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Find word-search patterns systematically
Search a letter grid systematically and verify every letter of a match.
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Your puzzle
Find MAP, KEY and PEN in the five-by-five grid. Words run right, down or diagonally down-right in straight lines. There are no backwards words or bends. Try a repeatable search method rather than moving your eyes at random.
- Find MAP, KEY and PEN.
- Allowed directions: right, down, diagonally down-right.
- Count rows top-to-bottom and columns left-to-right from 1.
Find: MAP, KEY, PEN. Rows and columns start at 1.
M
A
P
X
Z
Z
K
Q
R
P
Z
X
E
X
E
Z
Z
Z
Y
N
A
B
C
D
E
List the target words
Write the allowed directions
Record each start and end
Verify every letter
Choose a restart point
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