# Crossword Aide

> Multilingual Puzzle Solver

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id388762477](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id388762477)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id388762477`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Save The Machine
- **Category:** Word
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04
- **First published:** 2010-08-30
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crossword-aide/id388762477)
- **Website:** [http://save-the-machine.com/](http://save-the-machine.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://save-the-machine.com/privacy-policy.html](http://save-the-machine.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Stuck on a crossword puzzle?  "Crossword 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.  "Crossword Aide" will suggest words that could fit.  

Have the letters but not the order?  Switch to Anagrams mode and "Crossword Aide" will find every word that uses the letters you typed.

Solving a puzzle in a foreign language? We have you covered.  "Crossword 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 3,000+ 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 (Missing Letters mode):
? matches any letter
* optionally matches any letter.

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

Anagram Examples:
SILENT finds "listen" and "tinsel".
SHARE finds "hears" and "shear".

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.  "Crossword Aide" will launch Google's dictionary or Google Translate as appropriate.

(Also known as "Xword Aide" on your home screen.)

## Rankings

- #556,600 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id388762477)