Searches
This is a list of the individual searches available in Hoot.
Predefined Lists
Beginners - Shortcut lists for Scrabble beginners (Predefined Lists)
Vowel Heavy - List of words with lots of vowels
Double I - Words with two I's
Double U - Words with two U's
No Vowel - List of words with no vowels
Consonant Dumps - List of words with lots of consonants
Q not U - List of words containing a Q, but not a U
Palindromes - List of words spelled the same frontward and backward.
High Plays - An assortment of searches using high value tiles.
French - Beginner lists tailored to French players
Combination Search
Combination - Single screen access to multiple searches
Letter Count - Lists by number of letters in the word. Can filter by initial letter
Contains Letters - Lists that contain any of the letters entered
Contains All Letters - Lists that contain all of the letters entered
Begins/Ends - List of words beginning or ending with a certain letter, prefix or suffix. Select from list or enter in box.
Anagrams - List of words that can be made by rearranging letters in the search term
Sub Anagrams - List of words formed by using letters in the search term
Super Anagrams - List of words formed by using all the letters in the search term, and adding other letters
Blank Anagrams - Superanagrams with only one additional letter
Hooks - List of words that can be formed by adding a letter to the front or back of a word
Anagram Hooks - List of words that can be formed by rearranging the letters in the search and adding a hook letter
Extensions - List of words that contain a certain word
SubWords - List of words found within a given word
Transpositions - List of words where two letters have been swapped to form a new word
Misspells - List of words where the term matches for all but one letter
Pattern - List of words that match a certain pattern
Compound - List of words formed from two other words of equal length
Compound Anagram - List of words formed by search term and found anagram
Inserts - List of words form by insert search term between two valid words
Alternate Endings - List of words that take an alternate ending (Y, IER)
Probability - List of words with minimum probability selected (Query)
Optimum Playability - List of words with minimum optimum playability selected (Query)
Conjugate (fr) - List of words from a French ER, IR, RE conjugation
Query
Search options allowing specification of up to 8 lines of criteria, including search options above.
Other Search Options
Subject Lists - Custom lists or various subjects
Text File Lists - Custom lists saved in a text file.
Letter Studies - Searches based on a specific letter
Stems - List of words that can be rearranged after adding a letter to form several other words.
Front and Back - Searches that return two sets of results, such as front and back hooks, extensions, or parallel plays.
Word Judge - Judges word(s) for valid play
Compare Lexicons - Though not in the standard list of searches, you can also search for words comparing two lexicons. That's available in the Settings > List Tools.