Numbword helper

Find five-letter words reaching your displayed letter-value target.

Your puzzle

Displayed letter values

A=1 B=2 … Z=26; enter all 26 actual values.

Target total

Confirmed present letters

Confirmed absent letters

Dictionary and candidate scope

The local dictionary is independent of the publisher's accepted list. Names, phrases and short words may need a list you enter.

Word listYour words (optional)

Used only when Words I enter is selected. Separate 1–48-letter words with spaces or new lines; up to 2,000 words.

The example illustrates the helper; it is not a publisher's daily puzzle.

Enter your puzzle or try the original example. You choose when to open candidates, explanations and complete results.

The latest retained puzzle is 2026-10-05.

Find five-letter words reaching your displayed letter-value target. Enter your own puzzle state to calculate candidates or check its constraints.

Results use the puzzle you enter; they are not verified daily answers. Your entries stay out of public URLs.

With illustrative A=1 through Z=26, CRANE totals 3+18+1+14+5=41. Enter your real key values before relying on a candidate.

The example values are illustrative. No assumption that daily values follow the alphabet; duplicate-count implications are not inferred.

Player-entered puzzles only; no new daily source or archive feed.
The example values are illustrative. No assumption that daily values follow the alphabet; duplicate-count implications are not inferred.

Play the original at Numbword. This is an unofficial helper with no publisher affiliation.

Rules and reference sources