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 MAINTAINS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 4, 1997	35A	Preserves	M. W. Perry	Shortz

3 results for MAINTAINS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 20, 1976	12D	Alleges	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Sun May 16, 1965	20D	Preserves.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Mar 22, 1942	92D	Upholds.	Alma Talley	Farrar

Anagrams:

61 ms