Word Finder — Search Words by Pattern & Wildcards

The Word Finder on WRDNWRD helps you discover words that match a specific pattern. It’s ideal for crossword solvers, puzzle fans, and anyone who has some letters but needs help completing the word. Use ? or _ as single-character wildcards to represent unknown letters (for example, c?t finds cat, cot, cut). Results come from a curated server-side wordlist and are filtered for common playable words.

Why use the Finder

When a puzzle gives you partial information — such as a pattern with fixed letters or blanks — manually testing possibilities is time-consuming. The Word Finder quickly finds all matches for your pattern, helping you solve clues faster and learn alternate word forms you might not have considered.

How to use

1. Type your pattern using letters and ? or _ for unknowns (e.g., _a_e).
2. Optionally set a minimum length to exclude short results.
3. Click Find Words and review the paginated matches.

Examples

Pattern: c?t → cat, cot, cut.
Pattern: _a_e → cake, care, gate, name.

Tips & best practices

• Use multiple wildcards if you’re missing several letters (e.g., _a__e).
• Combine with the Unscrambler when you also have a set of letters to use.
• Raise the minimum length to narrow results quickly when many matches appear.

Last updated: 11/30/2025 • WRDNWRD