App Detail » Crossword Aide

Published by: Save The Machine LLC

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

Price: $1.99
Current Version: 1.2
Released: August 30, 2010

What's New

- Updated to work on the latest iOS Versions
- Various minor usability improvements

App Description

Stuck on a crossword puzzle? "XWord Aide" can help. Just type the letters of the clue's answer that you already know and press the spacebar for those you don't. "XWord Aide" will suggest words that could fit. Solving a puzzle in a foreign language? We have you covered. "XWord Aide" has dictionaries for English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. We also include 4 variants of the English language dictionary so you can find words in American, British, Canadian, and Australian English.

Dictionaries:
English(US): 122,158 words (includes 3,445 proper nouns)
English(GB): 121,493 words (includes 3,000+ proper nouns)
English(CA): 122,006 words (includes 3,000+ proper nouns)
English(AU): 121,493 words (includes 3,000+ proper nouns)
Spanish: 67,741 words
French: 138,734 words
German: 170,765 words
Italian: 77,228 words

Wildcards:
? matches any letter
* optionally matches any letter. Great for finding long words in "Double Across".

Examples:
FR?G would match "frog".
**?ING would match "sing", "thing" and "spring".

Other Features:
Copy - Copy any word to the clipboard with a touch of a button.
Define - If you don't know a word, press the define button. "XWord Aide" will launch Google's dictionary or Google Translate as appropriate.

iPhone Screenshots

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