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Free Word Puzzle Help

Get free online help to solve crosswords and other word puzzles

From , former About.com Guide

Crosswords and other word puzzles are fun and educational. Unfortunately, even the best word puzzle players get stuck sometimes. If only there were a quick and easy way to get free word puzzle help.

Well, actually, there are a number of free word puzzle help sites out there. Check out the following free word puzzle help sites to break that mental block and get on with the fun of solving the puzzles.

AskOxford Anagram and Crossword Solver

This is a slick little Flash based tool that lets you enter the letters of an anagram to find the possible solutions. For crosswords you just enter the letters you have and a question mark for any missing letters. There is a link at the upper right to switch to the UK version.

More Words

More Words is a versatile word puzzle help tool that gives you four ways to enter your data. You can use this gem to solve puzzles and games like crosswords, Upwards, Jamble, Scrabble, and more.

One Across

This one not only lets you search for word patterns, but also lets you enter the crossword puzzle clue to really narrow down the answer.

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