# ONLINE "word lab" needed... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871 "2007-02-05T02:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/1 "2007-02-05T02:15:14Z")
Good grief! I would think that a simple search on the web would bring me to an answer on this, but so far no success. Can anyone provide a link to a site wherein one can do all sorts of queries through the English Language that go beyond what one can easily do with a dictionary? I’m talking about things that would help with word puzzles, (not limited to crossword puzzles, BTW) and also setting up puzzle of my own. Examples would include: - Finding all common English words ending in EL - Finding all c. E. words with T-E-N in order. A subset of these would be consecutively. A superset would be all words containing a least one instance of each of these letters. - All words limited to a subset of the alphabet. For example, all words that “avoid” the middle row of a standard typewriter. Or contain no E’s. … Well, you get the idea. I’ve known for years about anagram sites, but of course such are limited as re certain particular queries about words. They don’t have the general usefulness I need. Just today I’ve found a few crossword aids, but none so far have what I’ve been looking for. So I thought I may as well save some further probably frustrating hunting and ask… THE SMARTEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET! Hepl! ``` :D ``` * * * True Blue Jack ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/2 "2007-02-05T06:13:16Z")
[Onelook Dictionary](http://www.onelook.com) Does that help? Also [Rhymezone](http://www.rhymezone.com) is very helpful. ---
**Author:** ![DevNull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c89c15/32.png) [@DevNull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DevNull)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/3 "2007-02-05T08:22:48Z")
[QUOTE=groman] [Onelook Dictionary](http://www.onelook.com) Does that help? Also [Rhymezone](http://www.rhymezone.com) is very helpful. [/QUOTE] Regardless if it helped him… I am pretty bummed that this word exists: [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unangry&r=66](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=unangry&r=66) That is the worst word I ever heard in my life. I decided to test the Onelook site by using a riddle that said there were supposedly only three words in the English language that ended in -gry. It seems there are over a dozen words that end in -gry. That makes me very not unangry at the fool who told me that riddle :mad: ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/4 "2007-02-05T14:12:12Z")
[QUOTE=DevNull] I decided to test the Onelook site by using a riddle that said there were supposedly only three words in the English language that ended in -gry. It seems there are over a dozen words that end in -gry. That makes me very not unangry at the fool who told me that riddle :mad: [/QUOTE] Well the answer to the riddle is ‘the’ (and it doesn’t matter how many words end in -gry). 🙂 Of Onelook’s selection: ‘aggry’ is defined as a type of African bead (foreign word?) ‘Badagry’ is a placename ‘Cogry’ is a placename ‘Gagry’ is a placename ‘iggry’ is an Egyptian colloquialism ‘igry’ is a made-up word ‘Kingry’ is a surname ‘onegry’ is defined as ‘being alone and unhappy’ ‘Pingry’ is a placename puggry’ is a turban (foreign word?) ‘QGRY’ is a missplet acronym for Quebec Gatineau Railway Incorporated ‘WGRY’ is a radio station ‘Wigry’ is the name of a lake So the only candidates are ‘aggry’, onegry’ and ‘puggry’, and they are doubtful. I think this shows Onelook posts unchecked rubbish. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/5 "2007-02-05T15:08:11Z")
And, of course, **gryphon** , you didn’t specify which end ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/6 "2007-02-05T18:42:50Z")
If you ask for “common words” on Onelook ending in “gry”, you get three answers – gry, angry and hungry. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-word-lab-needed/390871/7 "2007-02-06T16:59:34Z")
First, _ **thank you** _ to groman! Onelook is certainly what the doctor ordered. And Rhymezone has its own fascinations. * * * DevNull: I agree about this word. It’s enough to drive one unmad if a “Bizarro” … or not uninsane for the rest of us… (possibly not unexcluding yours not untruly) * * * Thank you to everyone who posted. * * * True Blue Jack