Wordplay Wizard

Shows wordplay types you can use to clue an answer in a cryptic crossword: anagrams; reversal; charades; container and contents; head, middle, tail and ends deletion; alternation; substitution. Links to extensive lists of indicators with guidance on usage: abbreviation indicators, anagram indicators, charade indicators, container and contents indicators, reversal indicators. Saves time and improves cryptic clue quality by suggesting treatments you might not think of. Prints wordplay results. Copies wordplay results to the clipboard. Includes English language word list with over 250,000 entries. Merge and build in your own word lists.