# The Word Finder — Find All Possible Words!

> Unscrambles letters to find words for games and puzzles. (iPhone/iPad app by MPL Ventures, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-finder/id383076094 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MPL Ventures, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/301052427)
- Category: Games, Utilities, Puzzle, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 12,804 App Store ratings · 283 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-04-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-finder/id383076094/reviews.md

## What is The Word Finder?

Stuck on a rack of letters — or on today's puzzle? The Word Finder solves every big word game in one app, and reveals only as much as you ask it to.

WORD TOOLS
• Word Finder — enter your letters, blanks included, and get every playable word with points for Scrabble, Words With Friends, and Crossplay dictionaries, with filters for starts-with, ends-with, contains, and length.
• Word Check — is it playable? Definition, point value, and where it's accepted.
• Scrabble — solve your rack, or snap a photo of your board and get the best moves for the position.
• Wordle Solver — smart guesses, deep filters, letter odds, and today's answer when you want it.

NYT GAMES SOLVERS
• Connections — today's groups, hints, and a practice board
• Spelling Bee — today's answers, pangrams, and hints
• Strands — theme words, the spangram, and every path
• Pips — every domino placed, constraint by constraint
• Sudoku — Easy, Medium, and Hard, revealed cell by cell

LINKEDIN GAMES SOLVERS
• Queens — reveal today's board, cell by cell or zone by zone
• Tango — balance suns and moons on the grid
• Zip — trace the path through every cell
• Crossclimb — the word ladder, rung by rung
• Pinpoint — the category from five clues
• Mini Sudoku — today's 6×6, digit by digit
• Patches — fit every patch to its clue
• Wend — every word's path through today's grid

HINTS FIRST, ANSWERS WHEN YOU WANT THEM
Every puzzle solver is built to spoil as little as possible: reveal a single cell, one group, one rung — or the whole board when you're done fighting it. A new puzzle lands every day, and you can flip back through past dates.

MADE FOR WORD LOVERS
• Tap any word for its definition
• Pin your go-to tools to Favorites and drag them into your order
• Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad
• No account needed

GO AD-FREE
The Word Finder is free with ads. One subscription removes every ad across every solver — monthly or annual, cancel anytime.

The Word Finder is an unofficial fan-made companion. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The New York Times, LinkedIn, Hasbro, Mattel, or Zynga. Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Strands, Pips, Queens, Tango, Zip, Crossclimb, Pinpoint, and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners.

Questions or ideas? Tell us what to build next from Settings → Send Feedback, or visit thewordfinder.com.

## Key features

- Unscrambles letters
- Supports blank tiles
- Up to 20 letters
- Advanced search options
- Game helper tool

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ad Free Version | $0.99 | per month |
| Ad Free Version (annual) | $8.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Word Finder Premium | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of The Word Finder?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Helpful for word games
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Expands vocabulary
- 🚀 Accurate word suggestions

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes/freezes frequently
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📺 Excessive ads/pop-ups
- 🔒 Paid version still has ads
- 🚫 Misses valid words
- 🤔 Suggests invalid words

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Black screen when checking word definitions
- Letters stay in search bar after closing app
- App freezes when using advanced search

**Most requested features**

- Allow longer word lengths
- Add more dictionary words
- Improve compatibility with word games
- Provide option to remove ads permanently

## Recent user reviews (10 of 283)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-word-finder/id383076094/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Omg please change it back

*2026-08-25*

This is a frustrating app now. The cursor won’t go where I tap. You have to open the advanced filters every time. You have to click 4 times to clear the word out. If you want to add a letter, you have to attempt multiple times and it just deletes the whole thing so you have to retype. Read the room guys, we all hate this.

### 3/5 — What happened to the anagram solver?

*2026-08-22*

I’ve been using this app for ages now and very happy that I can put in my letters and get given the words in length order that can be made.

It’s been updated and now all of a sudden it seems to just be help for scrabble and other games but no plain, basic anagrams 😭

### 1/5 — Hate this app now

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

This used to be the sweetest, simplest app. You typed in letters and question marks and it’d give you a list of possible words. Easy. Straightforward. Now it’s a gigantic mess. A different tile for different games. No evidence of the old search at all. I loved this app for years. I’ve now deleted it entirely.

### 1/5 — Change is never good !

*2026-08-19*

I am paying for this ad free and not it is virtually unusable ! I want my money back !!

### 2/5 — Hate the update

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

Bummer of an update. It's basically a completely different app now. I don't like it anymore, but it was free so whatever.

### 3/5 — New Design Aug2026

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

This has been a great app, but boy oh boy this new design is NOT IT.  WAY too much stuff on the screen, and not just the ads. Finding the returned words is CRAZY on the busy screen.

### 1/5 — Thanks for FUBARing what was a great app.

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

The large ads make the app unusable.

### 1/5 — awful

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

this was a marvelous app that’s been taken over and destroyed.

### 1/5 — New update? Or ad money?

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

Nope! This updated version is too difficult to work with. The layout is to hard to see the words clearly. They are jumbled together in a paragraph format wasting time to find an appropriate word and the score. Seriously not a good update. The ad section overpowers the appearance.

### 5/5 — Mostly

*2026-08-19, version 2026.2*

It used to be great! Now it SUCKS!!!

## Frequently asked questions about The Word Finder

### What does The Word Finder do?

The Word Finder is a tool designed to help you solve word puzzles and games. It unscrambles letters to find all possible words that can be formed, assisting you in games like Scrabble, Jumble, Text Twist, and Words With Friends.

### How do I use The Word Finder?

You can enter your letters into the app to find possible words. It supports using a question mark "?" for blank tiles and can handle words up to 20 letters long. Advanced options allow you to input extra strings of letters if you know parts of the word.

### Is The Word Finder free to use?

Yes, the app is available for free download. It does include advertisements and offers in-app purchases, which may provide additional features or remove ads.

### What games can this app help with?

This app is designed to be a helpful tool for a variety of word games and puzzles. Popular examples include Scrabble, Jumble, Text Twist, and Words With Friends, among others.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### v2026.5 — 2026-08-26

New featuring a Crossplay solver tool

### v2026.4 — 2026-08-21

The Legacy Word Finder is back — plus a faster, sharper solver.

LEGACY WORD FINDER
You asked for it, so it's back. The original Word Finder is one tap from the
home screen, and you can star it to keep it in your Favorites.

A BETTER WORD FINDER
Racks now take up to 22 letters. Searches with blanks are dramatically faster,
and a long search can be cancelled instead of leaving you waiting. Points are
bigger, blank tiles stand out more, and you can set the result text size and
switch between UPPERCASE and lowercase.

WORDS WITH FRIENDS
WWF searches now use the Words With Friends word list instead of a broader
dictionary, so far fewer suggestions get rejected in the game. Words played
with a blank now show their correct score, in the solver and on the board.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
A new News tab, so we can tell you about new games, features and fixes as
they land — no more waiting to notice.

GAMES
Daily games now start with a single ad and a short countdown, instead of
interrupting you mid-puzzle.

ALSO IN THIS UPDATE
A rebuilt Settings screen, more reliable Words With Friends screenshot
importing, and a long list of smaller fixes.

Thanks for playing. Got feedback? Settings → Feedback. We read all of it.

### 2026.2 — 2026-08-10

The Word Finder 2026.2 is the biggest update we've ever shipped — the whole app is redesigned, and it now solves 13 more daily puzzles.

ALL-NEW DESIGN
• A fresh Home screen with every tool one tap away
• Favorites: pin your go-to solvers and drag them into your order
• A cleaner look on iPhone and iPad

NEW: LINKEDIN GAMES SOLVERS
Queens, Tango, Zip, Crossclimb, Pinpoint, Mini Sudoku, Patches, and Wend — reveal today's board hint by hint, or all at once.

NEW: NYT GAMES SOLVERS
Connections, Spelling Bee, Strands, Pips, and Sudoku — today's puzzle, spoiled only as much as you choose.

BETTER WORD TOOLS
• Scrabble: snap a photo of your board for the best moves
• Wordle Solver: smarter guesses, deeper filters, letter odds
• Tap any word anywhere for its definition

Plus lots of small fixes and polish. Stuck on something? Settings → Send Feedback.

### 2022.1 — 2022-01-26

Bug Fixes.

### 2021.4 — 2021-04-25

You can now HIDE certain words from results 
Option to subscribe to Ad removal
Advanced Options remains open or closed
Bug fixes

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