Genius 2000
Anagram and crossword-solving software for word puzzle enthusiasts, developed in Cambridge, England
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-11-06
About Genius 2000
Genius 2000 Software, the trading name of Genius 2000 Limited, markets language-based software. Its main product, Anagram Genius, generates anagrams. Crossword Maestro, which solved and explained cryptic and non-cryptic crosswords, is no longer sold and has been superseded by Crossword Genius.
The customers are word puzzle enthusiasts and crossword solvers who use the company's desktop software.
The company was founded in 1998 by William Tunstall-Pedoe, who also founded Evi (now Amazon Alexa) and Unlikely AI. It is registered in England and Wales and is based in Cambridge. Anagram Genius was used by author Dan Brown to create the anagrams in The Da Vinci Code.
Product: Anagram Genius anagram-generating software; Crossword Genius crossword solver (successor to Crossword Maestro, no longer sold).
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