How to Make a Free Word Find
The goal of a word find puzzle is to find words from a specific list, hidden among a grid of seemingly random letters. These puzzles are favorites, not only among people who are ill or housebound, but also for anyone who wants a fun break. You can find them in magazines, newspapers and specialty puzzle books. You can make a free word find game for your friends.
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Instructions
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How to Make a Free Word Find
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Decide on a theme for your word find. If it is near a holiday, birthday or anniversary use that special day for the theme. Write down as many words as possible for that theme and select 15 to 25 of them.
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Write the longest word down on your graph paper, putting each of the letters in one square on a sheet of the graph paper. You can write it up, down, forward, backward or diagonally.
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Add all the words from your list, one at a time, to the graph paper. They may cross and link, sharing common letters with other words, or they may be separate within the word search grid.
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Insert extraneous letters into the graph where you see blank spaces. Use uncommon extra letters for an easier puzzle and letters matching some of the letters in your words for a more difficult word find puzzle.
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Transfer your work into a document on your computer. Key in the letters you have written on the graph paper going across each line, skipping a space between and below each letter. Insert a title across the top. Put a list of all your puzzle words across the bottom. Print copies of your free word search puzzle pages.
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Tips & Warnings
If you do not have graph paper, you can used lined paper. Just add the up and down lines with a ruler and pen to make square boxes.
Think of fitting the words into the graph paper as your own personal puzzle. This can be a challenging but fun task.
