How to Use This Anagram Maker
- Type your letters into the box — up to 15 at a time. Spaces are ignored automatically.
- To find true anagrams that use every letter, turn on Exact letters only.
- For blank tiles or unknown letters, enter ? or * — each counts as any letter.
- Press Solve Anagram to see all results grouped by word length, longest first.
- Use Options to filter by minimum length or require the word to start with, contain, or end with specific letters.
Also try our Word Unscrambler for general letter scrambles and rack-building, or the Wordle Solver to narrow down your daily 5-letter puzzle.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an anagram?
- An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging all the letters of another word or phrase, using each letter exactly once. For example, "listen" is an anagram of "silent", and "astronomer" rearranges into "moon starer".
- How do I solve an anagram by hand?
- Start by writing out all the letters and looking for common letter patterns — prefixes like UN-, RE-, or suffixes like -ING, -ED, -TION. Try grouping vowels together and see what consonants fit around them. For longer anagrams, a solver like this one is far quicker and finds every valid answer instantly.
- Can this find anagrams of names or phrases?
- Yes. Strip out spaces and punctuation, type the remaining letters into the box, and enable "Exact letters only" if you want results that use every letter — just like a true name anagram. Results come from a comprehensive English dictionary, so proper names and invented words will not appear as answers.
- What is the difference between an anagram solver and a word unscrambler?
- An anagram solver in strict mode returns only words that use all the letters you entered, with none left over. A word unscrambler returns every word you can build from a subset of your letters. This tool supports both: leave "Exact letters only" off for unscrambler mode, or turn it on for true anagram mode.
- Is this anagram solver free?
- Completely free, with no account required. The solver runs entirely in your browser against a bundled dictionary, so results appear instantly and nothing is ever sent to a server.
