The Anagrind: Anagram Helper

Anagrind Developer

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About this app

There are apps that solve anagrams for you. This isn't one of them.

The Anagrind is for cryptic crossword solvers who do their own work. It's a solving workspace — a digital version of the scrap paper you've always used — that helps you see the letters differently without ever handing you the answer. The satisfaction of cracking a clue is yours. We just help you get there.

HOW IT WORKS
Enter your anagram fodder and scatter the letters on the board. Add the enumeration to see the word structure. Add the definition so you stay anchored to what you're looking for. Then work it — fade out letters you've mentally placed, lock in the ones you're certain about, and rescramble when you need a fresh perspective.
The word emerges through your effort. The Anagrind just holds the letters.

BUILT FOR SERIOUS SOLVERS
The Anagrind speaks your language. Anagram fodder. Enumerations. Definitions. Anagrind — the indicator word that signals the anagram. The app is built around how cryptic crossword solvers actually think, not how casual puzzle fans play word games.
Whether you solve the SMH, the Guardian, the Times, the Telegraph, the Financial Times or The Australian, The Anagrind is the workspace you've been doing without.

THE ANAGRIND PRO
Upgrade once, own it forever. No subscription. No tricks.
Pro unlocks up to 8 simultaneous clue boards — because sometimes you're holding three unsolved anagrams at once and the letters from one might unlock another. Save and restore named sessions so Saturday's puzzle can wait until Sunday without losing your work.

YOUR SOLVE. YOUR PRIDE.
The Anagrind doesn't hand you anything. It just helps you see more clearly.

What’s new

- SECOND THOUGHTS: Picked the wrong fodder? Hit EDIT and fix it — any letters you've already placed now stay right where you put them.
- THE PENNY DROPS: Know what that blank tile is? Long press it in its slot to pencil in the letter. Long press again to change it — or lock it in.
- A GENTLE NUDGE: Drop a tile a whisker too close to a neighbour and it now scoots politely aside instead of bouncing back.