For instance, if there is a "G" on the board that you want to build off of, enter your letters as well as the "G" in the extra string field. Want to improve your Scrabble score? Study the Scrabble Word Lists to improve performance during live gameplay. For specific WWF help, we have a Words With Friends Cheat available. Want to create your own word search? Check out the Activity room for a bunch of other cool tricks. We introduced a random sentence generator as well, which can be split into sentences of different lengths. With word generators, we're able to leverage our resources to create a unique tool for brides and grooms at our wedding hashtag generator page. Couples can make a list of creative wedding hashtags. One of our favorite crossword sites is here. In addition, if you are looking for a cactpot solver for FFXIV, we've got you covered with another resource.

If you're looking to create your own palindromes, you can use the Backwards Text Converter to help. The backwards text tool is also fun if you want to send a friend or family member a "coded" text to decipher. If you want to find every word in the dictionary that starts with a certain letter, this site can give you an output of all those words. You can also find every word that starts with a string of letters, such as starting with "Qu" and ending in "ness." There are almost half a million words in the English language, and the average person knows less than 20% of them. We try to help with a word unscrambler for that other 80% any way we can.

If you are a Boggle player, we have a tool that will solve your entire board. During the game, click pause, take note of all the letters in your grid, and enter them into the Boggle solver. From there, the solver will list every possible word that can be made, and you can decide which words to play in the 2-minute allotted period. Users can even sort by score or alphabetically, depending on which is more convenient. For instance, if there is a triple letter score on the M in your board, you may want to sort alphabetically so you have access to all the words that start with M for additional points. If you play the Wheel of Fortune mobile app, we recommend the wheeloffortunecheats.com website. You can also create your own WOF puzzle with our Wheel of Fortune generator here!

The dictionary and word list we use is based on the SOWPODS list but has been adjusted to add new words that Scrabble and WWF now find acceptable. Such additional acceptable words include "texting" and "zen." Please get in touch with us if you believe the site should include any additional words in our list. We will be constantly adding to the word list as well.

New to the site are our mobile app game answers! We've started with a few and will keep posting more. Check out Word Connect answers, as well as Pictoword answers and Word Crossy answers.

Wordle has been especially popular! Check out our Wordle word finder above, as well as Lingle, our six-letter variation on Wordle. We also have a Quordle Solver and Wordle Maker. Quordle is a four-word variation of Wordle. The Wordle Maker allows you to create your own custom puzzles to challenge family and friends.

In addition to English, we support multiple languages including German, Spanish, French, and Italian. Check out the other languages that are available.

Word Finder FAQ

Is The Word Finder free?

Yes. Every word finder and solver on this site is free available online help- to use with no account or download needed.

Does the word finder work with blank tiles?

Yes. Use a question mark or a space for each blank. The word finder will treat it as any letter of the alphabet and show you the words it makes possible.

Can I use a word finder in Scrabble, Words With Friends, or NYT Crossplay

There's no rule stopping you in a casual game, and most players use The Word Finder to learn. In tournament play, outside help isn't allowed. Plenty of people use a word finder after the fact to review what they could have played — it's one of the fastest ways to get better.

How many letters can I enter?

Up to 15, which covers the longest word playable on a standard Scrabble board. We have some pages that will allow more than 15 input letters.

If you have any issues, suggestions, ideas, or complaints, please get in touch with us via our contact form, Twitter, or Facebook. We love to hear from our users! Check out our latest tool where you can make your own Stranger Things wall message! We even have a Hollywood Sign Generator that you can customize.