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 SHOTUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 29, 1996	21A	Grew suddenly	F. Piscop	Shortz

6 results for SHOTUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 20, 1993	25D	Grew rapidly	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Thu Dec 7, 1989	41A	*Grew fast: outcome	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jan 4, 1970	109A	Ascended rapidly	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Mar 31, 1968	75D	Ascended rapidly.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sat Dec 23, 1961	36A	Rose rapidly.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 29, 1955	51A	Grew rapidly.	Unknown	Farrar

Anagrams:

27 ms