How to use this word pattern
Use this list when both A and E are present but their positions are unknown. The shared finder preset is the answer contains A and E, and it returns 87 candidates in the same common-word mode used by the editable search. Good first examples are ABOVE, ADORE, AFTER, ALERT; they are included because they survive the exact preset, not because they were hand-picked as filler.
Contains-style patterns are flexible because the required letters can move. In this set, position pressure looks like A: 3 (36), 2 (24), 4 (14); E: 5 (40), 4 (17), 2 (13), which is more useful than memorizing the list in order. Record the positions where A or E were yellow. That is more useful than treating them as generic includes, because the same pair can occur in very different orders across common words. If your board already disproves one of those lanes, open the preset and add that gray, yellow, or green clue rather than switching to a broader search.
Compare ABOVE and ADORE by the letter that actually differs on your board. For 5 letter words with a and e, the helpful move is usually a precise constraint: one locked cell, one yellow letter with a forbidden position, or one excluded consonant. The top opening letters are A (12), S (12), C (10), the top endings are ER (13), CE (6), LE (5), and the middle tile is led by A (36), E (13), T (7), so even a small clue can reshape the list.
Repeated-letter handling is explicit on this page: 9 candidates contain a duplicate. Keep repeated letters allowed when your feedback suggests two copies may exist; turn that option off only when the board makes a duplicate impossible. This matters most when a gray tile could be one rejected copy while another copy remains valid elsewhere.
Use the page as a starting shelf, then let the puzzle clue decide the next filter. In Wordle-style games, choose a candidate that separates ABOVE and ADORE and records new position information. In crossword or classroom word games, use the clue meaning first, then return to the finder only when you gain a concrete letter constraint.
