I'd been looking for a simple way to leverage OS X's built-in Unix dictionary to solve crossword clues, and came up with this little gem of a script: #!/bin/bash echo -n "Please enter a word pattern to search for (use a . for unknowns): " read text echo `grep -w $text /usr/share/dict/words` Just paste into your text editor of choice, save somewhere, make sure to chmod +x the file and boom, you have yourself a very simple crossword solver! Granted it isn't perfect, but it's a good start. [robg adds: Just to clarify, the Unix dictionary isn't the same as the built-in dictionary you access through the Dictionary program. While the Unix words file does hold a large number of words, it doesn't have everything you'll find in Dictionary app.]

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