Brainstorming for Inspiration
Brainstormer ‘Search Filter’ Options
When you select a ‘Search For’ option you can narrow the search results with a filter to find more specific words & phrases.

Filter | Description |
No Filter | Brainstormer won’t filter the search results at all (even if you have entered something in the filter value box). You’ll get all the results. |
Starts with | Finds words and phrases that start with the letters you enter in the filter value box. |
Ends with | Finds words and phrases that end with the letters you enter in the filter value box. |
Contains | Finds words and phrases that contain with the letters you enter in the filter value box. That is, as long as the letters you enter are somewhere in the word, Brainstormer will find them. |
How to Brainstorm with a Filter
Here’s an example of how to Brainstorm with a filter.
Item | Instruction |
From the Brainstormer pane click in the Search box. and type ‘balloon’. ![]() | |
From the Search For drop-down, select ‘Rhymes with’. ![]() | |
From the Search Filter drop-down select ‘Ends with’ ![]() | |
In the filter value box enter ‘une’ and then press Enter. ![]() This example found 26 matches, a sample of which are shown below. ![]() |