Which One Do You Need?
| What you want to know |
Use |
| Words that sound like another word, for a poem, song, or rap | Rhymes |
| A different word for one you've overused in a piece of writing | Synonyms |
| Every valid word hiding in a set of Scrabble or Words with Friends tiles | Unscramble |
| The exact word a jumbled set of letters spells out | Unscramble |
| A more precise or more casual way to say something you already wrote | Synonyms |
| Whether two words actually rhyme, by sound rather than by eye | Rhymes |
Where the Data Comes From
All three tools run entirely in your browser against open, offline datasets — nothing you type is sent to a server. Rhymes is built on the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (CMUdict), a public-domain pronunciation dictionary from Carnegie Mellon University covering roughly 125,000 words. Synonyms is built on Princeton WordNet 3.0, a lexical database that groups words into precise sets of synonyms called synsets. Unscramble is built on an open, permissively licensed English word list of roughly 274,000 entries.
Common Questions
Do these tools need an account or internet connection after loading?
No account, ever. Each tool fetches a small slice of its dataset from this site as you search, then looks answers up locally in your browser — nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Why don't all three tools share one search box?
They run on three unrelated datasets and answer three different questions, so combining them behind one box would mean picking a mode first anyway. Three focused pages is simpler than one page pretending to be three tools.
Are these dictionaries complete?
No dictionary is. Each dataset here covers well over 100,000 entries, which catches the vast majority of everyday words, but obscure terms, brand-new slang, and proper nouns will sometimes come up empty.
Is this free?
Yes, all three tools are free to use with no limits. The site is supported by on-page advertising.
