About this tool
The Word Search Generator builds a word-search puzzle from your own list of words — perfect for teachers, parents, and puzzle fans. Paste words separated by new lines, commas, or spaces, and the tool hides each one in a grid, then fills the empty cells with random letters. You get the finished puzzle, a matching solution grid that shows exactly where each word sits, and a tidy alphabetical word list to print alongside.
You control the layout. Leave the size on auto and the generator picks a grid just big enough (growing it automatically if words won't fit), or set a fixed size yourself. Toggle which directions are allowed — horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and whether words may run backwards — and the placer only uses the directions you permit, overlapping shared letters where it can for a denser puzzle. Enter a seed word or number to get the exact same puzzle every time, which is handy for regenerating a worksheet or sharing one with a colleague; leave it blank for a fresh random layout on each click.
Everything is generated entirely in your browser with no server and no dictionary — the words are whatever you supply, so any language using the A–Z alphabet works. Use the copy button to grab the puzzle and word list as plain text for pasting into a document.