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)
92 entries were found. Click any date for context. Repeated clues show (number of occurrences.)
Date Grid Clue Author
Thursday, October 18, 2012 60D QB's blunder Samuel A. Donaldson
Sunday, July 22, 2012 38D Gridiron stat. Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6D Bank earnings: Abbr. (2) Daniel A. Finan
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 60D Stat that a QB doesn't want to be high: Abbr. Caleb Madison
Friday, December 9, 2011 22A Income source on a 1040: Abbr. Patrick Berry
Monday, April 11, 2011 59D QB's mistake: Abbr. Ian Livengood
Sunday, February 27, 2011 116A QB's miscue Peter A. Collins
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 34D QB's statistical blemish Ian Livengood
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 32D Abbr. on a bank statement (4) Peter A. Collins
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 61D Bankbook fig. Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 41D Cause of a turnover: Abbr. Kenneth J. Berniker
Thursday, March 19, 2009 11A 1099-___ (tax form sent by a bank) Laura Sternberg
Sunday, October 19, 2008 73A Pigskin pickoff: Abbr. Joe DiPietro
Friday, October 3, 2008 20A 1040 amt. Harvey Estes
Thursday, July 31, 2008 24A QB's stat. Allan E. Parrish
Monday, May 26, 2008 23D Bank statement abbr. (2) Mark Sherwood
Saturday, March 15, 2008 4D Undesirable result of making a pass?: Abbr. David Quarfoot
Saturday, October 27, 2007 61D Gridiron datum Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 19D Bankbook abbr. (6) Timothy Powell
Saturday, August 18, 2007 21A It may be usurious: Abbr. Jim Page
Friday, January 26, 2007 42A Form 1040 fig. Mike Nothnagel
Friday, November 24, 2006 55D Bank buildup: Abbr. (2) Dave Mackey
Friday, October 27, 2006 50A Some income: Abbr. (2) David Bunker
Saturday, October 14, 2006 19A Form 1099 amt. Byron Walden
Friday, September 8, 2006 33D Bank buildup: Abbr. (2) David Bunker
Thursday, July 20, 2006 28A Gridiron abbr. Kevin McCann
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 61D Bankbook abbr. (6) Kevan Choset
Thursday, March 30, 2006 55D Bankbook entry: Abbr. (2) Richard Silvestri
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4D Abbr. on a bank statement (4) James R. Leeds
Sunday, October 9, 2005 118A Football stat. Kyle Mahowald
Tuesday, May 3, 2005 63A Bank book abbr. (6) Gary Steinmehl
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 18D C.D. earnings: Abbr. Stephen Budiansky
Monday, December 27, 2004 39D Bankbook abbr. (6) Levi Denham
Friday, December 24, 2004 11D Some income: Abbr. (2) Sherry O. Blackard
Sunday, October 17, 2004 4D Quarterback's error: Abbr. Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, June 13, 2004 43D Acct. bonus Richard Silvestri
Sunday, January 4, 2004 77A Bond yield: Abbr. Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7D I.R.A. increaser: Abbr. Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, November 10, 2003 9D Amt. compounded at a bank Gail A. MacLean
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 29D Bankbook col. Richard Silvestri
Friday, May 30, 2003 24A Verb type: Abbr. (3) Patrick Berry
Sunday, April 20, 2003 59D Football turnover: Abbr. Bill Zais
Monday, March 31, 2003 41A Bank acct. amt. Patrick Merrell
Sunday, February 23, 2003 17D QB's misfire: Abbr. Nancy Salomon
Sunday, February 9, 2003 40D Addition to an I.R.A.: Abbr. David J. Kahn
Thursday, January 30, 2003 24A Bank acct. info Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, January 5, 2003 25D C.D. earnings Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, July 23, 2002 23A Bank statement amt. Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, May 5, 2002 14D Verb type: Abbr. (3) Patrick Berry
Saturday, April 6, 2002 28D Abbr. on some statements Brendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, November 24, 2001 43A I.R.S. charge, perhaps: Abbr. Rich Norris
Wednesday, November 7, 2001 19D Some acct. money Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, March 7, 2001 40D Acct. earnings Noah Dephoure
Sunday, October 1, 2000 133A Something taken into account?: Abbr. Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, March 12, 2000 63A Passbook entry: Abbr. Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, February 13, 2000 117D I.R.A. increaser Bill Zais
Saturday, January 1, 2000 28D Info for an I.R.S. Sched. B Rich Norris
Monday, November 29, 1999 24A 4%, say, on a bank acct. Richard Chisholm
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 20A Rate affected by the Fed: Abbr. Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, September 1, 1999 63D Acct. info Alan Arbesfeld
Saturday, July 31, 1999 26A Kind of verb: Abbr. Fred Piscop
Monday, June 7, 1999 45D Lender's income: Abbr. Robert O. Dillman
Friday, June 4, 1999 24A C.D. consideration John Wolting
Wednesday, May 12, 1999 24D A.C.D. provides it Nancy Salomon
Saturday, March 13, 1999 23A Bond accrual: Abbr. David J. Kahn
Saturday, February 13, 1999 34A Bank acct. entry (2) David J. Kahn
Friday, January 15, 1999 7D Investment consideration: Abbr. John Wolting
Monday, November 23, 1998 33A Bank earnings: Abbr. (2) Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, July 6, 1998 40A Earnings on a bank acct. Sheldon Benardo
Sunday, June 21, 1998 7D C.D. offering: Abbr. Jim Page
Monday, May 4, 1998 46D Abbr. on a bank statement (4) Hugh Davis
Friday, November 28, 1997 10D Some investors' income: Abbr. Ed Pegg Jr.
Saturday, October 4, 1997 39A Bank acct. entry (2) Rich Norris
Friday, October 3, 1997 41A Bank accrual: Abbr. Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, January 5, 1997 105D Bank figure: Abbr. W. R. Williams
Wednesday, January 1, 1997 29D Abbr. on a bank statement (4) M. Diehl
Tuesday, August 27, 1996 42A Bankbook entry: Abbr. (2) D. E. Donaldson
Monday, June 10, 1996 11D Bank acct. addition S. Spadaccini
Friday, May 17, 1996 45A Bank statement abbr. (2) J. DiPietro
Friday, March 22, 1996 57D Passbook abbr. (4) F. A. Longo
Saturday, December 30, 1995 40D Bankbook abbr. (6) Joe DiPietro
Thursday, November 30, 1995 40A Verb type: Abbr. (3) Susan Smith
Tuesday, November 28, 1995 39A Bank pymt. Norman S. Wizer
Sunday, October 29, 1995 112D Bankbook abbr. (6) Maura B. Jacobson
Friday, February 3, 1995 11D Passbook abbr. (4) Matt Gaffney
Sunday, November 13, 1994 85D Savings-account abbr. Frank A. Longo
Friday, June 17, 1994 29A Home-loan cost amt. Bryant White
Sunday, June 5, 1994 106D Savings acct. abbr. Dean Niles
Thursday, May 26, 1994 62D S.& L. accrual Cathy Millhauser
Friday, May 13, 1994 25D Passbook abbr. (4) Randolph Ross
Tuesday, April 19, 1994 33A Bank account amt. Bob Sefick
Friday, January 21, 1994 60A Passbook abbr. (4) A.J. Santora