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Word Hunt

Plus Reading · about 4 min · 400 levels

Words on a theme are hidden in a grid of letters, across, down, diagonal and backwards. Find them all before time runs out.

How to play

  1. Read the theme and the words to find.
  2. Drag across the letters of a word.
  3. Find every word before the clock runs out.

Tip: Look for the first letter of a word, then check the letters around it.

3 lives per game. Levels go from 1 to 400 and adapt to how you play.

Skills it uses

  • Visual scanning
  • Word recognition

In daily life

Spotting the word you need. Finding one word fast on a busy page, a long menu or a crowded sign.

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