Enter a word to see all the clues used for it, or enter a pattern to see all answer words that match that pattern.
Standard matching: Patterns use ? for unknown single letters. For example, P??CH will find both POOCH and PEACH.
Use * to mean any number of letters.
A*Z finds both ADZ and ALCATRAZ, *CRY gets words that end with CRY, etc.
Up to 1000 results are shown from each word list.
This page finds words from Daily, Sunday and Variety puzzles, and also from a dictionary search. See FAQs for dictionary info.
You can use $v to mean a single vowel or $c to mean a consonant. The v and c must be lower case.
For consistency with other search engines, Y is always considered to be a consonant. Try these sample links:
$c??$c displays 4-letter answers that start and end with a consonant.
$v$v*$v$v returns words of any length that start and end with two vowels.
Some extensions are available using standard matching. For example,
[QJXZ]???[^A-M] finds 5-letter words starting with Q, J, Z, or Z
and ending with a letter not in the first half of the alphabet.
New regex matching (advanced): You can now choose to use full regular expression (regex) syntax in your searches.
You must explicitly click the RegEx button to perform a regular expression search.
Up to 10,000 results from the combined databases (Shortz, Variety, Pre-Shortz, Dictionary) are returned in a single list.
Standard matching patterns will not work in regex mode. The syntax is completely different.
XWord Info cannot help with regex syntax but the web is full of
helpful sites about this .
The Regex Dictionary has a particularly good tutorial .
The one extension I provide is that $c and $v can be used as shorthand for any consonant and any vowel.
Queries can be arbitrarily complex but here are a few simple ones to get you started.
Find words that include the string ABC somewhere inside:
ABC
Words that can be spelled using only the names of musical notes:
^[A-G]+$
Entries that do not include a vowel:
^[^AEIOU]*$
Words ending in c + 2 vowels + a single consonant:
C$v$v$c$
15-letter words containing neither A nor E:
^[^AE]{15}$
Words containing at least one Q and one V in any order:
(V.*Q)|(Q.*V)
102 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.)
Date Grid Clue Author
Monday, February 25, 2013 35A An "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. Angela Olson Halsted
Thursday, August 23, 2012 22D Part of A.M.A.: Abbr. Mark Feldman
Sunday, April 29, 2012 98A Part of AARP: Abbr. (5) Tracy Gray
Friday, April 6, 2012 48D Order: Abbr. Mike Nothnagel
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 34A League: Abbr. (4) Mike Buckley
Monday, January 2, 2012 68A The second "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. Paula Gamache
Thursday, November 17, 2011 66A Part of N.E.A.: Abbr. Patrick Merrell
Thursday, August 25, 2011 59A Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. (3) Patrick Blindauer & Francis Heaney
Monday, August 15, 2011 34D Professional org. (4) Stan Newman
Saturday, July 9, 2011 12D N.E.A. member?: Abbr. Caleb Madison
Thursday, June 23, 2011 49A Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. (3) Ian Livengood
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 63A Part of Y.M.C.A.: Abbr. Kelsey Boes
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 21A Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. (5) Jeff Dubner
Thursday, March 3, 2011 29A League: Abbr. (4) David J. Kahn
Sunday, November 14, 2010 59A Part of P.T.A.: Abbr. (5) Patrick Berry
Sunday, July 25, 2010 85A P.T.A. member?: Abbr. Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, May 2, 2010 14D Society: Abbr. (2) Kelsey Blakley
Sunday, February 14, 2010 45A A.A.A. part: Abbr. (2) Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
Saturday, January 23, 2010 63A A.M.A. member?: Abbr. Karen M. Tracey
Monday, December 14, 2009 23A The "A" in P.T.A.: Abbr. Tim Darling
Monday, October 26, 2009 6A The first "A" in N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. Mike Nothnagel
Friday, July 31, 2009 26D Part of M.P.A.A.: Abbr. Mike Nothnagel
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10D Part of P.T.A.: Abbr. (5) Ashish Vengsarkar
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 50D Part of P.T.A.: Abbr. (5) Richard Chisholm
Thursday, May 8, 2008 67A Part of AARP: Abbr. (5) Harvey Estes
Sunday, March 2, 2008 125A Professional org. (4) Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Sunday, February 24, 2008 43D Org. (26) Nancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, February 8, 2008 59A Club: Abbr. (3) Mike Nothnagel
Sunday, January 27, 2008 44A Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. (5) Mike Nothnagel
Thursday, January 10, 2008 64A Org. (26) Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 51A N.R.A. part: Abbr. Malia Jackson and Noah Snyder
Saturday, December 15, 2007 32D Grp. with a common purpose Rich Norris
Thursday, December 6, 2007 23A A.A.A. part: Abbr. (2) Joe Krozel
Friday, November 23, 2007 34A Y.M.C.A. member?: Abbr. Paula Gamache
Thursday, November 15, 2007 3D A.A.A. member?: Abbr. Joe Krozel
Monday, June 25, 2007 22D Professional grp. (5) Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Sunday, June 3, 2007 36D Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. (5) Kelsey Blakley
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 53D Members' body: Abbr. John Halverson
Friday, May 4, 2007 51D P.T.A. part: Abbr. Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 58A Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. (5) Jim Page
Thursday, February 8, 2007 13D Part of 57-Down: Abbr. Dan Reichert
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 55D N.C.A.A. part: Abbr. Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, December 20, 2006 56D Part of P.G.A.: Abbr. Nancy Salomon
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 6D Part of Nasdaq: Abbr. (3) Sherry O. Blackard
Friday, September 9, 2005 11D Society: Abbr. (2) Kyle Mahowald
Saturday, December 11, 2004 4D Union: Abbr. James E. Buell
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 25A Org. (26) Norm Guggenbiller
Sunday, August 8, 2004 123A Org. (26) Bill Zais
Thursday, February 12, 2004 62A Cousin of an org. Craig Kasper
Saturday, January 17, 2004 43A Alumni ___: Abbr. Patrick Berry
Thursday, January 8, 2004 5A Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. (5) Michael Shteyman
Friday, November 7, 2003 41A Club: Abbr. (3) Jim Page
Sunday, September 7, 2003 113A 84-Across, e.g.: Abbr. Alan Arbesfeld
Thursday, July 17, 2003 40A League: Abbr. (4) Robert H. Wolfe
Saturday, February 15, 2003 41A Abbr. in many group names Rich Norris
Sunday, February 2, 2003 36A Org. (26) Mark Danna
Tuesday, January 14, 2003 54D Org. (26) Adam G. Perl
Monday, August 26, 2002 56D Org. (26) Charles E. Gersch
Sunday, August 11, 2002 72A Grp. (2) Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Friday, June 14, 2002 18A N.B.A., e.g.: Abbr. Randolph Ross
Wednesday, May 1, 2002 1D Org. (26) Steve Jones
Thursday, March 21, 2002 23A Org. (26) Patrick Berry
Thursday, November 15, 2001 43A Org. (26) Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, October 17, 2001 48A Part of Nasdaq: Abbr. (3) Greg Staples
Tuesday, June 5, 2001 8D Org. (26) Peter Gordon
Friday, May 25, 2001 52A Part of Nascar: Abbr. Bob Peoples
Wednesday, May 23, 2001 37D Org. (26) Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, March 28, 2001 1D Part of N.B.A.: Abbr. Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, December 7, 2000 4D Org. (26) Henry Hook
Tuesday, November 21, 2000 34D Org. (26) Robert Zimmerman
Monday, November 13, 2000 31D Org. (26) Peter Gordon
Wednesday, August 2, 2000 10D Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. (5) Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 18, 2000 6D Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. (5) Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 4, 2000 21D Org. (26) Martin Schneider
Saturday, May 6, 2000 5D Org. (26) Rich Norris
Tuesday, December 28, 1999 13D Org. (26) Randall J. Hartman
Friday, February 19, 1999 63A Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. (5) Dana Motley
Saturday, January 2, 1999 28A Part of NASDAQ: Abbr. (3) Rich Norris
Tuesday, September 22, 1998 1A Part of P.T.A.: Abbr. (5) Nancy Salomon
Thursday, August 27, 1998 64A Org. (26) Henry Hook
Friday, February 20, 1998 52D Professional org. (4) Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, June 15, 1997 83D Org. (26) Karen Hodge
Sunday, September 8, 1996 83D League: Abbr. (4) R. H. Wolfe
Wednesday, July 24, 1996 20A Org. (26) A. Micci
Sunday, July 7, 1996 30A Professional grp. (5) R. H. Wolfe
Wednesday, May 29, 1996 24D Professional grp. (5) R. Norris
Tuesday, May 21, 1996 8D Professional grp. (5) J. Schmalzbach
Sunday, April 28, 1996 84D Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr. (3) D. C. Baldwin
Sunday, February 18, 1996 4D Grp. (2) Norma Steinberg
Sunday, November 5, 1995 50D Club: Abbr. (3) Dean Niles
Sunday, September 3, 1995 1D Alliance: Abbr. Ernie Furtado
Friday, July 21, 1995 28A Org. (26) Matt Gaffney
Friday, June 23, 1995 1D Part of P.T.A.: Abbr. (5) Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, June 22, 1995 19D Professional grp. (5) Cathy Millhauser
Sunday, January 29, 1995 97A Professional soc. Bryant White
Monday, October 31, 1994 17A Org. (26) Sidney L. Robbins
Monday, September 5, 1994 5D Org. (26) Julian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein
Friday, July 15, 1994 21A Part of 46-Across: Abbr. A.J. Santora
Friday, May 27, 1994 57A Trade grp. Chet Currier
Sunday, April 3, 1994 109A Professional org. (4) Ernie Furtado
Thursday, February 10, 1994 57D Org. (26) Manny Nosowsky
Friday, December 3, 1993 25A Org. (26) Bill Click