Codeword Pattern Examples

Pattern meaning: a, unknown, unknown, l, e

Example matches: APPLE, ADDLE, ANKLE, AMPLE

Knowing the first letter A and last two letters LE dramatically narrows the results.

Pattern meaning: code1, code1, code2, unknown, code2

Example matches: LLAMA, LLANO, MMXII (with numbers)

The repeated code pattern 112.2 forces two pairs of matching letters.

Pattern meaning: unknown, r, unknown, unknown, t

Example matches: FRONT, GRANT, PRINT, GREET

Knowing the second letter R and final letter T narrows 5-letter words significantly.

Pattern meaning: c, unknown, l, unknown, unknown, r

Example matches: COLOUR, COLLAR

Perfect for British spelling — finds COLOUR with the UK dictionary.

Pattern meaning: c, unknown, n, t, r, unknown

Example matches: CENTRE, CONTRA, CONTROL (7-letter)

Matches CENTRE with the UK dictionary, not CENTER.

Pattern meaning: code1=code1, code2, code3, code4

Example matches: LLANO, LLAMA (first two same)

The double 1 at the start enforces the first two letters are identical.

Pattern meaning: t, unknown, unknown, a, t, r, unknown

Example matches: THEATRE

British spelling — UK dictionary returns THEATRE not THEATER.

Pattern meaning: code1, unknown, code1, unknown, code1

Example matches: ARENA, EVOKE-style (odd positions same)

All three odd-position codes must share the same letter.

Pattern meaning: c, unknown, d, unknown

Example matches: CODE, CEDE, CRUD

Underscore wildcard works the same as ? — any unknown letter.

Pattern meaning: all five positions unknown

Example matches: Any 5-letter word

Entering all wildcards returns every 5-letter word in the dictionary.