| What To Do | How To Do It | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Anagram | Type letters in any order | EQUITAN and Enter
yields: ANTIQUE QUINATE
SQUIRAL and Enter reports "(nothing)" |
| Anagram, yielding shorter words | Type the letters, then press Ctrl and a digit | quixote and Ctrl+5
yields:
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| Indicate a blank in anagramming | Type a question mark | Q?? and Enter yields: QAT QIS+ QUA SUQ |
| Indicate a blank in a pattern | Type a period | ..J and Enter yields: HAJ RAJ TAJ | Indicate zero or more blanks in a pattern | Type an asterisk | *NQ and Enter
yields: CINQ+ TRANQ + indicates it's new in OWL3. QO* and Enter yields: QOPH QOPHS |
| Denote a consonant or vowel | Type (C) or (V) | 5(V)2(C)Q
and Enter yields:
ACEQUIAS ACQUIREE ADEQUATE
and 37 others.
|
| Fill in a pattern with a rack | Type a comma as separator | QU...T.,AI?? and
Enter yields:
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| Does a rack play through certain letters | Enclose those letters within parentheses | LIQUIDS(COZ) and Enter yields: SOLIQUID |
| See definitions | Type the quotation mark | ..V" and Enter yields the 10 words with their definitions |
| Word acceptability | Type the word and /-? | liquers/-? and Enter reports it is not a word |
| See only a count | Include a number sign | QRSTEOU# and Enter
reports
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| See what 1 or 2 blanks match | Include an equal sign | quito?= and Enter reports the blank can be only an S |
| Get a hidden answer | Include a backslash | aeiou??q\ and Enter gets the answer, but shows nothing |
| See a particular letter | Type
|
Following the above example,
1/2 and Enter reports
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| See a particular word | Type /<word-#> | Following the above 2 examples, /2 and Enter shows the 2nd word: EQUATION |
| Challenge a play | Press Esc or Tab, and follow the instructions | In the Challenge Window, type
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