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• - Partial word search with a separate proper name list.
  
• - Provides a list of possible words for a given series of letters and blanks or anagrams for a given batch of letters.
  
• - Offers a free e-mail solving service as well as solving lists for mythology, celebrities, animals, and geography.
  
• - Search by clues, word lengths, or partial words with wildcards.
  
• - Offers partial word search with wildcards.
  
• - Crossword dictionary tool for download on a PC.
  
• - Free crossword dictionary service to aid the daily newspaper puzzle solver. Enter keywords for help with clues or search for partial words.
  
• - Solves cryptic (and non-cryptic) clues with explanations. Can also compete against you to solve a crossword. (Windows.)
  
• - Another online word pattern searcher. Includes searches for palindromic words, anagrams and patterns.
  
• - A web-based collection of crossword (and wordplay) related tools. Includes a crossword clue analyser, an anagram solver and generator and a letter pattern searcher.
  
• - Completes words with missing letters, finds word with the same beginning or end, and finds anagrams of words and common phrases. Also allows search by word and phrase length.
  
• - Partial word search.
  
• - Find partial words based on grid and clues.
  
• - Site offering partial word search assistance.
  
• - Suggests possible words from the input of just a few letters into its search engine. Multiple language support.
  
• - Partial word search with wildcards.
  
• - Helps solve word puzzles including crosswords. (Windows.)
  
• - Used to solve clues.
  
• - Web-based crossword dictionary with ability to add new entries.
  
• - Lists of common crossword answers, biblical names and mythological figures organized by word length.
  
• - Downloadable search program for solving assistance. Uses clues rather than partial word search.
  
• - Online word and anagram finder that uses the UK Advanced Cryptics Dictionary.
  
• - Letter pattern searcher for Windows.
  
• - Digital solving aid and dictionary available for purchase.
  
• - Search for words using wildcards or rhyming words. (Windows software.)
  
• - Searchable online puzzle solver. Contains more than 235,000 entries, including names and movie titles.