Word Search Solver — Find Every Hidden Word
Paste or photograph a letter grid, list the words, and see every one highlighted.
Found words appear here after you press Solve.
Type or paste the letter grid, add the words to find, then press Solve.
Hover or tap a word in Words found to light it up on its own; Edit letters takes you back to the letter grid.
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This word search solver finds every hidden word in a letter grid: paste or photograph the grid, type the words you're hunting for, and each match lights up instantly — forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonal. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded. See how the solver works →
How to Use the Solver
Type or paste the puzzle grid into the left box, one row of letters per line — spaces between letters are fine. Put the words you're looking for in the right box, one per line. Click Solve and every word that exists in the grid is highlighted in its own colour, with the direction and start/end coordinates listed beside it. Have a paper puzzle? Tap Read grid from a photo to OCR it, then check the letters before solving.
How the Solver Works
For each word, the solver checks every starting cell and scans in all eight directions — across, down, both diagonals, and each of those reversed. That covers every way a word can be hidden in a standard word search, so if a word is in the grid, it will be found. It runs entirely on your device, so even large grids solve instantly and your puzzle never leaves the browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it find backwards and diagonal words?
Can I solve a word search from a photo or book?
Do I need to know the word list?
What if a word isn't found?
Is anything uploaded?
Related Word Tools
Want to build a puzzle instead of solving one? Use the Word Search Generator. Need a themed list of words? Try the Word Generator, or solve loose letters with the Word Unscrambler.
Add This Word Search Solver to Your Website
Put the Word Search Solver on your own page — free, no sign-up, no watermark. It runs entirely in your visitors' browsers. Copy the snippet and paste it into your page's HTML.