🔍 Word Search
Hunt down hidden words in every direction.
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How to Play Word Search
- Click and drag across the grid to highlight a sequence of letters.
- Words can run in any of 8 directions: left, right, up, down and all four diagonals.
- A successfully found word is permanently highlighted in a unique colour and struck off the word list.
- Find all words before the timer runs out to win. Use hints if you're stuck!
Tips & Strategy
- Scan the grid for the first letter of a word, then look outward in all eight directions.
- Longer words are easier to spot than short ones — try them first.
- Use a hint to flash the location of one unfound word (up to 3 per game).
Word Search — Frequently Asked Questions
How many themes are there?
Eight themes: Animals, Space, Food, Sports, Countries, Colors, Music and Ocean. Each theme has 16 words; difficulty controls how many are hidden.
What are the difficulty sizes?
Easy uses a 10×10 grid with 8 words, Medium a 13×13 grid with 12 words, and Hard a 16×16 grid with all 16 words.