Franklin Electronic Publishers SA-309 Spelling Ace Thesaurus with Merriam-Webster Puzzle solver
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Tuesday, Apr 21
Features
- Crossword Puzzle Solver Using Merriam-Webster Word List
- Word Builder Uses The Letters Entered To Create A List Of Possible Words To Help Solve
- Thesaurus With 500,000 Synonyms & Antonyms
- Confusables Function Identifies & Explains Should A Like
- Classmates Feature Provides Words In A Similar Category
Description
Franklin Sa309 Spelling Ace Pro & Puzzle Solver
Product Dimensions: 1.87 x 7.38 x 9.75 inches
Item Weight: 6.7 ounces
Item model number: SA-309
Batteries: 3 AAA batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: February 2, 2009
Manufacturer: Franklin Electronics
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Works great and is easy to use for my 12-year-old
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2026 by Robert C.
Helps my son with his tutoring sessions. Too expensive for what it is.
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2025 by Amazon Customer
I bought one of these many years ago as a gift for my father and he loved it and used it to death. After some rough handling the battery door was broken and the screen contrast decreased, which was difficult for him to see given he is 86 years old and has some vision issues. I just bought a new Franklin for him and he is very delighted. It is easy for him to use (he is VERY non-tech) and the screen and buttons are legible to him. He loves playing the word puzzles and takes it with him when he needs to wait for appointments. I think this would make a great gift in particular for an older friend or relative.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020 by David W Peters
It’s good quality, but can be confusing on how to use at times.
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2024 by Acacia Gregg
Purchased for mother because she likes to cheat occasionally on hard crossword puzzle. She loves it and easy to use
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2025 by kallaman
This Franklin Spelling Ace Pro & Puzzle Solver works great. Had a Webster's Spelling Corrector and it was terrible at finding the correct words.
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024 by Wilbur B. Ackerman
After spending more time with this product, I've come to the same conclusion many other reviewers here have: it lacks on assisting difficult puzzles, which is at the core of what makes devices like these so handy. I figured this would be an improvement on their older model, the CWP-206, but it takes longer to create an answer list. The time it takes goes up dramatically the farther into the word that your first known letter sits. It took the CWP-206 only one second to finish searching for the word "harem" with the first letter a wildcard, but took 8 seconds to finish on the SA-309. ??REM took less than 4 seconds for the CWP-206 to produce five words, and 37 seconds on the SA-309 to produce only two words. If you start to try longer words with more front-end letters missing, it gets so slow as to be unusable. What really annoys me is that it seems like they removed a lot of answers that were specific to solving difficult crosswords - certain terms, first/last names, or short phrases you would not normally find in a dictionary. My best guess is that they used a smaller crossword solver database to make more room for the spellchecker and thesaurus, the primary functions of the device given the "SA" product prefix. Giving Franklin one more chance, I considered purchasing the slightly more expensive CWP-570, which I figured would be the real upgrade I was looking for. I was shocked to find the reviewers there had the same complaints. Through my searches I also found that Franklin used to sell it as the NYT-570CWD, with the New York Times logo printed on it, but must've realized the folly of their ways and removed the reference. They're so full of other useless games and features that the main selling point seems like an afterthought. Over the last few years I've finished thousands of New York Times crosswords and, like others, have found Franklin's (sadly discontinued) CWP-206 to be one of the best solvers around. There is also a more compact CWP-106. If you can't find either of those used, I would recommend Seiko's line of crossword puzzle solvers, ER3200/ER3700/ER6700. They can be found on Amazon (I found the ER3200 for $35), but it may take some time to find a reasonable price since they're usually coming from the UK/Ireland. They use the Oxford English Dictionary and run circles around Franklin's current solvers on the market. You can read their customer reviews on Amazon's UK site.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013 by E
The keys are like a manual typewriter compared to cellphone keypad. The most disappointing thing is the search capability of this device. You have to be real close to the correct spelling for a hit on the correct word. The free internet online dictionary is much more reaching and in fact a phrase describing the lost word can be used to find the correct spelling. I bought this tool because I didn't want to power up my computer each time to verify the spelling of a single word. I would use an app on my phone if the whole screen was used to display the possible hits.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024 by Tool Buyer