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 SPINOSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 25, 1993	15D	Like a porcupine	Jim Page	Maleska
Wed Jun 12, 1985	43D	Armed like a porcupine	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu May 16, 1968	20A	Thorny.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 5, 1958	91A	Prickly.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Jul 19, 1956	29A	Thorny.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Nov 30, 1955	40D	Thorny.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 10, 1951	110A	Prickly.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Wed Oct 25, 1950	38D	Armed with sharp points.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Oct 20, 1946	36A	Prickly.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

Anagrams:

19 ms