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- Increase the number of diagonals and backward-placed words. People tend to find words written forward, and either horizontally or vertically placed, easiest to find. Therefore by increasing the number of words backwards and diagonally placed, you can make them trickier to find in the grid.

0:53 2:02 Wordsearch from Goliath Games - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip And then you turn again to see what your next word is going to be which is squid. So you just keepMoreAnd then you turn again to see what your next word is going to be which is squid. So you just keep going through all those words finding. The next words. And as play continues.

Scan each row or column of letters from left to right or top to bottom. Some word searches also place words in a diagonal pattern, so scan in this direction too. Be on the lookout for the first letters of the words you're looking for. Use a pencil to help you track your visual scan.

Strategies. A common strategy for finding all the words is to go through the puzzle left to right (or right to left) and look for the first letter of the word (if a word list is provided). After finding the letter, one should look at the eight surrounding letters to see whether the next letter of the word is there.

1. Word Searches Keep the Mind Active. While word searches may not seem like the most stimulating activities, they can do some good for aging brains. Because the process for solving a word search is to look at the “clue” of a few letters to find a word, this activity can help seniors sharpen their reasoning skills.

Working word search puzzles provides many benefits for our minds. As proven in science, we can actually increase our effective IQ. Also, word search puzzles provide our minds with exercise for stimulation and maintenance. In addition, puzzles are good for your mind's cognitive (thinking and memory) development.

0:00 0:24 How to play Word Search - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Words are written in straight lines forwards backwards up down and diagonally when you find a wordMoreWords are written in straight lines forwards backwards up down and diagonally when you find a word you circle or highlight it. Once you have found all the words you win.