Easy word search
Built for first-time solvers: a small grid, eight short words, and every word runs across or down, always forwards. No diagonals, no backwards tricks.
Play it right here
Drag across the letters to select a word. Words hide across, down and diagonally, forwards and backwards. Works with mouse and touch.
Why this one is genuinely easy
Easy is a promise about mechanics, not a sticker. This grid is 10x10 instead of 12x12, the words are three to four letters (sun, moon, star, tree, fish, bird, cake, book), and they hide in two directions only: left to right, and top to bottom. Those are the directions a new reader already scans, so the puzzle trains exactly the skill the solver has.
Who it is for
Five and six year olds doing their first word hunt, and anyone learning to read English. Finding all eight without help is realistic on the first try, and that first complete win is the whole point: it is what makes a child ask for the next puzzle. When they do, the animals puzzle is the natural step up.
Print it or play it
Play it here with a finger or print the free PDF for the table. The solution sheet is included, though this is the one puzzle on the site where nobody should need it.
