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:
Answer length:
Include:
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.

Enter a word, pattern, or phrase:

Support XWord Info today

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level
2. Choose how to pay
TERSER is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for TERSER.

40 total results for TERSER   ( score: 50 )

13 results for TERSER from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Wed Mar 6, 202441DMore succinctBrad Wiegmann
Sun Nov 22, 202061AMore to the point (3)Alex Eaton-Salners
Wed Dec 20, 20171DMore conciseTalitha Randall
Sat Jul 9, 201628DLike Hemingway vis-à-vis most other writersJosh Knapp
Fri Jul 8, 201642AMore compactBarry C. Silk
Wed Jul 3, 20131DMore to the point (3)Pamela Klawitter
Wed Mar 27, 201369ANot as long-windedDavid J. Kahn
Thu Dec 10, 200933DComparatively clippedTrip Payne
Thu Jan 8, 200432DLess wordyMichael Shteyman
Fri Mar 7, 200324AMore to the point (3)Harvey Estes
Tue Sep 3, 200225ALess verbose (2)Don West
Sun Oct 31, 1999119AMore apothegmaticFrank A. Longo
Thu Feb 27, 199742DLess verbose (2)Raymond C. Young
1 result for TERSER from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
May 14, 2000Cryptic21DHaving fewer words in printer's error (6)Trip Payne
26 results for TERSER from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Sep 9, 199242AMore compendiousEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Feb 9, 199252DMore compendiousJohn GreenmanMaleska
Tue Dec 25, 199023AMore conciseJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thu Aug 10, 19899DMore conciseAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Mon Feb 6, 198947DMore conciseAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Oct 23, 198872DMore laconicJohn GreenmanMaleska
Mon Sep 19, 198843AMore pithyPeter SwiftMaleska
Sat Jan 30, 198810DMore succinctBernard MerenMaleska
Mon Jul 13, 198746AShorterRita YelleMaleska
Fri Oct 31, 198651DMore succinctJoy L. WoukMaleska
Sat Jan 11, 198628ANot so verboseWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Wed Jan 26, 198323ALess verboseJoy L. WoukMaleska
Sat Oct 30, 198220AMore succinctEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Fri Oct 9, 198122ANot so prolixNancy McCarthyMaleska
Tue Mar 17, 198163AMore succinctA. J. SantoraMaleska
Tue Dec 5, 197847DMore succinctHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Wed Jan 18, 197862AMore pithyWeilMaleska
Sun Jun 12, 197746AMore succinctJay ScottMaleska
Sun Nov 17, 197450DMore pithyArnold MossWeng
Tue Jul 24, 196267AMore pithy.UnknownFarrar
Tue Jan 12, 196011DMore succinct.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jan 4, 195716DLess prolix.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Wed Sep 10, 195250DMore succinct.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 16, 195148ASententiously more concise.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 12, 1950109AMore succinct.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun Sep 29, 194618DMore compact.Lester KeeneFarrar
Anagrams:STERER, STERRE, TERRES, RESTER
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
15 ms