Find Words Using Pattern Matching
word search tool, using the Litscape default word list.
Enter your pattern. Click the Find Words
button. The pattern match
live dictionary search finds words that match a specific pattern. This search is handy for Scrabble and crossword puzzles. To get more words in the results, perform the pattern match
search using either the enable censored word list (172,335 words) or the mammoth censored word list (274,000+ words).
Pattern Matching Examples
Example 1
Pattern: d?g
Matches: All words starting with 'd', ending with 'g', a single letter in between.
Words: dig, dog, dug
Example 2
Pattern: d*ling
Matches: All words starting with 'd', ending with 'ling', any letters in between.
Words: dabbling, dangling, darling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, defiling, derailing, detailing, dialing, disabling, disassembling, disentangling, dismantling, dispelling, distilling, doubling, drawling, drilling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dwelling, dwindling
Example 3
Pattern: ?r*ma
Matches: Any letter to start, followed by 'r', followed by any other sequence of letters, ending in 'ma'.
Words: aroma, drama, grandma, prima, trauma