Words are hidden in the grid horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Select the first letter of a word, then navigate to the last letter and confirm. Found words are highlighted in green and crossed off the word list. The puzzle is solved when all words are found.

Move the cursor to the start of a word and press Enter or Space.
Navigate to the end of the word.
Press Enter or Space to confirm, or Backspace to cancel.

Controls

Key	Action
Arrow keys / WASD / hjkl	Move cursor
`Enter` / `Space`	Select start or confirm end
`Backspace`	Cancel current selection
`Ctrl+R`	Reset puzzle
`Ctrl+H`	Toggle full help
`Escape`	Return to main menu

Modes

Mode	Grid	Words	Directions	Description
Easy	10x10	6	3	Right, Down, DownRight
Medium	15x15	10	6	+ DownLeft, Left, Up
Hard	20x20	15	8	All 8 directions

Elo Difficulty

Named modes are compatibility presets. Use --difficulty <0..3000> to target a specific Elo difficulty for generated puzzles.

Quick Start

puzzletea new word-search easy-10x10
puzzletea new word-search medium-15x15
puzzletea new word-search hard-20x20