Games > Wordsearch

This page autogenerates a wordsearch activity in which learners have to locate words written horizontally, vertically or diagonally in a grid. They click on the first letter of each word and then drag to the last letter. If a word is correctly identified, it is highlighted in blue in the grid, and is crossed off the list of words that is displayed next to the grid.

Example demo

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Editor interface

Core Properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Page Title	Text that appears in header of published page.	Text
Instructions	Any instructions, context or explanations for the activity.	Text+ (Toolbar)
Words	Enter words or phrases here. Each word must go on a new line.	Text	You cannot format this text.

Optional Properties

Property	Description	Type
Colours: Select	Highlight colour as learner drags across words.	Colour Picker
Colours: Found	Highlight colour for successfully identified words.	Colour Picker
Colours: Complete	Highlight colour of unfound words if learner clicks on Solve Puzzle before successful completion.	Colour Picker
Colours: Solved	Highlight colour of words when puzzle successfully completed.	Colour Picker
Colours: Highlight	After the puzzle is solved, click the tab button to see this highlight colour identify each word in turn.	Colour Picker
Force Puzzle Case	Sets the case of the words {Uppercase/Lowercase/As Typed}.	Drop down
Hide Solve Button	Hides the Solve button.	Check box
Hide Solve Until Timer	If the Page Timer (added from General Optional Properties) is used, the Solve button will appear once the timer runs down to zero.	Check box
Hide words	Hides the list of words to be identified. If you choose to hide the list of words, it is recommended that, in the Page Text, you tell learners how many words to find.	Check box
Word ordering	The order in which the words are listed {None/Alphabetical/Random}. If you choose None, they are listed in the order they were entered into the editor.	Drop down

Language Options

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Solve Button Label	Text on the button which shows all the correct answers	Text	Default - “Solve Puzzle”
Retry Button Label	Text on the button to reset and restart the activity	Text	Default - “Restart Puzzle”
Alternative Fill Characters	Choose which characters fill the non-answer cells.	Text	Xerte fills the grid with random letters of the alphabet if you do not select this option.

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