Things You'll Need:
- Printable word search puzzles from the Internet or word search book
- Pen
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Step 1
First, search for all the words that have repeating letters in them. These words will stand out in a wordsearch puzzle because it is easy to spot two identical letters side-by-side. These words will stand out.
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Step 2
Next, search for the words with uncommon letters in them. The letters Q, X, Y, Z, and W tend to stand out because they're not used as often as other letters. As a result, there will probably be fewer of these letters in the puzzle.
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Step 3
Now find the longer words. Words with many letters are usually easier to spot than short words. Your mind canbe searching for patterns in the beginning, middle, or end of a long word. Short three or four letter words don't give you as many letter patterns and, as a result, they "hide" better in the puzzle.
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Step 4
Finally, you should have narrowed your list down to a few short words. Search the puzzle line-by-line until you find the first letter of the words. When you spot the first leter, look all around (up, down,left, right, diagonal) for the second, third, and fourth letter.
