Find words by mixing length, pattern, must-have letters, blocked letters, score filters, dictionary scope, and special slices in one search.
Combine as many filters as you need in one search. Use ? for unknown pattern slots, keep the exact length open if you want mixed lengths, and switch dictionary scope when you want the broader English corpus or one of the dictionary-difference sets.
Start with whichever part of the clue or word shape you already know. You can mix an exact length with a start or ending, layer in required or blocked letters, add a score floor, or switch into one of the dictionary-difference scopes when you want a narrower corpus.
QU + 7 letters
Useful when you know the answer length and opening letters.
Pattern + excludes
Useful when a clue gives shape and a few blocked letters.
Difference scope
Useful when you want words that appear only in the broader English corpus.
Need one tighter job instead of a broad mixed-filter search? Use the for fixed slots, the for rack letters, or the when you already have one exact spelling to verify.
This is the broad filter-driven search tool in the word-reference family. It is built to bridge the gap between static list browsing and the tighter specialist solvers.
The Word Finder is broader. It lets you mix length, starts, ends, contains, required letters, excluded letters, score filters, dictionary scope, and special slices in one search. The crossword matcher is still the tighter tool when the fixed-position pattern is the main thing you know.
No. The finder works on Xfire's own word-reference corpora. Use it to narrow the field quickly, then check the exact game dictionary you care about if official legality matters.
That limit is intentional. When a query would spill into more than 1,000 matches, the page asks you to narrow it instead of pretending thousands of rows are still a helpful answer.
Optional. None of these letters can appear.
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Compare the broader English corpus with the stricter board-word layer when you need to see where the two word lists disagree.
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Jump into ranked lists when you want stronger board-game scoring options first.
