Questions tagged [word-search]
Puzzles tagged with word-search should generally be about finding words within a grid, these types of puzzles are mass-producible so adding a twist or spin to them is a good idea.
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CrossWordSearch 2
This puzzle is sort of like a crossword and sort of like a word search. Here are the rules:
You start with a grid of letters and a list of clues
Your goal is to shade in some of the squares so that ...
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Crosswordsearch
Here's an interesting idea for a puzzle I came up with (not sure if it's been done before). The idea is that it's kinda like a crossword, and also kinda like a word search.
Here's how it works:
You ...
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Today is a sad day
Today is a sad day - Today, it was supposed to be my big day to shine! But unfortunately that is no longer the case.
I have heard from others here that puzzle-making is a great way to drown out one's ...
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Puzzling at-home-order
A standard nonlinear, non-clued wordsearch. Similar to the Cluelessly searching for words series, but here letters can be used by multiple words.
Rules
The words can run in any direction (orthogonal ...
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A pack of wordsearches
In designing this puzzle involving wordsearches, I struggled to identify the correct collective noun for them. Asking around, nobody knew - a herd? A gang? A parliament?! After much prolonged (perhaps ...
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The Crosswordsearch
I submitted a wordsearch and a crossword to the New York Times, but for some reason they rejected them!
I'm really disappointed, but I'm willing to improve. It sounds like my wordsearch was fine, ...
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Anagrid (word search with anagrams)
I have to give Tom the opportunity for a rematch, so here's my attempt at an Anagrid (here is the first puzzle in the series). The rules:
This square is composed of elements, all in the same set, ...
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A derivative word search
This square is composed of elements, all in the same set, written either horizontally or vertically. There is no overlap, each letter belongs to exactly one word. However, the words are anagrammed. ...
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Continental nations word search
This square is composed of nations, all in the same continent, written either horizontally or vertically. There is no overlap, each letter belongs to exactly one nation. However, the country names are ...
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Untitled (Not Just a) Word Search
I wrote this for a puzzle swap, and I'm somewhat proud of how it turned out. I'd like to know what you think.
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Geography puzzles — find the one-word answer
Below are two separate puzzles, but you will need to solve both to find the one-word answer.
Good luck!
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On The Subject of Word Searches
(This is part of a series of puzzles written for Timwi for a Secret Santa puzzle exchange, themed around various custom modules for the game Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. No KTaNE knowledge is ...
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Tracks in the snow
Eleven fantastic creatures left their tracks in the snow. Can you identify all of them and the twelfth creature that left no tracks?
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It was a dark and stormy night
September 8: It’s raining, and Russian Emperor Czar Nicholas awakes, confused.
Someone enters, completely soaking. “It’s positively vile – I’d resist going outside.”
It’s Czarina Alexandra. “...
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On a puzzling spree
This puzzle is part 18 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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Dinosaur Word Search, Letter Solve, and Unscramble
Please answer if you figure out any part of this!
Dinosaur Names:
archaeopteryx
stegosaurus
velociraptor
concavenator
triceratops
kulindadromeus (kudos to user477343 for finding this one!)
Randomly ...
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Twisted word-search
This is a somehow twisted word-search.
Every word/phrase should conform to two rules. Your job is to find out the two rules/patterns every word/phrase follows and, of course, to find the words/...
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Happy Xmas! WordSearch
Scrooge Style!
Find these words in the grid:
&!*"!^)()\$
*%£&*"£^")
£*^%%&(!(&
!£\$^£*!&"%
%\$*)$*&\$^!
£%!\$!\$%%\$^
^(!^%*^")(
!"\$*&&\$&*\$
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Snake word puzzles
Find the nine letter word that "snakes" through the grid. Every letter is only used once. If you are stuck on one then write it down and it will easier (in my opinion). And please do not search it up.
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I don't want to let my friends down
This is an entry into the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #36
I was supposed to do something, but I can't remember what it was. I know it was supposed to be fun or funny. In a typical effort to hide my ...
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Just a Regular Word Search
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #36: Twisted Classics 1
Here's a regular word search. Find three twisty things.
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Wordsearch Trail: And now for something a little different
A Fun Friday Wordsearch!
Or is it...
Hidden in this wordsearch, is a trail of clues to lead you to one specific word within the grid. It's this specific word, and the trail you used to get there ...
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What/who is missing?
For alternative resolution:
W D C V A I O H J N K L R Q X C R I N O U G H K L S A A Z A
R E E T U P A S X C V Z U I ...
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Help! Can you get my puzzle back?
Puzzling has a lot of really complicated stuff these days, so I just wanted to post a simple Boggle grid.
You know that game, right? You form words by starting from one letter, then taking adjacent ...
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Mystery of the One Word Wordsearch
How have you been? Please, come in, have a seat. Would you like a drink? Wine? Soda? No? Yes, I have orange juice... Ok, enjoy!
Anyway, I know how you love wordsearches, so I made one exclusively for ...
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Where's my pet gone to?
I came home today and realized that my furry friend was not there to greet me. There was a note on the counter from my SO that explained where they had gone but I wasn't quite sure what it meant. Can ...
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Spring word-search
The word-search grid below contains (at least) 24 words, connected with the spring season. Can you find them all? It might even teach you something new...
Plain version:
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Can you find all the Star Wars words in this wordsearch?
A simple enough challenge. This wordsearch contains a number of words...
"... connected with the discovery of Anakin Skywalker"
Can you find (and name) all of them?
Image courtesy of Pedigree ...
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The Hyper-Modern Kidnapper: Crime Scene #4
The Story:
As soon as he read the message that Lipwig found, Sergeant Vimes raced home, sirens blaring for traffic to move aside. His daughter was home in her room. His daughter was home in her room. ...
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She Lia Squared: Our daughter asked, “How many words can it make?”
For puzzle experts out there I'm certain this will seem trivial. Our daughter recently conned my wife and I into purchasing interlocking foam squares for her bedroom floor. On each square is a ...
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Needles in a Haystack (Inverse wordsearch)
Wordsearch with a little twist.
There are 22 words hidden inside the grid (purposely), they are all:
1) Characters from fiction books
2) Countries in South America
3) Ex-Presidents of ...
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Historical figures word search with a twist
You can take every path you like from the drawn paths, but you cannot repeat letters in the same word (person's name).
There are at least 23 historical figures on the board.
Here is also a text ...
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Anagram word search
Rules:
Words are scrambled - i.e. anagrams.
Valid paths - horizontally, vertically, diagonally.
No words are with less than 5 letters.
All words fall (more or less) within the same category - there ...
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5 Quotes 1 Figure
These are 5 quotes all made by the same historically famous person that have all been transcribed slightly differently.
What are each of the quotes and who said them all?
SETAERGRUO
TBGNILLAFR
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Rebuilding the Rio 2016 Olympics logo
This puzzle belongs to the puzzle series: hyper-modern art
It is also an entry to the 13th fortnightly challenge
You two friends are still venturing through the endless halls of the gallery of hyper-...
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Letter Crush Friends
Inspired by the game Candy Crush I devised a new type of word-searchpuzzles which go under the name Letter Crush $^{TM}$ puzzles.
How to solve a Letter Crush $^{TM}$ puzzle:
A puzzle consists ...
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A book with only two letters
Dr. G somehow detests reading novels but he decided to read a one then he naturally got bored and decided to delete all letters except A and B letters in the book.
So with this new book which ...
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The rock wall of letters — Clue Seven
<--Previous clue
Click! The door swing open, to reveal a yellow room.
"It looks like a banana," you mutter as you walk in. Then you see the right wall. On it is something like a rock-climbing ...
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The maze of letters - Clue Three
<---Previous clue
This is an entry in the 12th Fortnightly Topic Challenge
Inspiration from @BMyGuest's puzzle
After keying in your answer, the screen goes dark, and emits a BEEP!You step back ...
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A-maze-ing Wordsearch
This is an entry to the 12th fortnightly challenge
You and your party realize that you possibly shouldn't have crossed the mad wizard at the black tower when all your vision goes pink and pale. When ...
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The Maze of Text
Just follow the maze.
I IIIIIIII
I IIIIIIII
I IIII
IIIII IIII
IIIII IIII
III IIII
III IIIIII
III IIIIII
III
IIIIIIIIII
And here's another set of text ...
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A scrambled grid
Here is a 10x10 grid of letters where the letters on each row have been scrambled randomly:
In the unscrambled grid, each cell is part of a word at least 5 letters long. Words are written from left ...
