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About Word Search
Word Search is the classic grid puzzle: a list of words hidden in a block of letters, running in every direction including diagonally and backwards.
It's a pattern-recognition exercise as much as a vocabulary one, and there's a daily calendar of new puzzles for coming back to.
How to play Word Search
- Select a word
- Swipe or drag across the letters
- Hint
- The bulb button
- Read the word list beside the grid.
- Find each word — horizontal, vertical, diagonal or backwards.
- Drag across the letters to select it.
- Find every word to complete the puzzle.
Word Search tips
- Search for a word's distinctive first letter rather than reading the grid.
- Scan systematically in rows, then columns, then diagonals.
- Uncommon letters — Q, Z, X, J — are the fastest anchors.
- Backwards words are the ones most people miss; check both directions.
Word Search — questions
Which directions do words run?
All of them — horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and backwards in each of those, which is what makes a good word search harder than it looks.
How do you find words faster?
Look for each word's most distinctive letter rather than scanning for the whole word. Q, Z, X and J are the quickest anchors when they appear.
Are there new puzzles?
Yes — a calendar of daily puzzles to come back to.
- Categories
- Puzzle
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up