Word search generator

Build a reproducible word-search grid from your own word list.

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Word search generator processes your input in this browser. Inputs and results are excluded from analytics. Recent tools save tool names, visit counts and last-visit times. Saved tools store only their names. Draft saving is optional and stays on this device; delete saved text with the draft controls. Loading text from a URL is optional and contacts that server; its URL and your IP address are visible to the server. An optional “Use in” action keeps a handoff in this tab. The next tool removes it on arrival and ignores it if more than a minute has passed.

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Words, one per line

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Grid size

Puzzle seed

Download view

Your result

Reset reloads the tool with its starting values and releases open files and device controls. Saved drafts stay on this device until you delete them.

Links include your inputs and settings. Anyone with the link can see them, so leave out private text. Files and generated results are left out; random draws run again.

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Updated 2026-09-19

Using Word search generator

Word search generator places every requested word before filling empty cells. A fixed seed keeps the puzzle and answer key matched. Both views download as a sharp SVG or a PNG.

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A worked example

Keep the words, grid size and seed unchanged when switching from Puzzle to Answer key. The letter grid stays the same.

Before you use the result

Words can run in all eight directions. Incidental extra words may appear in random filler. Only A–Z is supported. Dense word lists may need a larger grid; the generator stops with instructions when placement fails.

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