Anagram Indicators
Words that suggest chaos, movement, destruction, intoxication, or reorganization of letters.
Verified Indicator Words (62)Alphabetical Lexicon
wildimplies uncontrolled state
drunkimplies impaired coordination
brokenimplies structural fragmentation
crazyimplies mental disorientation
dancedimplies movement
scrambledimplies culinary or physical mix
confusedimplies mental disorder
novelimplies new arrangement
reformedimplies structural transformation
agitatedimplies stirred up
twistedimplies physical contortion
in ruinsimplies destruction
batteredimplies physical damage
eccentricimplies departure from center
shiftingimplies position change
unstableimplies lack of balance
upsetimplies overturned
stirredimplies culinary mixing
cookedimplies transformation
dancingimplies motion
flyingimplies motion through air
wanderingimplies moving without purpose
damagedimplies harm
spoiledimplies corruption
clumsyimplies clumsy assembly
misguidedimplies error
freakimplies abnormality
fluidimplies mutable shape
tumblingimplies falling irregularly
chaoticimplies complete disorder
reshuffledimplies card deck ordering
mutatedimplies genetic/structural change
peculiarimplies oddness
violentlyimplies force
dizzyimplies vertigo / rotation
rebuiltimplies reconstructed
alteredimplies modification of original order
anarchicimplies lawlessness and total disorder
arrangedimplies organized in fresh order
badlyimplies improper execution or arrangement
circulatingimplies cyclical motion of letters
convertedimplies transformation of state
corruptedimplies altered from true form
derangedimplies disordered sequence
disruptedimplies interrupted continuity
faultyimplies defective composition
fiddledimplies manipulated or tampered with
freneticimplies wild or agitated action
muddledimplies confused mixture
playimplies playful reshuffling
rearrangedimplies placed in a different order
reorganizedimplies restructuring of components
rottenimplies decomposed structure
shuffledimplies randomized deck arrangement
stormyimplies meteorological turbulence
tamperedimplies meddled with
translatedimplies transformed from one form to another
turbulentimplies violent agitation
unorthodoximplies non-standard arrangement
warpimplies bent or contorted shape
wrongimplies incorrect placement
anewimplies fresh assembly
Frequently Asked Questions: Anagram Indicators
What is the role of an indicator in a anagram indicators clue?
An indicator is the operative directive in a cryptic crossword clue that alerts the solver to perform a specific manipulation. In anagram indicators, it signals that the solver should chaos, movement, destruction, intoxication, or reorganization of letters.
Where is the indicator located within the clue?
In fair Ximenean cryptic crosswords, the indicator typically sits immediately adjacent to the fodder (the letters or words it operates upon), positioned either directly before or directly after them.
Can an indicator also be part of the definition?
No. Except in rare & Lit. (all-in-one) clues, a word can never serve double duty as both an indicator and part of the straight definition.