Find every word from the list hidden in the grid of letters. Words run in straight lines: across and down on Easy, diagonally on Normal, and backwards too on Hard.
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Play word search puzzles free in your browser: a grid of letters, a list of hidden words, thirty themes, three levels and a new daily puzzle on each level.
Every puzzle has a theme, such as Animals, Space or Desserts, and a list of words from that theme under the grid. Each word is hidden somewhere in the grid of letters, in one straight line with no gaps, and the letters around the words are random filler. Your goal is to find every word on the list.
To select a word, tap its first letter and then tap its last letter. The first letter gets an amber ring; when the second tap is in a straight line with it and the letters between spell a word on the list, the word is marked in colour in the grid and crossed off the list. You can tap the two ends in either order. You can also press on the first letter and slide your finger to the last one. If the line spells no word, it flashes red and clears. If your second tap is not in a straight line with the first, it becomes the new first letter, so a wrong start costs nothing. Words may share letters where they cross.
The clock starts with your first tap and stops when the last word is found. There is no way to lose: take as long as you like, then try to beat your time. Each word is worth 10 points per letter, quick finds in a row multiply the points, and a fast finish adds a time bonus.
Easy is an 8 by 8 grid with 6 words that run only across and down, good for children and quick breaks. Normal is a 10 by 10 grid with 8 words, adding the diagonals that read left to right. Hard is a 12 by 12 grid with 10 words in all eight directions, so words can run backwards, upwards and diagonally back. Each level has its own daily puzzle, best time, finish count and medals: bronze for finishing, silver for finishing within twice the par time, gold for beating par without Hint or Undo.
Tap the first letter of the word, then tap its last letter. You can also press on the first letter and slide your finger to the last one. Either end can come first, so a word read backwards is selected the same way.
Yes. The first puzzle you start each day on each level is that day's puzzle, the same grid for everyone who plays that level today. After it, New gives you a fresh random puzzle as often as you like.
On Easy the words run only left to right and top to bottom. Normal adds the two diagonals that read left to right. Hard uses all eight directions, so words can also run backwards, upwards and diagonally back.
Nothing bad. A line that spells no word on the list flashes red and clears, and you lose only your quick-find streak. If your second tap is not in a straight line with the first, it simply becomes the new first letter.
Every word you find is worth 10 points per letter. Finding the next word within 20 seconds raises a streak multiplier up to 2.5 times, and finishing quickly adds a time bonus. Your best time for each level is what earns the medals.
Yes. It runs in any browser on a phone, tablet or computer, with no app, no account and no download. Your best times and streaks are kept on your device for each level.
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