Franklin Merriam Webster Dictionary MWD-450 - Manual (Page 10)

Confusables are homonyms and
spelling variants that are easy to
confuse. If a word has Confusables,
CONF will flash in the upper right of
the screen.
1. Type a word (for example,
rain )
and press ENTER.
2. Press ?*.
Confusables are displayed with
identifying words.
3. Press ENTER and to highlight
the first word.
4. Press or to move the
highlight to the word you want.
5. Press ENTER to search for a def-
inition.
6. Press CLEAR to return to the
Entry screen.
If you know how to spell part of a
word, you can use MatchMaker™ to
find words containing those letters
by typing a question mark (?) in
place of each unknown letter.
1. Press DICT.
2. Type a word with ?’s (for exam-
ple, st??y ).
3. Press ENTER.
4. Press or to move the high-
light to the word you want and
press ENTER to view its definition.
5. Press CLEAR when finished.
➤ Word Finding Tips
You can also use ?’s to help solve
crossword puzzles. For example, you
can search for a five-letter word in
which its second letter is
h and its last
letter is w . Enter ?h??w to see possi-
ble answers.
Finding Confusables®
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Finding a Letter in a Word