Guides

Short, practical notes on getting better results from the tools. More guides are added as the library grows.

Unscrambler or anagram solver?

Use the word unscrambler when you hold a rack of letters and want every playable word, including short ones. Use the anagram solver when the answer must use every letter exactly once, which is the usual rule in cryptic clues and name puzzles.

Using wildcards in pattern searches

In the word finder, each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, so a six-letter crossword answer with a known third letter becomes ??a???. Combine the pattern with a starts-with or ends-with filter to cut the list further. In the unscrambler, ? means a blank tile instead: one extra letter of any kind.

Reading count and readability numbers

Word and character counts are exact; readability numbers are guidance. Aim for an average of 15 to 20 words per sentence for general audiences and check your longest sentence in the sentence counter. Reading time at 200 words per minute suits general prose; lower the speed in the reading time calculator for technical material.

Cleaning up lists

When deduplicating exports, run remove duplicate lines with trim whitespace enabled first — trailing spaces are the most common reason two identical-looking lines survive. Then sort the lines, choosing numeric order for anything that starts with a number.