Stuck for a 7-letter word whose second letter is B and fifth letter R? Crossword Assistant searches its list of over 20,000 7-letter words and instantly comes up with these possibilities ...

What about an anagram of lost Fridaywith fourth letter D? Not easy if you've never heard of the word

             faldistory

but not a problem for Crossword Assistant.
 

Crossword Assistant comes with a built-in dictionary of over 150,000 words. It provides lightning-fast searches for words when you know some of the letters, or anagrams, and even partial anagrams for the answer. It's an indispensable tool when you have solved some clues in a crossword but can't get any further — or if you are crossword composer and need to fill in a light with a problematic selection of letters!
 

Crossword Assistant is a shareware application for Mac OS X users. You may download it and use it freely — almost all features are enabled without registration. If you like it you can register for US$10 or equivalent; please contact me at neville.smythe@optusnet.com.au

New in version 2: Many new features, including the ability to search for phrases, and to create, install and manage alternative dictionaries. Registered users can install a huge 450,000 word dictionary, including over 165,000 phrases, as well as dictionaries for other languages, Shakespeare's plays and poetry, and the Bible!

New in version 2.2: Look up the meaning of words in internet reference sites; also 2 new dictionaries

Download version 2.2.2— Universal version (including fix for MacOS 10.12) for Mac OS X 10.5 PPC and Intel (1.4mb) new 15 Jan 2017