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.

1 result for BURNSIDE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 7, 1997	61D	Loser at Fredericksburg	Randolph Ross	Shortz

3 results for BURNSIDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 21, 1979	35A	Union general at Antietam	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Sat May 13, 1961	18A	Civil War general with a distinctive beard style.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Sep 28, 1947	88A	He replaced Gen. McClellan in 1862.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

Anagrams:

20 ms