Mobysaurus Thesaurus can find words and phrases which match patterns almost instantly.
To find:
Type
?
Type
@
- Any single consonant letter
Type
%
Type
*
- Any single character in this range
Type like
[a-z] (ranges must be in ascending order. ) or type like [a,t,d] or [atd]
- Any single character except the characters in this range
Type like
[!a-z] (ranges must be in ascending order. ) or type like [!a,t,d] or [!atd]
Examples:
s?t
finds "sot", "set" and "sit"
t???sh
finds "thrash", "thresh", "thrush",
w?d*ck
finds "wedlock"
[r-t]ight
finds "right", "sight", and "tight"
t[!a-m]ck
finds "tuck", but not "tack" or "tick"
[!s,t]ight
finds "right", but not "sight" or "tight"