Word Search

Find the listed words in the letter grid. Play free in your browser, with no sign-up and no download.

In a word search, words are hidden among the letters of a grid. The list shows the words you need to find.

Find every word on the list. The puzzle is solved when the last word is found.

A word always runs in a straight line, with no bends or gaps. Words can cross and share a letter. Each word is hidden in the grid once.

• Easy: left to right and top to bottom.
• Normal: also diagonally from left to right, both down and up.
• Hard: in all eight directions, also backwards from right to left and from bottom to top.

The grid can be 8 × 8 (6 words), 10 × 10 (8 words), 12 × 12 (10 words) or 15 × 15 (14 words). You can change the difficulty and the size in the settings; the change applies from the next game.

• Drag with your finger or mouse from the first letter of a word to the last. You can start from either end.
• You can also tap or click the first letter and then the last letter of the word.
• A found word gets its own colour in the grid and is crossed off the list.
• A hint briefly highlights the first letter of a word you have not found yet.
• The daily game is the same for everyone: Normal level and a 10 × 10 grid. A new one comes every day.
• An unfinished game is saved in your browser, so you can continue it later on the same device.

The words are common English nouns. The list is the Basic list of the Klassik Word Search app, built from the English Speller Database (SCOWL, © Kevin Atkinson) and Google Books Ngram word frequencies (CC BY 3.0, modified).

• If a word has a rare letter such as Q, Z, X or J, look for that letter first. There are few of them in the grid, so the word is quicker to find.
• Scan the grid one row at a time and look for the first letter of each word.
• Find the long words first, because they take up the most room in the grid.
• On Hard, remember to read backwards too: a word can start at the right or bottom edge.

Is this word search free?
Yes. You can play word search on this page for free, with no sign-up and no download, and there is no limit on the number of games.

What is the daily game?
The daily game is the same Normal-level 10 × 10 grid for every player, and a new one comes every day. When you solve it, you see how many days in a row you have solved it.

How does the hint work?
A hint briefly highlights the first letter of a word you have not found yet. You can use as many hints as you like, and at the end of the game you see how many you used.

Is my game saved?
An unfinished game and your statistics are saved in this device’s browser. They do not move to another device, and clearing the browser data removes them.

Can I play on my phone?
Yes. The game works in the browser on phones and tablets, and you can select a word by dragging or tapping. Klassik Word Search is also available as an app for Android, iPhone and iPad, and the app also has a Hidden Words game and your own word lists.

I found an odd word. What should I do?
Let us know at support@hdsoft.fi and we will check the word.

We also make apps for phones, TVs and computers.