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.

9 results for POETA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 10, 1988	66D	Gabriele D'Annunzio, e.g.	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Thu Nov 21, 1985	13A	"___ nascitur, non fit"	Dorothy Davis	Maleska
Sun Oct 4, 1981	119D	Ovid was one	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Wed May 31, 1978	41A	"___ nascitur, non fit"	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Fri Nov 22, 1963	32A	Bard, in Spain.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue May 15, 1962	45A	Ovid, for example.	H. R. Baraboo	Farrar
Mon Jan 4, 1960	51D	Dante, for example: Ital.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 14, 1957	40A	Horace, for example: Lat.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Sep 9, 1956	55D	"___ nascitur, non fit."	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

Anagrams:

15 ms