Strategy 5 min
Spelling Bee Strategy: How to Reach Genius
A practical system for the daily Spelling Bee: how scoring and ranks work, where the points really are, how to find the pangram and what to do when you stall.
WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamRead
Articles about puzzles
Strategy guides, word lists and language tips from the people who build WordFinderZ. Every playable word we mention is checked against real game dictionaries.
Strategy 5 min
Letter Boxed Tips: Solve the Box in Two Words
How to read the sides, spot long "anchor" words, pick good last letters and turn a five-word Letter Boxed solve into a two-word one.
WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamRead
Crosswords 5 min
How to Get Better at Crosswords
From reading clue signals to learning crosswordese, practical techniques that take you from staring at an empty grid to finishing puzzles without help.
WordFinderZ Editorial TeamRead
Strategy 5 min
Connections Strategy: How to Spot the Groups
A clear method for grouping puzzles like Connections: how categories are built, the tricks setters use, when to submit and how to spend your mistakes.
WordFinderZ Editorial TeamRead
Crosswords 5 min
Crosswordese and Crossword Abbreviations
Why ETUI, EPEE, ERNE and ALOE keep turning up, how clues signal abbreviations and foreign words, and a cheat sheet of repeat answers by length.
WordFinderZ Editorial TeamRead
Grammar lessons
Short lessons with examples and a quiz at the end of each one.
Commonly misspelled words
Hundreds of tricky spellings with memory tips that make them stick.
Dictionary
Definitions plus Scrabble and Words With Friends validity for any word.
About the blog
What does the WordFinderZ blog cover?
Strategy for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordle and crosswords, plus vocabulary and language-learning guides. For grammar rules and spelling, see our grammar lessons and misspellings library.
Are the words in your articles checked?
Yes. Whenever an article says a word is playable, we check it against the word lists our tools use: NWL/TWL for North American Scrabble, Collins (SOWPODS) for international Scrabble and ENABLE for Words With Friends.
Who writes the articles?
Our editorial team and puzzle team write most articles, with occasional pieces from contributing writers. Every byline links to the author's page.
Can I suggest a topic or report a mistake?
Please do. Send it through the contact form. When we correct an article, its "updated" date changes.