Enter Pattern — use ? for unknown letters

Use ? or _ or . as wildcards  ·  Example: C??E finds CAVE, CORE, CURE, CODE…

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Find Words by Pattern

Enter a pattern using letters and wildcards (? = any letter). Perfect for crosswords, Scrabble, and any word puzzle.

How to Use Word Finder

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Wildcard Characters

Use ?, _, or . to represent any unknown letter. C??E finds any 4-letter word starting with C and ending in E.

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Perfect for Crosswords

Know some letters but not others? Enter the known ones in position and use ? for the blanks. Great for daily crossword puzzles.

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Combine Filters

Use pattern + filters together for precise results. E.g. pattern S???? + "Ends With: ED" finds 6-letter words starting with S ending in ED.

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Click for Definition

Click any word in the results to see its full dictionary definition, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms and example sentences.

How to Use the Word Finder

Type the letters you know and put a ? in place of each unknown letter. For example, c?t matches words such as cat, cot and cut.

This is useful for crosswords, Scrabble and any puzzle where you know some letters and their positions but not the whole word.