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A new twist on word searches
Words bounce off the walls, kink at 45° and twist back on themselves. They keep their order, just not their direction. A free new puzzle every day.
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Words may appear diagonally.
Words may Bounce, Kink, or Twist mid-word.
Letters can be shared between words.
Drag from start to finish, or tap the start, each bend point and the end letter. To clear a go, tap outside the grid.
The site has been updated and now features a playable mini-puzzle that lets new visitors learn about WordsearchTwist.
Read more →How words move
Each move draws itself as it scrolls into view. Five ways a word can travel, from the one you know to the ones you don't.
Some words still play it safe and run in a straight line, just like the word searches you already know.
Partway through, the word kicks off at 45° from the direction it started in. PUZZLING runs down, then slides away on the diagonal.
When a word hits the edge of the grid, it bounces off at 90°. CHALLENGE runs into the right-hand wall and turns straight down.
The sharpest turn of all. DIFFERENT hits the bottom of the grid and folds back up on itself at 135°.
Longer words can take more than one turn. WORDSEARCH turns 90° at the D, then twists 135° at the A.
Your turn
The puzzle at the top hides the same five words, each with a different move, in different places. When you've found all five, today's full puzzle is waiting, with a new one every day.
We've created three WordsearchTwist books with 75 puzzles each. The books start easy with subtle hints, but get more complex towards the end. Puzzles get bigger in each section, the hints drop off, and the words get longer. Click on the books below to see them on Amazon, where you can see a preview of each book.