Talk:Word search

Diagrams are getting better
Hi, I hope you like my improved version of the wordsearch diagram! Lenny 19:59, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The resizing makes the letters a bit blurry, at least on my screen; that's why I kept the rectangle a bit larger and real-size. What was your objection to the original? Fwend 20:11, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Nothing I just wanted the diagrams to look better on my LCD screen the words look alright. Just to let you know:
 * The word search letters are in consolas
 * & the list of words to find is in calibri.
 * Lenny 20:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Any chance you could do version that doesn't require resizing. It doesn't have to be as small as this one. 300 x 210 for instance would still be quite acceptable. Fwend 20:08, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok I will resize it on my computer and then upload it as the smaller version, I will also do this to the answers one to, OK? :). Lenny 20:17, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I think it's more fun to let people figure the answers out for themselves though, don't you? Fwend 20:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Hey, are you sure this is formatted right? I've pored over this puzzle pretty thoroughly and I can find "Seek" but not "week".HT Black (talk) 01:45, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Possible link spam?
I think that external links should never show just any site. They need to expand on the encyclopedia aspects. When the page is about a company, external links should so their website, but there is no company here. Will (Talk - contribs) 01:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

The article doesn't have any samples, so I think there should be some links to samples. Source code that creates the puzzles would be a very good idea. Software that makes the puzzles too, even if it's commercial, if it's notably good. --76.209.248.149 00:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Have you read WP:NOT? If not, please do so. Will (Talk - contribs) 07:21, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Do the compilers of these puzzles have special strategies?
A long time ago, I seem to recall reading somewhere that people who made these puzzles had special strategies to stop the puzzles from being too easy - for example, have a group of letters in the grid that are similar to a word one is searching for, but which do not actually form the word. It was such a long time ago I read this that I have to apologise -  I could not put it in! If any one does know anything of this, s/he is welcome to put it in the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 10:58, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Do these really appear in daily newspapers?
This article says that these puzzles appear in daily newspapers, but is that true? I seem to find that the crossword, the Sudoku and codewords (those puzzles where one has to work out what number represent which letters) are more likely to appear in newspapers  - although these do appear in puzzle magazines. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 21:15, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Typo on the Main Image?
The word "WEEK" is on the list but doesn't appear to be in the word search. Instead, the word "SEEK" is in there, which would make more sense for the theme. Ron Stoppable (talk) 06:12, 7 March 2020 (UTC)


 * –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 06:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC)