Frequently Asked Questions
What is a word search?
A word search is a puzzle where there are rows of letters placed in the shape of a square, and there are words written forwards, backwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. There will be a list of words for the player to look for and the goal of the player is to find those words hidden in the word search puzzle, and highlight them.
How do I choose the words to use in my word search?
Once you’ve picked a theme, choose words that have a variety of different lengths, difficulty levels and letters. You don’t need to worry about trying to fit the words together with each other because WordMint will do that for you!
How are word searches used in the classroom?
Word search games are an excellent tool for teachers, and an excellent resource for students. They help to encourage wider vocabulary, as well as testing cognitive abilities and pattern-finding skills.
Because the word search templates are completely custom, you can create suitable word searches for children in kindergarten, all the way up to college students.
Who is a word search suitable for?
One of the common word search faq’s is whether there is an age limit or what age kids can start doing word searches. The fantastic thing about word search exercises is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need.
Word searches can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.
How do I create a word search template?
For the easiest word search templates, WordMint is the way to go!
Pre-made templates
For a quick an easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!
Create your own from scratch
- Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
- Head to ‘My Puzzles’
- Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Word Search’
- Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen words
- That’s it! The template builder will create your word search template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a Word document or PDF and print!
How can I print my word search template?
All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!
Can I create a word search in other languages?
Word searches are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as it tests their reading comprehension skills in a fun, engaging way.
We have full support for word search templates in Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images.
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Download and print this Computer Terms word search puzzle or play online.
Recommended: Check out this Advance Word Search Maker to create commercial use printable puzzles.
Paper Version — Download and Print
PDF will include puzzle sheet and the answer key.
Play Online — Press and hold left mouse button and drag to select the letters on the grid below
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Instructions
This online word search puzzle will help you learn and practise spelling English words for parts of the computer.
All the words go across or down. There are no diagonal or backwards words.
Click the first and last letter of each word to mark them off. Look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
Tap the first and last letter to mark a word off. Look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary.
Show/hide tips
Use a question mark to show a word if you get stuck.
This game works best in portrait view on some mobile devices.
Check out our free online word search and word puzzle games. Find words forward, backward, diagonally, vertically or horizontally.
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2 Player Word Search
This is a multiplayer timed word search puzzle game. Customize your puzzle by choosing from among 8 topics (or all of them at once). Play by yourself or against a friend.
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This is a multiplayer timed word search puzzle game. Customize your puzzle by choosing from among 8 topics (or all of them at once). Play by yourself or against a friend.
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9 Words Search
This is a simple word finding game. Choose from 3 different word themes and find all 9 words shown at the bottom center of the screen as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game. Choose from 3 different word themes and find all 9 words shown at the bottom center of the screen as fast as you can.
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Amazing World of Gumball Word Search
This is a word finding game themed for the hit Cartoon Network series.
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This is a word finding game themed for the hit Cartoon Network series.
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Be Cool Scooby Doo Word Search Game: Forward & Reverse
This is a word search game which uses words from the animated series and has players find them. The game offers two difficulty levels with many words being backward and diagonal on hard mode. See how long it takes you to complete the puzzle and how many stars you earn.
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This is a word search game which uses words from the animated series and has players find them. The game offers two difficulty levels with many words being backward and diagonal on hard mode. See how long it takes you to complete the puzzle and how many stars you earn.
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Christmas Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Daily Word Search
This is a word finding game that provides puzzles in 3 difficulty levels and puzzle sizes for each day of the year.
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This is a word finding game that provides puzzles in 3 difficulty levels and puzzle sizes for each day of the year.
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Earth Day Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after natural conservation and protecting mother Earth. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after natural conservation and protecting mother Earth. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Easter Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Halloween Word Search Game
This is a simple word finding game where you find seasonally themed words in either a small or large puzzle.
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This is a simple word finding game where you find seasonally themed words in either a small or large puzzle.
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Happy New Year Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Independence Day Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Looking For The Words
This is a 3-category word search game for suitable for young learners. Find 9 fruit, animal, or food related words in a 10×10 letter grid.
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This is a 3-category word search game for suitable for young learners. Find 9 fruit, animal, or food related words in a 10×10 letter grid.
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Martin Luther King Day Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Math Search
In this game you must find the answers to the operators on the left side of the screen, word search style. Find all the hidden numbers before the timer runs out. Play through 8 stages with a 10-minute timer on each. Start with adding 3-digit numbers & as you advance move up to numbers as long as 5 digits while adding it subtraction, multiplication, & division.
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In this game you must find the answers to the operators on the left side of the screen, word search style. Find all the hidden numbers before the timer runs out. Play through 8 stages with a 10-minute timer on each. Start with adding 3-digit numbers & as you advance move up to numbers as long as 5 digits while adding it subtraction, multiplication, & division.
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Math Word Search: Math Solving & Word Seeking Game for Students
This is a unique math solving and word searching game for students and kids. Players must solve the equations on the left side of the game. Then they must find the word of the answer across the word puzzle. Complete the game on easy or hard mode.
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This is a unique math solving and word searching game for students and kids. Players must solve the equations on the left side of the game. Then they must find the word of the answer across the word puzzle. Complete the game on easy or hard mode.
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Memorial Day Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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OMG Word Genius
This is a hidden word puzzle game with 108 levels. Connect all the letters in the proper order to find them in the jumble. All the letters in a jumble form part of a word.
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This is a hidden word puzzle game with 108 levels. Connect all the letters in the proper order to find them in the jumble. All the letters in a jumble form part of a word.
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Presidents’ Day Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Saint Patrick’s Day Word Search
This is a simple luck of the Irish word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple luck of the Irish word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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Thanksgiving Word Search
This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word finding game themed after the holiday. Choose to play a small or large puzzle size and find all the words from the word list at the bottom as fast as you can.
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TRZ Word Search
This is a simple word finding game with 20 word categories ranging from animals, colors, drinks, foods, fruits, house, human body, professions and the United States. This game automatically highlights all instances of a selected letter, which can help you find the words.
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This is a simple word finding game with 20 word categories ranging from animals, colors, drinks, foods, fruits, house, human body, professions and the United States. This game automatically highlights all instances of a selected letter, which can help you find the words.
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Waffle Word Finder Game
Waffle is a free online word search game where players can find words in any order.
Spell words by drawing lines through the letter tiles. Spelling may be forward or backward with tiles being used vertically, horizontally, diagonally, or any combination in conjunction so long as you can draw line segments directly connecting the tiles in sequence.
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Waffle is a free online word search game where players can find words in any order.
Spell words by drawing lines through the letter tiles. Spelling may be forward or backward with tiles being used vertically, horizontally, diagonally, or any combination in conjunction so long as you can draw line segments directly connecting the tiles in sequence.
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WF Revolution
This is a hidden word search game inspired by Boggle. Use hints to identify what words to look for. Connect the letters in the right order to find all the words in the jumble.
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This is a hidden word search game inspired by Boggle. Use hints to identify what words to look for. Connect the letters in the right order to find all the words in the jumble.
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Word Finder
This is a simple word search game comprising words from 10 different categories. Play through 3 difficulty levels as fast as you can.
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This is a simple word search game comprising words from 10 different categories. Play through 3 difficulty levels as fast as you can.
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Word Play: Disney Word Finding Game
This is a word finding puzzle where players must use all letters from each puzzle as parts of words to move on to the next word. Play novice, intermediate, or pro puzzles themed after Descendants 3, The Owl House, Raven’s Home, Big City Greens, or Bunk’d.
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This is a word finding puzzle where players must use all letters from each puzzle as parts of words to move on to the next word. Play novice, intermediate, or pro puzzles themed after Descendants 3, The Owl House, Raven’s Home, Big City Greens, or Bunk’d.
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Word Search
This is a simple word clearing game for young children. Link the letters together to form words. Keep forming words until all of the letters on the grid are gone.
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This is a simple word clearing game for young children. Link the letters together to form words. Keep forming words until all of the letters on the grid are gone.
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Word Search Creator
This game lets you make your own word search puzzles that you can play online or save and print to share with others. List down up to 15 search items to look for and let the game do the rest.
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This game lets you make your own word search puzzles that you can play online or save and print to share with others. List down up to 15 search items to look for and let the game do the rest.
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Word Search Game
This is a simple customizable word finding game. Choose from 6 categories including animals, computer, countries, fruits, music, and vegetables. Find words in 6 playable languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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This is a simple customizable word finding game. Choose from 6 categories including animals, computer, countries, fruits, music, and vegetables. Find words in 6 playable languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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Word Search Premium
This is a challenging word search game where you must find a set of words in a 20 x 30 grid.
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This is a challenging word search game where you must find a set of words in a 20 x 30 grid.
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Word Search Pro
This is a simple timed word finding game with a customizable background. Choose from 10 themes and find all the words listed.
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This is a simple timed word finding game with a customizable background. Choose from 10 themes and find all the words listed.
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Word Search Puzzle
This is a simple geography-themed word search game. Find all the answers to the hints on the right side of the screen before you lose all your points.
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This is a simple geography-themed word search game. Find all the answers to the hints on the right side of the screen before you lose all your points.
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Instructions
Search for hidden words in the letter grid. Find them horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or backward, depending on the difficulty level you select. All the words listed on the right of the game. Tap and drag over the letters to highlight the word and check it off the list.
Too easy? Set the game difficulty in the options menu to change the directions that the words are in. Want to up the challenge? Try timing your word search or hiding your word list. Looking to make the puzzle even harder? Try Maniac Mode!
WORD SEARCH TIPS & TRICKS
Don’t focus on the word list at first. Almost every word search puzzle will contain a handful of obvious words that’ll just pop out at you. There’s no need to even bother looking at your list of words until you’ve circled all the obvious words first and find yourself in need of some help.
Look for multiple words at the same time. Once you’ve found the obvious words, look at the list and try keeping two or three words in your head. You’ll be surprised how often you’ll stumble upon one word when looking for another one.
Leave the hardest words for last. If you’re having a hard time finding a specific word, skip it and look for another one instead. A good strategy is to find as many easy words as possible quickly, and then use the rest of your time looking for the remaining one or two hard ones. Once you identify the easy words on the board, the hard words will become easier to spot.
Look for the last letters of the search words. Many people have an easier time looking for letter clusters than looking for the letters in the order they’re written. If you decide to look for letter clusters while doing your word search puzzle, look for the last three or four letters of the word instead of the first couple. You’re less likely to waste your time chasing false leads that way.
Say the word out loud. People find that saying the word they’re looking for out loud helps stimulate the part of their brain that’s thinking about the puzzle and looking for words. But be careful that you’re not in a place where you can embarrass yourself!
WHAT YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING WORD SEARCH
Much like in our word scramble game, players will rely on their spelling and vocabulary skills, as well as their ability to find words among scrambled letters.
OTHER WORD GAMES
If you enjoy Word searches, try these other free word puzzles:
Hangman Hang on to your balloons! Guess the letters to solve the word puzzle and stay alive.
Daily Crossword Put down the newspaper and solve a new hand-crafted crossword every day. Find words down and across in this classic word-guessing game.
Unolingo Use each letter in the alphabet exactly once to solve this special crossword puzzle. There are no hints, so you’ll have to really use your vocabulary!
Search for hidden words in the letter grid. Find them horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or backward, depending on the difficulty level you select. All the words listed on the right of the game. Click and drag over the letters to highlight the word and check it off the list.
Too easy? Set the game difficulty in the options menu to change the directions that the words are in. Want to up the challenge? Try timing your word search or hiding your word list. Looking to make the puzzle even harder? Try Maniac Mode!
WORD SEARCH TIPS & TRICKS
Don’t focus on the word list at first. Almost every word search puzzle will contain a handful of obvious words that’ll just pop out at you. There’s no need to even bother looking at your list of words until you’ve circled all the obvious words first and find yourself in need of some help.
Look for multiple words at the same time. Once you’ve found the obvious words, look at the list and try keeping two or three words in your head. You’ll be surprised how often you’ll stumble upon one word when looking for another one.
Leave the hardest words for last. If you’re having a hard time finding a specific word, skip it and look for another one instead. A good strategy is to find as many easy words as possible quickly, and then use the rest of your time looking for the remaining one or two hard ones. Once you identify the easy words on the board, the hard words will become easier to spot.
Look for the last letters of the search words. Many people have an easier time looking for letter clusters than looking for the letters in the order they’re written. If you decide to look for letter clusters while doing your word search puzzle, look for the last three or four letters of the word instead of the first couple. You’re less likely to waste your time chasing false leads that way.
Say the word out loud. People find that saying the word they’re looking for out loud helps stimulate the part of their brain that’s thinking about the puzzle and looking for words. But be careful that you’re not in a place where you can embarrass yourself!
WHAT YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING WORD SEARCH
Much like in our word scramble game, players will rely on their spelling and vocabulary skills, as well as their ability to find words among scrambled letters.
OTHER WORD GAMES
If you enjoy Word searches, try these other free word puzzles:
Hangman Hang on to your balloons! Guess the letters to solve the word puzzle and stay alive.
Daily Crossword Put down the newspaper and solve a new hand-crafted crossword every day. Find words down and across in this classic word-guessing game.
Unolingo Use each letter in the alphabet exactly once to solve this special crossword puzzle. There are no hints, so you’ll have to really use your vocabulary!
How to play Word Search on your phone
Did you know you can also play Word Search on your phone? It’s a great way to play without worrying about losing your save data.
For iOS devices, simply tap the «Share» icon 
in Safari and select «Add to Home Screen». For Android devices, tap the “Menu” icon 
and select «Install App».
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Word Search Instructions
Search for hidden words in the letter grid. Find them horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or backward, depending on the difficulty level you select. All the words listed on the right of the game. Tap and drag over the letters to highlight the word and check it off the list.
Too easy? Set the game difficulty in the options menu to change the directions that the words are in. Want to up the challenge? Try timing your word search or hiding your word list. Looking to make the puzzle even harder? Try Maniac Mode!
WORD SEARCH TIPS & TRICKS
Don’t focus on the word list at first. Almost every word search puzzle will contain a handful of obvious words that’ll just pop out at you. There’s no need to even bother looking at your list of words until you’ve circled all the obvious words first and find yourself in need of some help.
Look for multiple words at the same time. Once you’ve found the obvious words, look at the list and try keeping two or three words in your head. You’ll be surprised how often you’ll stumble upon one word when looking for another one.
Leave the hardest words for last. If you’re having a hard time finding a specific word, skip it and look for another one instead. A good strategy is to find as many easy words as possible quickly, and then use the rest of your time looking for the remaining one or two hard ones. Once you identify the easy words on the board, the hard words will become easier to spot.
Look for the last letters of the search words. Many people have an easier time looking for letter clusters than looking for the letters in the order they’re written. If you decide to look for letter clusters while doing your word search puzzle, look for the last three or four letters of the word instead of the first couple. You’re less likely to waste your time chasing false leads that way.
Say the word out loud. People find that saying the word they’re looking for out loud helps stimulate the part of their brain that’s thinking about the puzzle and looking for words. But be careful that you’re not in a place where you can embarrass yourself!
WHAT YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING WORD SEARCH
Much like in our word scramble game, players will rely on their spelling and vocabulary skills, as well as their ability to find words among scrambled letters.
OTHER WORD GAMES
If you enjoy Word searches, try these other free word puzzles:
Hangman Hang on to your balloons! Guess the letters to solve the word puzzle and stay alive.
Daily Crossword Put down the newspaper and solve a new hand-crafted crossword every day. Find words down and across in this classic word-guessing game.
Unolingo Use each letter in the alphabet exactly once to solve this special crossword puzzle. There are no hints, so you’ll have to really use your vocabulary!
How to play Word Search on your phone
To play Word Search easily any time, you can add it directly to your phone as an app. It’s a great way to play without worrying about losing your game save data.
For iOS devices, simply tap the «Share» icon in Safari and select «Add to Home Screen». For Android devices, tap the “Menu” icon and select «Install App».
Search for hidden words in the letter grid. Find them horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or backward, depending on the difficulty level you select. All the words listed on the right of the game. Click and drag over the letters to highlight the word and check it off the list.
Too easy? Set the game difficulty in the options menu to change the directions that the words are in. Want to up the challenge? Try timing your word search or hiding your word list. Looking to make the puzzle even harder? Try Maniac Mode!
WORD SEARCH TIPS & TRICKS
Don’t focus on the word list at first. Almost every word search puzzle will contain a handful of obvious words that’ll just pop out at you. There’s no need to even bother looking at your list of words until you’ve circled all the obvious words first and find yourself in need of some help.
Look for multiple words at the same time. Once you’ve found the obvious words, look at the list and try keeping two or three words in your head. You’ll be surprised how often you’ll stumble upon one word when looking for another one.
Leave the hardest words for last. If you’re having a hard time finding a specific word, skip it and look for another one instead. A good strategy is to find as many easy words as possible quickly, and then use the rest of your time looking for the remaining one or two hard ones. Once you identify the easy words on the board, the hard words will become easier to spot.
Look for the last letters of the search words. Many people have an easier time looking for letter clusters than looking for the letters in the order they’re written. If you decide to look for letter clusters while doing your word search puzzle, look for the last three or four letters of the word instead of the first couple. You’re less likely to waste your time chasing false leads that way.
Say the word out loud. People find that saying the word they’re looking for out loud helps stimulate the part of their brain that’s thinking about the puzzle and looking for words. But be careful that you’re not in a place where you can embarrass yourself!
WHAT YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING WORD SEARCH
Much like in our word scramble game, players will rely on their spelling and vocabulary skills, as well as their ability to find words among scrambled letters.
OTHER WORD GAMES
If you enjoy Word searches, try these other free word puzzles:
Hangman Hang on to your balloons! Guess the letters to solve the word puzzle and stay alive.
Daily Crossword Put down the newspaper and solve a new hand-crafted crossword every day. Find words down and across in this classic word-guessing game.
Unolingo Use each letter in the alphabet exactly once to solve this special crossword puzzle. There are no hints, so you’ll have to really use your vocabulary!
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