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Word Search

by Nebulark Studio ยท Word ยท v1.1.0

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Hunt for themed words hidden in a paper letter grid and mark them with felt highlighters. Find them all as fast as you can.

How to play

  1. Find every word in the list. Words run in straight lines across the grid.
  2. Pick Easy, Normal or Hard and press Play.
  3. Drag from a word's first letter to its last (or click or tap both ends) to mark it. The letters you are selecting show next to the Hint button.
  4. On the keyboard, use the arrows and Space to mark the start, then the arrows and Space again on the end.
  5. Stuck? The Hint button flashes a word's first letter but adds 15 seconds.
  6. Find every word to finish. Your time is your score, and lower is better. Beat the par time for 3 stars.
  7. Leave mid-game and Continue later from the menu: your board, finds and time are saved.

Controls

Keyboard

  • Drag from the first letter to the last โ€” mark a word
  • Click the first letter, then the last โ€” mark a word
  • Arrows โ€” move the cursor
  • Space / Enter โ€” mark the start, then the end
  • H โ€” hint (+15 s)
  • Esc โ€” cancel the start mark, or pause
  • M โ€” mute
  • ? โ€” how to play

Touch

  • Drag a finger across a word โ€” mark it
  • Tap the first letter, then the last โ€” mark a word
  • Hint button โ€” flash a first letter (+15 s)
  • ? button โ€” how to play

About Word Search

Word Search hides a themed list of words in a grid of letters on a cream paper card. Drag from a word's first letter to its last and a translucent highlighter stroke marks it, in a new colour every time, while the word is crossed off the list. Easy keeps words reading left to right and top to bottom, Normal adds diagonals, and Hard hides words in all eight directions, backwards included. Ten original themes, from Ocean and Space to Kitchen and Travel, and a fresh board for every game: each word appears exactly once, so every find is unambiguous. Your time is your score, and each hint adds 15 seconds.

Features

  • โœ“ Ten original themes with 27 to 29 words each
  • โœ“ Three modes: 8ร—8 forward only, 10ร—10 with diagonals, 12ร—12 in all 8 directions
  • โœ“ Every word appears exactly once: no accidental duplicates
  • โœ“ Raised letter tiles and glossy felt-highlighter strokes in a new colour for each word
  • โœ“ Live read-out of the letters you are swiping, and a star goal for every board
  • โœ“ Save and Continue: pick up an unfinished puzzle later
  • โœ“ Mouse drag, click-click, keyboard and touch controls
  • โœ“ Time-attack scoring with a validated leaderboard per mode
Category
Word
Devices
desktop, tablet, mobile
Developer
Nebulark Studio
Last updated
Nov 10, 2026