Anagram Solver

How to Use the Anagram Solver

Enter your letters in the input box above.
Type a ? or SPACE to represent any letter (wildcard).
Type uppercase letters match on fixed positions.
Click Find Anagrams to see all possible words.

Tips for Word Games

Look for high-value letters like Q, J, and X.
Use short words to clear your rack and refresh your letters.
Learn common two-letter words to maximize your scoring opportunities.
Be careful when you place vowels next to double or triple-scoring tiles as this can offer opportunities for your opponent to place very high scoring words..

Ethical Notes

This anagram solver has been created as a learning exercise; it should not be used for unfair advantage when playing against people. Using it to improve your chances when playing against a bot is entirely another matter...

Technical Background

This anagram solver was built using the following technologies:

AWS EC2 Nano: Hosts the application on a lightweight, cost-effective server.
Flask: A Python web framework used to build the app.
Gunicorn / Nginx: A Python HTTP server and reverse proxy.
Watchtower: Logs application events to AWS CloudWatch for monitoring and debugging.
Boto3: The AWS SDK for Python, used to interact with AWS services like CloudWatch.
HTML/CSS/JavaScript: For the frontend design and interactivity.

Features

Real-time anagram generation.
Responsive design for mobile and desktop.
Integration with AWS for logging and scalability.

Keeping it simple has always been my goal, so this is a simple yet functional application with Flask. I also wanted to try porting this to React Next.js.