WordTorch
How WordTorch Works
WordTorch keeps the interaction simple, but each tool applies rules suited to a different kind of puzzle clue.
1. Start with the clue type
Use Word Unscrambler when order is unknown, Anagram Solver when every letter must be used, Crossword Solver for a position pattern such as A??LE, and Wordle Solver for green, yellow, and gray information.
Prefix, suffix, contained-letter, five-letter, scoring, and cipher tools are available from the full tools directory.
2. Enter only what the puzzle confirms
Letters are normalized for matching, so case does not change a result. Repeated letters do matter. In letter-building tools, one entered E normally supplies one E; a second E needs another copy or an available question-mark blank.
In crossword patterns, each ?, underscore, or blank space represents exactly one unknown position. In the score calculator, ? represents a zero-point blank tile. The meaning of a special character is explained on the tool where it is used.
3. Apply the search rules
WordTorch uses different checks for different tools. An unscrambler compares available letter counts. An exact anagram also requires the same total length. A crossword pattern fixes known positions. Starts With, Ends With, and Contains preserve the entered sequence. The color-clue solver combines exact positions with minimum and maximum letter counts.
Filters are combined, so every active condition must be true. When a search returns nothing, remove the least certain clue before assuming the dictionary is at fault.
4. Choose Common Words or All Words
Common Words is a curated everyday subset designed to make ordinary answers easier to spot. All Words searches the much larger local dictionary and may include rare, regional, technical, or older forms. All Words is broader, not automatically better.
Use the common list first for a familiar clue. Widen the search when the puzzle is difficult or the game uses an expansive accepted-word list.
5. Interpret the shortlist
A spelling match is only one part of solving. Check the clue's meaning, grammar, number, tense, and theme. For a board game, check whether the candidate is accepted by that edition or service and whether it fits the actual tiles and spaces.
Some results open a word-detail drawer with a definition or related words generated from local WordNet-based data. Details are supporting context rather than an official ruling. See Data Sources for the datasets and limitations.