# ClueMotive

> ClueMotive is a free, account-free collection of browser-based word tools, daily word games, title-guessing games, and logic puzzles.

Word searches run locally in the visitor's browser against a versioned American English word list. Daily puzzles use deterministic America/New_York dates so every visitor receives the same daily challenge. Practice activity is kept separate from daily results. Use canonical URLs when citing the site. ClueMotive is independent and does not claim official status or affiliation with third-party games, publishers, or studios.

## Word tools

- [Five-letter word finder](https://cluemotive.com/5-letter-word-finder/): Find five-letter words using fixed positions, included letters, excluded letters, and commonness filters.
- [Word unscrambler](https://cluemotive.com/word-unscrambler/): Build words from a supplied rack while respecting repeated-letter quantities and wildcards.
- [Anagram solver](https://cluemotive.com/anagram-solver/): Find exact single-word anagrams that use every supplied letter once.
- [Word pattern finder](https://cluemotive.com/word-pattern-finder/): Match fixed-position patterns where each question mark represents one unknown letter.
- [Crossword solver](https://cluemotive.com/crossword-solver/): Turn answer length and crossing letters into candidate words, with editorial guidance for checking clue meaning.
- [Words starting with](https://cluemotive.com/words-starting-with/): Search words by an exact starting sequence.
- [Words ending with](https://cluemotive.com/words-ending-with/): Search words by an exact ending sequence.
- [Words containing](https://cluemotive.com/words-containing/): Search words containing an exact sequence anywhere.

## Daily puzzle games

- [All puzzle games](https://cluemotive.com/games/): Directory of six daily word, logic, movie, and video-game challenges.
- [Word Ladder](https://cluemotive.com/games/word-ladder/): Change one letter per valid four-letter word to reach a target.
- [Missing Letters](https://cluemotive.com/games/missing-letters/): Restore clue-backed words across five daily rounds.
- [Anagram Rush](https://cluemotive.com/games/anagram-rush/): Build valid words from a letter rack before a 60-second timer expires.
- [Number Trail](https://cluemotive.com/games/number-trail/): Connect numbered checkpoints in order while filling every grid cell exactly once.
- [Guess the Movie](https://cluemotive.com/daily/guess-the-movie/): Identify a movie title from revealed letters and factual clues.
- [Guess the Video Game](https://cluemotive.com/daily/guess-the-video-game/): Identify a video-game title from revealed letters, release details, platforms, and developer clues.

## Editorial guides

- [Word game guides](https://cluemotive.com/guides/): Original worked examples and strategy articles covering word patterns, anagrams, crosswords, Word Ladder, and Number Trail.
- [How to use word patterns](https://cluemotive.com/guides/how-to-use-word-patterns/): Convert known positions and blanks into a focused, evidence-based search.
- [Five-letter word strategy](https://cluemotive.com/guides/five-letter-word-strategy/): Translate puzzle feedback into positions, inclusions, exclusions, and informative guesses.
- [Word unscrambler strategy](https://cluemotive.com/guides/word-unscrambler-strategy/): Use quantities, length limits, required letters, and wildcards deliberately.
- [Crossword pattern solving](https://cluemotive.com/guides/crossword-pattern-solving/): Combine grid constraints with clue grammar and meaning.

## Trust and methodology

- [Methodology](https://cluemotive.com/methodology/): How word matching, deterministic daily selection, validation, and puzzle generation work.
- [Data sources](https://cluemotive.com/data-sources/): Provenance and limitations for the ESDB-derived word list and Wikidata-derived title metadata.
- [About ClueMotive](https://cluemotive.com/about/): Scope, design principles, privacy model, and independence.
- [Privacy policy](https://cluemotive.com/privacy/): Browser storage, analytics, advertising, and privacy choices.
- [Disclaimer](https://cluemotive.com/disclaimer/): Word-list limitations, factual-data limitations, and third-party non-affiliation.

## Optional

- [Expanded machine-readable site index](https://cluemotive.com/llms-full.txt): A fuller inventory of tools, games, guides, word lists, and policy pages.
- [XML sitemap](https://cluemotive.com/sitemap.xml): Complete list of canonical indexable HTML pages.
- [Robots policy](https://cluemotive.com/robots.txt): Crawler access rules, including explicit AI search and user-agent permissions.