Word Search — hidden word puzzles
Play any time+ a new puzzle every day
Word Search is the one everyone already knows how to play, which is exactly why it belongs in the collection. A grid of letters, a list of words, and every word hidden in it somewhere — horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards.
Drag across a word to claim it. The grid keeps your place, so you can put it down mid-puzzle and pick it up on the bus without losing the words you already found.
There is a daily grid, generated from a server-owned word pool so everyone gets the same board, and it feeds the same streaks, leaderboards and achievements as the rest of the collection. Beyond that, pick Easy, Medium, Hard or Extreme and play as many grids as you want.
Free on Android and iOS. Play as a guest — no account needed.
How to play Word Search
Need a hand? Try the Word Search solver for this puzzle.
- Read the word list below the grid.
- Drag from the first letter of a word to the last to claim it.
- Check the diagonals and the backwards runs — that is where the hard ones hide.
- Clear the whole list to finish the grid.
- Out of ideas? Spend coins to buy time or reveal a word.
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What you get
- Four difficulties on demand — Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme — with no cap on how many you play.
- A daily grid, the same board for every player.
- Words run in every direction, including backwards.
- Your progress is saved mid-grid and resumes across devices.
- Coins can buy extra time when the clock is against you.
- Play on demand, as many rounds as you like — the daily puzzle is an addition, never the only way in.
- Free to play on Android and iOS.
- Play every game as a guest — no account needed.
- Sign in with Google or Apple to sync progress across devices.
- Earn coins and XP, level up, and unlock achievements.
- Challenge friends head to head, or a whole group at once.
Word Search questions
Can words run backwards?
Yes — across, down, diagonally, and in reverse in every one of those directions.
Is Word Search limited to one grid a day?
No. The daily grid is the shared one everybody gets; on top of it you can pick a difficulty and play as many grids as you like.
Does it save if I close the app?
Yes. The grid state is saved and synced, so a half-finished puzzle is still half-finished when you come back, on any device you are signed in on.
Is Word Search free?
Yes, it is free on Android and iOS as part of MindGlyph.
The other games in the app
Word Guess
Crack the 5-letter word in six tries.
Word Chain
Chain compound words end to end.
Crossword
Interlocking clues across and down.
Bee a Speller
Make words from seven letters.
Anagram
Unscramble against the clock.
Cryptogram
Decode the enciphered quote.
Word Weave
Find the themed words + key word.
Sudoku
Fill the 9x9 grid, one to nine.