Getting Started Guide

This app will helps solve either anagram or crossword type puzzles. Easily switch between the puzzle types by selecting the appropriate application mode in the App Settings.

The main difference between the anagram and crossword modes is that the anagram mode will find word matches by using the input letters in any order while the crossword mode will preserve the positions for the known letters. Anagram mode will also provide partial matches while crossword mode will only display exact matches.

You can click on the "Settings" box in the upper right corner of the window or click the "Preferences" option from the "Word Unscrambler" menu item to change the various preference settings the app uses when searching for words. See the Preferences section for more information on the configuration options.

Anagram Mode

The anagram mode will find one or more words within the input letters. For a generic word scramble puzzle or a game such as Scrabble, this can help you find words within the letters provided.

If you need additional flexibility in searching for word matches, you can use wildcards "?" in the scrambled input to represent any possible character. For example, the scrambled input "at?" will return matches for "hat", "cat", "bat", etc. The number of possible matches and processing time increases significantly with each wildcard so there is a built-in limit of no more than 3 wildcard characters per word (2 wildcards max when "find multiple words" is enabled). Any wildcards beyond the maximum will be ignored.

When unscrambling multiple words, if no result is found for one of the words, the word will be replaced with the characters "---" indicating no match was found for that word. Spaces are preserved so even if multiple words are found within one of the input words, letters are not mixed accross the spaces in the input. For example, the input "dgo hsoue" will return "dog house" but not "good".

Crossword Mode

The crossword mode will find one or more words that match the provided input letters. Simply provide the known letters with a "?" character in the position of the unkown letters. All possible matching words will then be displayed.

You can enter multiple words at the same time. Spaces will be preserved in the results for each input word. For example, the input "?og hous?" will return "dog house" but not "doghouse". If multiple words are in the input but no match can be found for one of the words, it will be replaced with the characters "---".

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