How to Play Word Search in 2 Minutes

A word search is a puzzle with a grid of letters that hides a list of words. Find each word on the list and mark it by drawing a line over its letters. Words run in a straight line: across, down or diagonally, and often backwards. You win when every word on the list is found.

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1. A word search hides a list of words in a grid of letters. Your goal is to find every word on the list.
2. Press the first letter and drag to the last. When the letters make a word on the list, it locks under a coloured band.
3. Words run in straight lines. Some go across, and some go down from top to bottom.
4. Look at the diagonals too. A word can slant up or down, and it can even run backwards.
5. Each word you find is crossed off the list below the grid, and a counter shows your progress.
6. Every grid hides one extra secret word that is not on the list. Find it and you earn coins.
7. Tap the hint button and the first letter of a word lights up for a moment. The first hint on every grid is free.
8. There is no way to lose. A wrong drag just fades, and the clock only records your time.
9. Play the Daily Grid, one new word search every day, the same for everyone. Or try Hard mode with twenty words.
10. Play Wordtide free on Google Play. It works offline, so you can relax anywhere. iOS is coming soon.

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