HOW TO PLAY
- Our word search is designed to test your ability to find hidden words within a square 17-letter by 17-letter grid consisting of 289 seemingly random letters.
- The words to be found are shown in the grid to the right of the puzzle.
- All words to be found are taken from the English Oxford Dictionary.
- To complete the puzzle all words must be found.
- The letters compromising the words are in consecutive order with no breaks between letters.
- Words can be found horizontally, vertically, forwards and backwards.
- Words may intersect with each other.
- Separate words may use a letter already used in another word.
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GAME FUNCTIONS
- If using a mouse, once you have found a word in the puzzle grid from the words listed to be found, click the first letter of that word and drag your cursor to the last letter of the word.
- If using a mobile or tablet device, tap the first letter of the word and then drag to the last letter.
- If correct, the word will be highlighted in green.
- If incorrect, the word will not be highlighted.
- Once a word is found and correctly highlighted, the word in the grid to the right of the puzzle will automatically be crossed out.
- There is a timer above the word search for you to track how long each word search takes you to complete.
- To save your game just hit the save button above the word search. The timer will stop at that point and your game will be saved ready for when you revisit.
- To find saved games visit “MY GAMES” at the top of the page. A list of all your saved games will be listed here. Simply hit the game you wish to rejoin.
- If you are stuck and need a helping hand, hit the reveal icon above the word search and we will find a word for you. You can have a maximum of 5 hints.