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Anagram solver

Type in a jumble of letters — from a crossword bonus clue, Scrabble rack, or word-jumble puzzle — and see every real word hiding inside it.

Unscramble your letters

Use "?" for a blank tile. Choose whether every letter must be used, or just some of them.

Up to 15 letters. Add ? for a wildcard tile.

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How anagram solving works

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging all the letters of another word or phrase. This tool treats your input as a bag of letters rather than a fixed order, then checks every word in a 370,000-word dictionary to see which ones can be built from that bag.

Choose "Exact anagram" when you need to use every single letter you typed — the classic definition of an anagram. Choose "Any length" when you just want to know what words can be made from some of your letters, which is closer to how a Scrabble or word-jumble solver works.

When to use an anagram solver

  • Cryptic crossword clues that include an anagram indicator (words like "mixed," "confused," "broken," or "rearranged").
  • Scrabble or Words with Friends, when you want to see every playable word from your current tiles.
  • Daily word-jumble puzzles printed in newspapers, where a set of scrambled letters spells a themed answer.
  • Vocabulary building — anagram practice is a well-known way to sharpen spelling and pattern recognition.

Worked examples

One set of letters, several answers

Enter SILENT with “Exact anagram” selected and you will see LISTEN, ENLIST, TINSEL and INLETS among the results. All of them use the same six letters once each. In a crossword, the clue decides which one you need: “Pay attention” points to LISTEN, “Join the army” to ENLIST and “Christmas tree sparkle” to TINSEL. The tool gives you the candidates; the clue and your crossing letters choose between them.

Using a wildcard

Suppose you hold the tiles C, A, T and a blank in a word game. Type CAT? and choose “Exact anagram”. The question mark can stand for any letter, so four-letter results include CHAT, CART, COAT, TACT and SCAT. Each is spelled with C, A and T plus exactly one other letter. This is also useful in a crossword when you are sure of most of an anagram but have one uncertain letter.

Cryptic crossword anagrams

Cryptic clues often combine a definition with letters to rearrange and a signal word such as “mixed”, “broken”, “wild” or “novel”. In a clue like Grab mixed teals (5), “mixed” tells you to rearrange TEALS and “grab” is the definition. The anagram tool shows STEAL, LEAST, SLATE, STALE and TALES. Only STEAL means grab. Always count the letters in the fodder first: if the count does not match the answer length, you have picked the wrong words to rearrange.

Tips for better results

  • Choose “Any length” when you want to see every word you can build from some of your letters, for example when planning a word-game move.
  • Check repeated letters carefully. LETTER needs two Ts and two Es; if you type only one of each, it cannot appear.
  • Results can include rare or archaic dictionary words. Treat an unfamiliar result as a candidate to check, not as a confirmed answer.
  • If you already know where some letters go, switch to the pattern solver, which keeps letters in their positions.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between "exact" and "any length" matching?

Exact anagram mode only returns words that use every letter you entered, with none left over — the traditional definition of an anagram. Any-length mode returns words that can be built using some or all of your letters, which is more useful for games like Scrabble where you don't have to play your entire rack at once.

Can I include blank or wildcard tiles?

Yes. Add a question mark (?) for each blank tile you have. A wildcard can stand in for any single letter when the solver checks whether a word can be formed.

Does this work for cryptic crossword anagram clues?

Yes — once you've identified the anagram indicator and the letters to rearrange within the clue, type just those letters in here to see the possible answers, then cross-check against the clue's definition and the checked letters from crossing answers.