Puzzle makers & word tools
Four programs for people who love word puzzles. Create puzzles, solve them, and print them out to enjoy over a coffee, or look up exactly the words you need. All four use the same seven dictionaries.
Three of them create, solve and print a particular kind of puzzle. The fourth finds words for you, whatever you’re playing.
You like the newspaper-style Scrabble® puzzles, or want a companion that finds the ideal score.
You watch Countdown on Channel 4 and want to keep up with the rest of the team.
You enjoy the nine-letter grid, where every word must use the key letter.
You need to solve an anagram, fill in missing letters, or find every word that fits a pattern.
Puzzles can be printed for later enjoyment, and the three puzzle makers allow them to be included in non-profit publications.
Scrabble® SolutionCreate, solve and print Scrabble® puzzles
Create and solve the puzzles that are often included in newspapers and other publications. It’s a great companion for Scrabble® games, and can help you find that ideal score.
Countdown SolutionKeep up with the rest of the team
A great tool for solving all of those challenging puzzles on that famous Channel 4 programme. Countdown Solution can also create your own puzzles, so you can print them out and enjoy them over a coffee.
Target WordsCreate, solve and print 9-letter anagrams
Find words of four letters or more, all using a common key letter. With Target Words you can specify one to four key letters, which makes the solution significantly more difficult.
WordSeekAnagrams, missing letters and so much more
WordSeek has a very simple command-line interpreter for finding words with special properties. Ask for all words that start with ‘J’, contain ‘ING’ and end with ‘LY’, and type just j*ing*ly. The answer is there in a flash. (There are 7 such words in the OSPD, by the way.)
Every tool uses the same seven, from a 10,498-word basic list up to the 246,458 words of SOWPODS.
| Dictionary | Words |
|---|---|
| Basic English | 10,498 |
| Simple English (UK) | 38,905 |
| Simple English (US) | 50,253 |
| OSW | 142,205 |
| OSPD | 169,344 |
| TWL06 | 178,691 |
| SOWPODS | 246,458 |
Runs on any version of Windows.
Runs readily on Android phones and tablets through Winlator, a free Windows compatibility app that you install separately. The way it works is explained in the Android section of the Letter Rack 3D page.
These four titles are available on request. Tell me which you’re interested in and I’ll send you the details.
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Scrabble® is a registered trademark of its respective owners, and Countdown is a Channel 4 programme. These tools are independent and not affiliated with either.
The word-tile games are on their own pages.