Word Search Daily Word Search
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How to play
- Find every listed word in a straight line.
- Drag across letters, or tap the first and last letter. Use arrow keys and Enter on the grid; Escape cancels.
- Words may cross. Harder hunts add diagonals and backwards words.
Puzzle words are in English. Interface language can be changed.
How to play Word Search, the daily word hunt
Word Search is a quick daily word hunt. Every word in the list is hidden in the grid of letters in a straight line. Find them all to solve the day.
Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letters. Easy boards only run left to right and top to bottom. Harder boards add diagonals and words written backwards, and words can cross.
A new board goes live at midnight in your time zone, easy at the start of the week and hardest on Sunday.
Strategy tips
- Scan for rare letters. Letters like J, K, V, W and Z appear less often, so a word that contains one is quicker to spot.
- Hunt for the first letter. Pick a word, find every copy of its first letter, then check the squares around each one for the second letter.
- Follow crossings. Words often share a letter. A word you have found is a good place to look for the next one.
- Use a hint. Hint points at the first letter of a word you have not found yet.
Frequently asked questions
- What language are the words in?
- English. The words are common, everyday words grouped by theme. You can change the language of the buttons and messages.
- Can words go backwards or diagonally?
- On harder days, yes. Easy boards only go across and down. Medium adds a diagonal, Hard adds backwards words, and Expert uses all eight directions.
- Is each word hidden only once?
- Yes. Every word appears exactly once in the grid.
- Can I play more than one a day?
- Endless mode has unlimited word hunts from Easy to Expert, and the archive keeps every past daily board. It is free, with no account.