How to play word search

Look at the word list beside the grid, then scan the letters for a word you recognize.

Words can point anywhere

Words run left to right, right to left, up, down and along either diagonal. Each word makes a straight line; letters never turn a corner.

Select a word

On a touch screen or with a mouse, drag from its first letter to its last. With a keyboard, focus and activate the first and last letters. Found words are highlighted and crossed off the list. Progress is saved in this browser.

Try a simple strategy

Find the longest word first and scan for its uncommon letter pairs. Then look along rows, columns and diagonals from the first letter of a shorter word.

Difficulty levels

Easy puzzles use a 7 × 7 grid with five words. Medium puzzles use a 14 × 14 grid with ten words. Hard 16 × 16 grids will arrive later.