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Free word search · themed grids

Word Search

Find the list. Easy is across and down. Hard adds diagonals and backwards.

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Word Search during play
In-game still from Word Search.

01 — Story

The brief

Word Search hides a themed list in a square of letters. Easy words run left to right or top to bottom. Hard words also run diagonally and backwards. Every puzzle is generated, so the grid does not repeat.

Press the first letter and drag to the last. The selection snaps to a straight line. On a phone you can tap the first letter and then the last if dragging is awkward. A keyboard works too: arrows, then Enter on the first and last letters. Found words highlight and leave the list.

Themes are Animals, Food, Space, Sports, and Nature. Easy is 10×10. Hard is 12×12 with all eight directions. The timer starts on the first selection and stops when the list is done. Lower is better. Scan for Z, Q, X, K, or a double letter, then check the words that need them.

How to mark a word

Drag from the first letter to the last, or tap both ends. A crooked drag will not count. It has to be a straight line.

Play

Modes and missions

Mode

Easy

Across and down on a 10×10 grid.

Mode

Hard

All eight directions on a 12×12 grid.

Hands

Controls

InputAction
Drag across a wordSelect it
Tap first and lastThe same selection on a phone

Spec

System requirements

Minimum

Playable

A current phone, tablet, or computer browser with JavaScript on. No download and no account.

Recommended

Smoother

A recent Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari window, and a stable connection the first time the page loads.

Questions

FAQ

Can words run backwards?

On Hard, yes, including diagonals. Easy is forward, across and down.

How do you select on a phone?

Drag from the first letter to the last, or tap each end.

How is the score kept?

Seconds from the first selection until the list is clear. Lower is better.

Sources

Asset credits

  • Original browser game by HSP for ViralScope Hub.
  • This about page is original writing for the hub. It does not reprint the live how-to.

Content source for this page: Facts checked against the live page at https://viralscopehub.com/word-search/. Copy on this about page is original.. Edit the matching object in data.json and run node scripts/build.mjs.

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