The XWord Info Bar Game can’t compete with the Crossword or Finder pages, but it’s surprisingly popular, with many repeat visitors. This post explains why, what’s new, how it’s used, and asks your opinion about various feature requests. It’s a game? How do I win? Well, it’s not much of a game, since there are… Continue reading Bar Game Updates
Category: XWord Info features
Tips and tricks for getting the most out of XWord Info.
Where are my Acrostic stats?
Our Acrostic solver remembers your progress so you can come back to that puzzle later. Sometimes that data disappears. This post explains why.
Acrostics
Learn to love Acrostics.
Finder Philosophy
What’s the difference between the different Search buttons on the XWord Info Finder page? And why is my RegEx search timing out?
Fearful symmetry
Crossword grid symmetry comes in various flavors.
The 3 Rs of Finder
A real-world example demonstrating some advanced features of the XWord Info Finder Page.
Finder Page Video Tutorial
The most useful feature on XWord Info is the Finder Page. It’s easy to use for straightforward searches, but there are many deeper capabilities. This video helps you get started. The tutorial barely scratches the surface of what’s possible. To keep it to 15 minutes, I don’t even mention using $c and $v for consonants… Continue reading Finder Page Video Tutorial
Analyze your Puzzles improvements
We’ve made some improvements to the “Analyze your own puzzles” feature.
Updated: Analyze Your Own Puzzles
The XWord Info Analyze page (which also generates links for your test solvers) has been given a huge update.
Goodbye Pangram, Hello POW
Well, you can safely ignore this post. Now that Jeff has stopped doling out POWs, I’ve gone back to counting pangrams on the baseball cards. Every NYT constructor gets what we call a Baseball Card on XWord Info. Like real baseball cards, there’s a photo and a bunch of stats only nerds care about. Until… Continue reading Goodbye Pangram, Hello POW