Word Search Solver
Paste the letter grid and the words to find. Every word is found in all eight directions and highlighted.
Spaces and punctuation in the grid are ignored. Have a photo? Run it through Image to Text first, fix any misread letters, then paste it here.
How to solve a word search fast
Type or paste the puzzle one row per line, then add the words you're looking for. The solver checks every letter as a possible start and looks in all eight directions: left to right, right to left, up, down, and the four diagonals. Found words are highlighted in the grid, and clicking a word in the list highlights just that word.
Solving from a photo
Most people search for an "AI word search solver" because they have a photo of a puzzle. The quickest route is to run the photo through the free Image to Text tool, check the rows for misread letters (O and 0, I and 1 are common mix-ups), and paste the grid here. Everything runs in your browser.
No word list?
Leave the word list empty and the solver looks for common English words of four or more letters from a built-in list, which is handy for finding the words hidden in a puzzle when the list is missing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the word search solver work?
It checks every letter in your grid as a starting point and looks in all eight directions: across, down, both diagonals, and each of those backwards. Every word it finds is highlighted in the grid and listed with where it starts.
Can it solve a word search from a photo?
Not directly. Use the free Image to Text tool to pull the letters out of your photo, fix any misread letters, then paste the grid here. Letter grids are hard for text recognition, so a quick check is worth it.
What if I don’t have a word list?
Paste the grid anyway. Leave the word list empty and the solver shows every common English word of four or more letters it can find from its built-in list.
Does it find backwards and diagonal words?
Yes. All eight directions are checked, including backwards and diagonal words.
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Have a photo of the puzzle? Pull the letters out of the image first, then paste them here.