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

2 results for SHORTEN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 24, 2002	26A	Abbreviate	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Apr 29, 1994	55A	Dock	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for SHORTEN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 18, 2011	Acrostic	O	Bob, prune or crop	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for SHORTEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 10, 1986	9D	Abbreviate	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri May 25, 1984	25D	Cut off	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sat Mar 31, 1979	26A	Curtail	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jul 11, 1976	93D	Convert to a mini	Barbara Gillis	Weng
Fri Aug 2, 1968	23D	Take a tuck in.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 1967	34D	Add butter.	Will Weng	Farrar
Thu Dec 7, 1961	1D	Abridge.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 7, 1961	56A	Abbreviate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 8, 1956	30A	Abridge.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jul 25, 1954	17D	Abridge.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

Anagrams:

13 ms