Word search

A word search, word find, word seek, word sleuth or mystery word puzzle is a word game that consists of the letters of words placed in a grid, which usually has a rectangular or square shape. The objective of this puzzle is to find and mark all the words hidden inside the box. The words may be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Often a list of the hidden words is provided, but more challenging puzzles may not provide a list.
Many word search puzzles have a theme to which all the hidden words are related, such as food, animals, or colors.
Like crosswords, these puzzles have become very popular and have had complete books and mobile applications devoted to them.

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