Words That Contain Letters
Finding words that contain certain letters can help when you know some of the letters you want to use but do not know the full word yet.
This is useful for word games, anagrams, spelling puzzles, crosswords, and vocabulary practice.
What Does “Words That Contain Letters” Mean?
It means finding words that include specific letters somewhere inside the word.
For example, words that contain A and T include:
cat
rate
table
plant
water
start
The letters do not always need to be beside each other. They just need to appear somewhere in the word.
How to Find Words That Contain Letters
Enter your available letters into the Unscramble Words tool.
Then open the Options section.
Use the “Contains letters” box to enter the letters you want the word to include.
You can also use the “Required letter” box if one specific letter must appear in every result.
Use Filters to Narrow Results
The Options section can help you filter by:
Word length
Starting letters
Ending letters
Letters the word must contain
A required letter
Common words only
Common Words Only
Common Words Only is turned on by default to keep the results cleaner and easier to use. You can turn it off if you want to see more rare word-game words.
Check Definitions
Click any word in the results to open a definition popup. The popup keeps you on the page and may also show word length, score value, difficulty, and dictionary links.
Use the Word Unscrambler
Use our free word unscrambler to find words that contain letters, solve anagrams, check meanings, and practice word games.
Go back to the Unscramble Words tool to try your own letters.