This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Find clues for any answer, or answers that match a pattern

Search options:

Sort finds:	alphabetically by frequency by score by length
Answer length:	any length only length:
Include:	Show bogus (thematic) answers in results

Quick Finder help - or - Advanced help - or - Understand word scores.

Examples using the [Search] button:
Find all clues for a single word	ELOPE
Use ? for single letter in pattern	P??CH
Use * for any number of letters (including zero)	CR*Y
Use $c for any consonant, or $v for any vowel	$c$c???$v$v
Square brackets for any enclosed letter	[QJXZ]????
Hyphen for range of letters	[X-Z]?????
Use ^ to negate specified letters	[^A-W]*[^RSTLE]

Click here for detailed information, including OneLook and Regex options.

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level

$50 AngelFull access, Word list Downloads

$20 Regular UserAll pages, Limited Finder

2. Choose how to pay

1 result for DISBURSE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 18, 1996	23D	Spend	S. L. Robbins	Shortz

4 results for DISBURSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 21, 1982	38D	Pay out	Peter Swift	Maleska
Thu Jun 18, 1981	30A	Pay out	Mel Rosen	Maleska
Tue Feb 19, 1980	38D	Expend	Pollard	Maleska
Fri Dec 10, 1954	41A	Pay out.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

Anagrams:

13 ms