Word Pattern Finder
Use ? for unknown letters and find every matching word.
Word Pattern Finder
`?` matches one unknown letter; optional letter bank.
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How to use it
- Type the pattern, using ? for unknown letters.
- Optionally add a letter bank the unknowns must come from, or letters to exclude.
- Read every word that fits.
Example
The pattern c?t gives cat, cot and cut — always three letters long.
Good to know
- Each ? stands for exactly one letter.
- Words come from a bundled copy of SCOWL (about 61,600 common and mid-frequency English words); names, abbreviations, accents and hyphenated words are left out, and some rare or new words are missing.
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