# Anagram Solver

> Solve any anagram from a 179,000-word list: every word that uses all your letters, the shorter words by length, two- and three-word anagrams of names and phrases, and a check for any two words.

- Page: https://linguaholic.com/tools/anagram-solver/
- Type: free online tool (Word games & fun), no sign-up, runs in the browser
- Publisher: Linguaholic (https://linguaholic.com/), made by Marcel Iseli
- Last updated: October 2, 2026
- Open it pre-filled: https://linguaholic.com/tools/anagram-solver/?q=the+morse+code&mode=phrase
  - `q`: the letters, word, name or phrase to solve (up to 60 characters; the Solve tab uses up to 15 letters with ? or * as a blank, the Names & phrases tab up to 30 letters). A value with several words opens the Names & phrases tab unless mode is given (for example `listen`)
  - `mode`: the tab: solve (single words: exact anagrams, then shorter words; the default), phrase (anagrams of one to three words for a name or phrase; also accepts names, multi or generator) or check (compare two words; also accepts compare) (for example `phrase`)
  - `keep`: phrase tab only: one or more words that every anagram must contain, separated by spaces; the search uses the letters that are left (for example `west`)
  - `with`: check tab only: the second word or phrase, compared with q; giving it opens the check tab (for example `silent`)

## What the anagram solver does

The **Anagram Solver** takes the letters you type and lists every English word that uses all of them, then every shorter word they can make. It can also turn a name or phrase into anagrams of two or three real words, and check whether two words are anagrams of each other. It searches about 179,000 words and runs in your browser.

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging all the letters of another, using each letter exactly once: *listen* becomes *silent*.

## How to solve an anagram

1. Open the **Solve** tab and type your letters or a word, up to 15 letters. Capitals and spaces don’t matter.
2. The box at the top shows the exact anagrams: the words that use every letter. Below it, the shorter words are grouped by length, longest first.
3. Tap a word to see what it means or to copy it. “Copy list” copies all the exact anagrams at once.
4. Missing a letter? Type **?** for a blank that can stand for any letter. Tick **Common words only** to hide the rarer dictionary words.

Worked example: for *listen*, the solver finds 5 exact anagrams (enlist, inlets, silent, tinsel, elints) and 88 shorter words, such as inlet, lines, tiles. With a blank, *liste?* matches 19 common six-letter words, including listed, itself, titles, stifle.

## Anagram generator for names and phrases

A full name rarely rearranges into one word, so the **Names & phrases** tab works as an anagram generator: it splits the letters into one, two or three real words. Type a name or a short phrase of up to 30 letters. Anagrams made of everyday words come first, and each list shows the best 300 at most.

- **Keep a word.** A long name or phrase can have a great many anagrams: *the Morse code* has 416 three-word ones from common words alone. Tap a result and choose a word to keep, or type one in the box, and the search continues with the letters that are left. Keeping *dots* leaves 2 ways to finish with two more words, such as come + here and mere + echo.
- **Choose the number of words.** Two-word anagrams read more naturally; three words find far more.
- **Rare words too** widens the search to the less common words in the list. It helps with short names that otherwise find nothing.
- **Swap a word.** Tap a result to see other words made of the same letters, so *dirty room* can be read with *moor* instead.

The words come out longest first, not in sentence order, so put them in the order that reads best. Results for names leave out rude and unkind words.

## Well-known phrase anagrams

These classics are all found by the Names & phrases tab. Type the left side to see them among the results.

| Phrase | Anagram | Letters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dormitory | **dirty room** | 9 |
| the eyes | **they see** | 7 |
| a gentleman | **elegant man** | 10 |
| debit card | **bad credit** | 9 |
| eleven plus two | **twelve plus one** | 13 |
| the Morse code | **here come dots** | 12 |
| schoolmaster | **the classroom** | 12 |
| the detectives | **detect thieves** | 13 |
| conversation | **voices rant on** | 12 |
| butterfly | **flutter by** | 9 |
| moon starer | **astronomer** | 10 |

## Anagrams of common words

What the Solve tab returns for words people often look up (common words only):

| Word | Anagrams |
| --- | --- |
| listen | **enlist, inlets, silent, tinsel** |
| night | **thing** |
| heart | **earth** |
| stressed | **desserts** |
| dusty | **study** |
| angel | **angle, glean** |
| danger | **gander, garden, ranged** |
| cinema | **anemic** |
| thicken | **kitchen** |
| teaching | **cheating** |
| admirer | **married** |
| alert | **alter, later** |
| trace | **cater, crate, react** |
| item | **emit, mite, time** |
| early | **layer, relay** |
| lemon | **melon** |
| ocean | **canoe** |
| mango | **among** |
| cheat | **teach** |
| united | **untied** |
| drawer | **redraw, reward, warred** |
| evil | **live, veil, vile** |
| below | **elbow** |
| players | **parsley** |
| secure | **rescue** |
| save | **vase** |

## Check whether two words are anagrams

The **Compare two** tab answers a yes-or-no question: do these two words or phrases use exactly the same letters? Spaces, capitals, punctuation and accents are ignored. *Dormitory* and *dirty room* pass: both have the same 9 letters. *Listen* and *silence* fail, and the tool shows why: the first has a T the second lacks, and the second has C and E. That makes it handy for checking an anagram you wrote yourself.

## Tips for solving anagrams by hand

- **Pull out common endings.** Set aside -ING, -ED, -ER, -EST, -TION or -S and see what the remaining letters spell.
- **Pair the consonants.** Look for CH, SH, TH, ST, TR and CK. English words are built from these blocks.
- **Write the letters in a circle.** It breaks the order of the original word, which is what keeps you from seeing the new one.
- **Start with the rare letter.** A J, Q, X or Z can only sit in a few places, and Q almost always needs its U.
- **In cryptic crosswords**, words such as “mixed”, “broken” or “confused” signal an anagram, and the answer has the same number of letters as the words being mixed.

## Which words does it use?

The word list combines the public-domain ENABLE list with the SCOWL English word lists: about 179,000 words of 2 to 15 letters, including plurals and verb forms, with profanity and slurs removed. About 40,000 of them are marked as common and shown in darker text. Definitions come from WordNet (Princeton University) and our own dictionary. Names of people and places are not in the list, so a name is treated as a set of letters.

Everything runs in your browser. The letters, names and phrases you type are never sent anywhere or stored.

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## Frequently asked questions

**What is an anagram?**

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging all the letters of another one, using each letter exactly once. Listen and silent are anagrams, and so are dormitory and dirty room.

**How do I solve an anagram?**

Type the letters into the Solve tab. The words that use every letter are listed first as exact anagrams, followed by the shorter words the letters can make, grouped by length. By hand, it helps to pull out common endings such as -ing or -ed and to pair consonants such as ch, st and th.

**Can it solve anagrams with more than one word?**

Yes. The Names & phrases tab splits the letters into one, two or three real words, for phrases of up to 30 letters. Anagrams made of everyday words are listed first, and you can keep a word you like and search again with the letters that are left.

**How do I make an anagram of my name?**

Open the Names & phrases tab and type your name; spaces and capitals don't matter. You get anagrams made of up to three words. If nothing fits, tick 'Rare words too', and if there are too many, tap a result and keep one of its words to narrow the list.

**What is an example of an anagram?**

Single-word examples are listen and silent, night and thing, heart and earth, and stressed and desserts. Phrase examples are dormitory and dirty room, the eyes and they see, and eleven plus two and twelve plus one.

**How can I check if two words are anagrams?**

Use the Compare two tab and type both words or phrases. It ignores spaces, capitals and punctuation, says yes or no, and if the answer is no it shows which letters one side has that the other lacks.

**Can I use a blank or missing letter?**

Yes, in the Solve tab. Type a question mark for each unknown letter and it stands for any letter, so LISTE? finds listen, silent, listed and titles.

**How many letters can I enter?**

The Solve tab takes up to 15 letters, the length of the longest words in the list. The Names & phrases tab takes up to 30 letters and builds anagrams of up to three words.

**Which words does the anagram solver use?**

About 179,000 English words of 2 to 15 letters from the open ENABLE and SCOWL word lists, including plurals and verb forms, with profanity and slurs removed. Anagrams of names and phrases also leave out rude and unkind words. Names of people and places are not in the list.

**Is the anagram solver free and private?**

Yes. It is free with no sign-up, and it runs in your browser: the letters, names and phrases you type are never sent anywhere.

## Data sources

Word data: Linguaholic’s English dictionary, built from the open ENABLE and SCOWL word lists, the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (pronunciation and syllables) and Princeton WordNet (meanings). Licenses and notices: https://linguaholic.com/tools/data/dict/v1/NOTICE.txt

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