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Example matchesACTOR, CARAT, TRACK
Choose Why to see the letter fit. General American English candidates; check your game's word list before playing.
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Make words from your letters and a blank.
Enter the printed letters you have, including every repeated copy. Add ? for one blank tile, or ?? for two. You can also use Add blank tile above. The complete rack must contain 2–15 letters and blanks in total. Each blank supplies one A–Z letter; its replacement can differ between matching words.
For C A T ? ?, ACTOR uses the blanks for O and R. TRACK needs R and K instead. CARAT uses one blank for R and the other for a second A: the printed A cannot be spent twice. The result hints show each blank substitution; choose Why to inspect the full tile allocation.
Use all letters starts off here, so shorter words can leave printed tiles or blanks unused. Select it when every tile must be used; then the answer length equals the complete rack, including its blanks. With S T O N ?, TON needs no blank and leaves S and ? unused. STONE uses all five tiles, with ? supplying E.
Open Refine your search to choose a length or a confirmed start or end. Those letters still come from the same rack: T R A I N ? with Use all letters and Starts with S makes STRAIN because the blank supplies S. A starting or ending filter does not give you an extra printed tile. Results come from one general American English spelling list; a matching word still needs to suit your clue or your game’s dictionary.
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Use one blank for a confirmed starting letter
Rearrange all six tiles and keep only words starting S. The blank supplies S; the other five letters come from TRAIN.
T R A I N ? · use all tiles · starts S → STRAIN
Find words with two blank tiles
Use C, A and T plus two replacements. ACTOR needs O and R; TRACK needs R and K. CARAT needs R and a second A, showing that a blank can supply another copy of a printed letter.
C A T ? ? · use all tiles → ACTOR, CARAT, TRACK
Find shorter words without using every blank
Choose three letters with Use all letters off. TON comes entirely from the printed tiles; neither S nor the blank is needed. A blank is available, not compulsory, in a subset search.
S T O N ? · 3 letters · use some tiles → TON
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Questions about this search
How do I enter a blank tile or wildcard letter?
Type ? for each blank in Your letters, or choose Add blank tile. One ? can supply one A–Z letter, and up to two blanks are allowed. Count every printed letter too: C A T ? ? is five tiles in total. Spaces are ignored and do not add blank tiles. An asterisk is not a supported blank symbol.
Must every result use the blank tile?
With Use all letters off, a result may leave a blank or a printed tile unused. Select Use all letters when every tile, including each blank, must be used exactly once. The visible ? → letter hints identify replacements actually needed for that candidate; Why shows its complete allocation and any unused tiles.
Is a blank tile the same as a missing letter in a word pattern?
A blank tile can move anywhere while the rest of your word must come from the finite rack. If you know where letters belong in a word, use Known positions or the word finder by position instead. There, each empty box or pasted _ is one unrestricted missing position. A ? belongs to the rack, while _ belongs to a positional pattern. This finder matches letters rather than crossword clue meanings or official game eligibility.
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