Find words with wildcards in AppWriter Windows

Use an asterisk for the letters you are unsure about, and insert cykelhjelm in a finished sentence.

Reviewed 7 November 2026

The video was made by SkrivSikkert, which also sells its own reading and writing tool. Everway did not make, pay for, or approve the video. AppWriter is a trademark of Everway A/S (formerly Wizkids A/S). About the videos

Written steps

  1. 0:00 Turn on word suggestions

    If you know the beginning and end of a word, you can try an asterisk for the letters you are unsure about. Here we find cykelhjelm. AppWriter is open in Notesblok.

    Open the menu by the word suggestions.

    Make sure Aktiver ordforslag has a checkmark.

    Close the menu again.

  2. 0:32 Use the asterisk

    Click in the text, and write the beginning of the sentence. I write: I need a, followed by cyk.

    Here are the first letters. I also know the ending, hjelm.

    Write an asterisk where letters are missing. The asterisk is the wildcard character.

    Type the rest of the word after the star. Here I type hjelm. Now AppWriter suggests cykelhjelm.

  3. 1:07 Listen and insert

    Click the play button next to the suggestion, and listen to the word.

    Click the word to insert it. Now cyk, the star, and hjelm are replaced by the full word cykelhjelm.

    End the sentence with a period.

  4. 1:36 Check the sentence

    Select the sentence with Control and A, so you can check it with reading aloud.

    Click the play button and listen to the result.

  5. 1:58 Try it yourself

    Try with a word where you know some of the letters. Use the star for the uncertain part, and listen to the suggestion before you choose.

    You have used an asterisk for the uncertain letters and inserted the desired word in a sentence.

Read the transcript

Do you know the beginning and end of a word, you can try an asterisk for the letters you are unsure about. Here we find cykelhjelm. AppWriter is open in Notesblok. Open the menu by the word suggestions. Make sure Aktiver ordforslag has a checkmark. Close the menu again. Click in the text, and type the beginning of the sentence. I write: I need a, followed by cyk. Here are the first letters. I also know the ending, hjelm. Write an asterisk where letters are missing. The asterisk is the wildcard character. Write the rest of the word after the asterisk. Here I write hjelm. Now AppWriter suggests cykelhjelm. Click the play button next to the suggestion, and listen to the word. Bicycle helmet Click the word to insert it. Now cyk, the star, and hjelm are replaced by the full word cykelhjelm. End the sentence with a period. Select the sentence with Control and A, so you can check it with reading aloud. Click the play button and listen to the result. I need a cykelhjelm. Try with a word where you know some of the letters. Use the asterisk for the uncertain part, and listen to the suggestion before you choose.

What you need

AppWriter Windows is installed, open, and signed in. A blank document is open in Notesblok.

Write with word suggestions in AppWriter Windows

When should I use the star?

Use the asterisk for the part of the word you are unsure about. The video shows cyk, an asterisk, and hjelm. Listen to the words found before you choose.

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