Wordplay Wizard Features

Wordplay Types

Wordplay Wizard finds the following wordplay types commonly used in cryptic clues:

Type	Example Wordplay	For Answer
Single-word Anagram	carthorse	orchestra
Multi-word Anagram	at the farm	aftermath
Reversal	reward	drawer
Charade	man + get + out	mangetout
Container and Contents	nit in moor	monitor
Head Deletion	(p)regnant	regnant
Middle Deletion	sho(t)gun	shogun
Tail Deletion	pries(t)	pries
Ends Deletion	(m)agent(a)	agent
Alternate Letters	r(e)i(n)d(e)e(r)	ride
Substitution	leverage with B for L	beverage
Partial Anagram	B + anagram of dominant	badminton
Contained Anagram	anagram of arsenic in SS	scariness
Augmented Anagram	anagram of upstrea(m)	pasture

Indicator Lists

Wordplay Wizard includes comprehensive lists of cryptic indicators, with guidance on their usage (geographical and in across/down clues):

• 20 Charade Indicators
• 50 Reversal Indicators
• 80 Container and Contents Indicators
• 430 Anagram Indicators
• 2500 Abbreviation Indicators

Result Lists

Wordplay Wizard has many features that help you use the results of a search:

• Results are shown in priority order with the most promising ones at the top
• Print selected results with optional page preview
• Copy selected results to the clipboard
• Lookup words using Internet search engines and supported third party dictionary software

Word Lists

Wordplay Wizard includes two word lists as standard to which you can add your own:

• Core English list contains the 60,000 most common words
• Edited English contains 250,000 words and phrases
• Add your own word lists using the Word List Merge and Dictionary Builder tools

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