Using the Solver functions
Crossword solver
To search for words with incomplete spellings using the Oxford Crossword Dictionary, enter a wildcard character, ‘?’, anywhere a character is not known. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be determined. To put a space between words, enter ^i(rkey).
<Example>
Find a matching compound or expression for the pattern ‘go ????’.
1.Press yto open the Solver functions menu.
2.Press 1to open the Crossword solver.
The Crossword solver's input screen appears.
3.Type ‘go ????’ into the input field. To enter ‘ ????’, press ^ito enter a space and ?four times.
4.Press eto start the search.
A list of the wildcard matches appear.
5.In the list, select a desired word using
the number keys or press {}and
e.
A list of the lemmas with the given number and pattern of letters appears. In this example, the list would be the total number of
•To see other words/expressions with the same number(s) of letters, use <or >to scroll up/down. Use ^wor ^nto jump to the previous or next pattern list.
•Press fto return to the previous view.
•Press ^lto see the list of all patterns (e.g., 5 letters).
•To search for the available details of a word, use the Super jump function.
•To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press ^b to return to the input screen of the Crossword solver.
Notes:
•Unknown characters within single or multiple words can be replaced with question marks, ‘?’, as in ‘ma???n’ or ‘g? b???’.
•Multiple word patterns up to a maximum of six words can be searched.
•Up to a maximum of 25 letters can be searched for (not counting spaces).
•The Crossword Dictionary database does not include regular inflections, so if your original search does not give you the required answer, try removing any final
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