This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

4 results for EATNO from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 18, 2021	45D	"His wife could ___ lean" (2)	Jesse Goldberg
Sun Aug 20, 2017	27A	Words before fat and lean, in a nursery rhyme	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
Sun Sep 14, 2014	92A	"His wife could ___ lean" (2)	Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Sun Aug 6, 1995	96D	"... could ___ lean"	Manny Nosowsky

13 results for EATNO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 22, 1992	68A	" ... could ___ lean"	Jim Page	Maleska
Mon Jul 29, 1991	11D	" ... could ___ fat"	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Fri Aug 3, 1990	41A	" ... could ___ lean"	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Thu Sep 14, 1989	2D	"Jack Sprat could ___ fat"	Patricia A. Cevaal	Maleska
Fri Sep 8, 1989	18A	"His wife could ___ lean"	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Feb 28, 1985	27D	" ... could ___ fat"	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Fri Apr 29, 1983	36D	"His wife could ___ lean"	John Greenman	Maleska
Mon Sep 6, 1976	46A	" ... could ___ fat"	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Nov 4, 1973	117A	" ... could ___ lean"	Richard Camp	Weng
Fri May 25, 1973	30A	"Jack Sprat could ___ fat"	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1972	72A	" ... could ___ fat"	Keith Blake	Weng
Sun Mar 16, 1969	47D	" ... could ___ lean"	Mary Murdoch	Weng
Sun Sep 1, 1963	77D	"And his wife could ___ lean."	Anthony Morse	Farrar

Anagrams:

18 ms