Tools to search words in a dictionary according to multiple criteria (advanced search on length, letters, start, middle, end, pattern, etc.)
Word Search - dCode
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Word Search
Words Search for Word Game
This page is a generic word search tool. On dCode, word games have their own dedicated solvers:
Words Search
Word wearch with Regexp
If the form is still not enough, dCode has the ultimate tool for complex searches using regular expression patterns.
Answers to Questions (FAQ)
What is a word search? (Definition)
Word search is understood as an exhaustive search in the dictionary according to given criteria such as the number of letters or the presence of certain letters at certain positions in the word.
Reminder: This page is not always the most suitable for a word search following the rules of a specific word game. dCode has dozens of word game solvers, use the search bar to find the appropriate tool.
Example: Scrabble, Crosswords, Longest Word, Wordle, etc.
How to search for words according to multiple criteria?
dCode allows to combine search of words starting with, words containing with, words ending with some letters (dedicated tools pages are available on dCode).
Example: Find a word that starts with A, contains B, and finish by C : ARABIC, etc.
It is also possible to search for words that contain specific letters patterns, including the integration of joker letters (any letter)
Example: Search a word that contains the following letters DEF (in this order) in the middle of the word: UNDEFINED
Is is possible to force letters to be present, regardless of their order of appearance in the words (word search from scrambled letters in disorder).
Finally, it is possible to exclude some letters at the beginning, middle or end of a word or to sort results by length/size (selection of the number of letters).
The 3 criteria (start, middle, end) are exclusive, the containing part criterion only concerns the central letters of the word and does not apply to the first or the last letter.
How to search for words using regular expression?
For an even more precise search (but also more complex), dCode has a tool for searching words by regular expressions.
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