Advanced Finder

TurnWord Advanced Finder is a position-precise five-letter word search tool. Enter letters into the word row, set each tile to green, yellow, or gray to reflect what your puzzle has told you, and tap Search to see results instantly. Use the Present and Absent fields to add letter constraints that aren't tied to a specific position. The more constraints you enter, the sharper and more useful the results become.

The Word Row

The word row is the primary input. Type up to five letters — one per slot — and tap each tile to set its constraint state. Each tap cycles the tile through three states:
C
Green Correct: Right letter, right position. Keep it there.
P
Yellow Present: Right letter, wrong position. Move it next guess.
A
Gray — Absent: Letter not in word.
You don't need to fill all five slots. Enter as few or as many letters as you have information for — then tap Search to update the results.

Present Field

Type letters you know are somewhere in the word but haven't placed in a specific position. These letters will be required to appear in every result, regardless of where. Use this for letters from yellow tiles across multiple guesses, or letters you've confirmed through other means.

Absent Field

Type letters you've ruled out entirely — they will be excluded from every result. This corresponds to gray tiles in your puzzle. You can also enter these directly in the word row as gray tiles; both methods produce the same result.

Results

Results update when you tap Search . Words are ranked by strength, with the most likely puzzle answers appearing first. You can tap on a Word's Definition to learn more about it. Click any result to load it directly into the word row and continue your search from there — exactly like progressing from guess to guess in daily word puzzle games.
Advanced Finder, Quick Finder, and Word Solver are all powerful companions to these daily games, each helping you solve in a different way.

Pagination

When there are more results than fit on one page, use the previous and next controls to navigate. Narrowing your constraints is often more effective than paging through a long list.

Search

Tap Search to search based on current letters, feedback, and constraints.

Reset

Tap Reset to clear the word row, the Present field, and the Absent field all at once, resetting Advanced Finder to its starting state for a new search.

Tips and Strategy

  • Mirror your puzzle's feedback exactly — one incorrect tile color can send the results in the wrong direction
  • Use green tiles to lock strong letters. Even a single confirmed position eliminates a large portion of the word list
  • Use yellow tiles carefully — they carry two facts at once: the letter is present, and it is not in the position you placed it. Both constraints apply to results
  • Use the Present field for letters confirmed across multiple guesses that you haven't locked to a position yet
  • Combine the word row and the Present and Absent fields freely — all constraints apply simultaneously
  • If you know where letters go — or don't — Advanced Finder will outperform Quick Finder every time. The more positional information you have, the more precise the results.
  • Tap a result's Definition to learn more before deciding whether to play it. Tap again to load it into the word row and refine your search from there.
You know where some letters go. You know others don't belong. TurnWord Advanced Finder turns that into a precise, ranked word list the moment you enter it — position by position, no guessing required.
Quick Finder finds words by letters alone. Advanced Finder goes further — pin a green letter to its exact slot, push a yellow one away from the position it can't be, and rule out every gray letter entirely. The more you know, the sharper the results.

Sound Familiar?

"I have a green tile and want words with that letter in that exact spot"
Set it green in the word row — Advanced Finder filters to words with that letter locked in position
"I got a yellow tile and know the letter can't go in that position"
Set it yellow — Advanced Finder finds words containing the letter but excludes that position
"I've stacked up green, yellow, and gray tiles and need something that fits all of them at once"
Advanced Finder applies every constraint simultaneously. Enter what you know and tap Search to filter the list
"I know several letters are in the word but I haven't placed them yet"
Type them into the Present field — they'll be required in the results without locking to a position
Advanced Finder is a position-precise five-letter word finder for any daily word puzzle game. Enter letters in the word row, set each tile to green, yellow, or gray, and tap Search to see the results. Use the Present and Absent fields for additional letter constraints without positions. Click any matching word to load it into the word row and continue your search from there — exactly like progressing from guess to guess in your puzzle.
Advanced Finder, Quick Finder, and Word Solver are all powerful companions to daily word puzzle games, each helping you solve in a different way.
Don't need position precision yet?
Quick Finder lets you mark letters in or out with a single tap — no positions needed, results in seconds.

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