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Word pattern search

Know some letters, but not all of them? Enter them in the cells below or type a pattern with ? for unknown letters and find the crossword word in seconds. A space and ? both mean an unknown letter.

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5 letters
or enter the pattern as text

💡 How to use the pattern

?A?IE ? or a space replaces an unknown letter. For example, this pattern can find MAGIC or MARIE.
TALENT An exact search will only find this word.
????? Five question marks: all words with exactly 5 letters.
M???E The first and last letters are known: words starting with M and ending with E, for example MAPLE.

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For example: ?A?IE can find MAGIC or MARIE

Word pattern search for crosswords

Our pattern search helps solve a puzzle when you know some letters of a word, but not all of them. Enter known letters in the cells and mark unknowns with ? or a space; the tool will show matching words.

The database contains hundreds of words used in crosswords. Results can be filtered by length and sorted alphabetically or by word length.