Crossword Help
$3.99
1.5for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Crossword Help
Crossword Help finds words matching a pattern, synonyms and anagrams. comprehensive word lists, with words, compounds, phrases and proper nouns, mean that you should never be stuck on a crossword puzzle again.
There are three word lists provided for advanced word searching:
- Basic: 110 000 words and common compounds
- Advanced: over 750 000 words and compounds
- Wikipedia: millions of head words from Wikipedia
Word searches can include one or more unknown letters, vowel/consonant patterns, or groups of possible letters. For example, searching for T???P finds 5-letter words starting in T and ending in P. The Basic word list is the same as that used by Crossword Compiler - the program used by most professional crossword constructors.
The program also includes a full offline thesaurus: enter a complete word to show synonyms. You can easily change the length of the words shown to match the slot in a puzzle.
You can check if a word is in the word list and find anagrams. There's also a feature to find partial anagrams - all the words that can be made using the letters in a word (useful for Scrabble (TM)).
No Internet connection is required, but if you are online you can click on any word to quickly look it up in a variety of web references - turn your iPhone into an electronic crossword dictionary!
Other features include:
- Use British, American, Canadian or Australian English lexicon
- Change case and punctuation sensitivity
- Change maximum word length
There are three word lists provided for advanced word searching:
- Basic: 110 000 words and common compounds
- Advanced: over 750 000 words and compounds
- Wikipedia: millions of head words from Wikipedia
Word searches can include one or more unknown letters, vowel/consonant patterns, or groups of possible letters. For example, searching for T???P finds 5-letter words starting in T and ending in P. The Basic word list is the same as that used by Crossword Compiler - the program used by most professional crossword constructors.
The program also includes a full offline thesaurus: enter a complete word to show synonyms. You can easily change the length of the words shown to match the slot in a puzzle.
You can check if a word is in the word list and find anagrams. There's also a feature to find partial anagrams - all the words that can be made using the letters in a word (useful for Scrabble (TM)).
No Internet connection is required, but if you are online you can click on any word to quickly look it up in a variety of web references - turn your iPhone into an electronic crossword dictionary!
Other features include:
- Use British, American, Canadian or Australian English lexicon
- Change case and punctuation sensitivity
- Change maximum word length
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.5
Last updated on Feb 11, 2019
Old Versions
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Update including future-proof 64bit version
Update including future-proof 64bit version
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Version History
1.5
Apr 17, 2017
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Update including future-proof 64bit version
Update including future-proof 64bit version
1.4
Oct 22, 2013
iOS7 update and minor bug fixes
1.3
Oct 3, 2012
iPhone 5 and iPad compatibility
1.2
Sep 28, 2011
Word list updates, iOS4 task-switching, link to offline WordWeb and Chambers Dictionary apps, bug fixes.
1.1
Sep 25, 2008
- Faster lookup
1.0
Sep 13, 2008
Crossword Help FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Crossword Help.
iPhone
Requires iOS 10.1 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 10.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 10.1 or later.
Crossword Help supports English
