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our mission is to maintain a wordlist and tools compiled in a data-driven way from freely available resources. we hope that crossword puzzle constructors, including new ones, can use them out-of-the-box to create clean grids accessible to a variety of solvers.
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120,984 answers scored 50–55
50,782 additional answers scored 40–45
302,841 answers total
historical data goes up to october 1st, 2026
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visualize a puzzle new!
drop a .puz file into the puzzle visualizer to see
every answer in the grid scored against our list, alongside appearance counts across 26
venues since 1994. you can highlight answers in the grid according to score, appearance
counts, and labels. none of your data is uploaded.
look up an answer new!
search any answer in the answers browser to see its wordlist score and labels, alongside appearance counts across 26 venues since 1994, and its most recent clue in each venue. none of your data is uploaded.
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