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

2 results for PRISE from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 16, 1996	18A	Use a lever (2)	M. Gaffney	Shortz
Sun Mar 24, 1996	106A	Use a lever (2)	J. K. Brill	Shortz

12 results for PRISE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 3, 1993	28D	Capture, in Caen	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sat Aug 3, 1985	25D	Word on the Expos' scoreboard	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jun 9, 1985	85D	Catch, in Cannes	Sally Coyle	Maleska
Thu May 31, 1979	2D	Lever	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Tue Mar 5, 1974	34A	Lever: Var.	Mary Dorman	Weng
Sun Dec 26, 1971	74D	Lever: Var.	Robert Vaux Roop	Weng
Wed Oct 1, 1958	33A	Force with a lever.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 7, 1955	18A	Force with a lever: Var.	J. R. Overholt	Farrar
Wed Apr 28, 1954	53D	Dislodge with a lever.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 15, 1952	51D	Raise with a lever: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 16, 1949	30A	Force open.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jun 7, 1942	114A	Break loose.	John L. Mapes	Farrar

Anagrams:

23 ms