Steering the generator
A phrase of 15 letters can split into tens of thousands of word combinations, and most are nonsense. Four settings narrow it to the good ones:
- Most words. Two or three words read best. Four or five finds far more, mostly odd.
- Smallest word. Allowing two-letter words (an, to, it) helps long phrases come out; three letters keeps it tidy.
- Word list. Everyday words is the strictest; All words adds unusual ones like tret and sain.
- Must include. The best trick of all. Pick a word that suits the subject (a pet name, a team, love for a wedding card), and the generator only arranges the letters that remain.
When a result is close but not quite there, tap the ✎ next to it to open it in the Workbench and rearrange it by hand.
Questions
- How many anagrams can a phrase have?
- It grows very fast with length. A 9-letter word may have a few dozen two-word anagrams; a 20-letter name can have hundreds of thousands of three-word ones. The generator shows the ones made of common words first.
- Why does it stop after a few seconds?
- On long phrases it stops searching after about three seconds so your phone stays responsive. Add a Must include word and it searches the rest much more thoroughly.
- Does it make sentences?
- It finds word combinations; whether they read as a sentence is up to you. Reordering the words (and adding punctuation) is allowed in anagrams.