Question 1

How do I use blank or wildcard tiles?

Accepted Answer

Type ? or * for each blank. Each one stands for any single letter, so ??cat finds words that contain c, a, t plus any two other letters. Two blanks still return results instantly.

Question 2

Which dictionary does this use?

Accepted Answer

A general English word list (dwyl/english-words, released under the Unlicense), filtered to words of 2 to {max} letters. It deliberately does not use NWL/TWL or Collins CSW: those are commercially licensed word lists and cannot be redistributed.

Question 3

Why are word scores not shown?

Accepted Answer

Point values belong to specific commercial board games. This tool stays a plain letter solver, so it shows words and lengths only.

Question 4

Does anything get uploaded?

Accepted Answer

No. The word list is downloaded to your browser once and every search runs locally on your device. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.