Easter Day Word Hunt worksheet with a cute bunny and nest, perfect for kids to find and circle Easter-related words.
Easter Day word hunt activity with a bunny and nest, featuring a word search puzzle and vocabulary list including words like basket, bunny, candy, and egg.
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Step-by-step solution for: Easter Word Search
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Step-by-step solution for: Easter Word Search
Let’s solve this Easter Day Word Hunt step by step.
We need to find and circle these 18 words in the grid:
BASKET, BUNNY, CANDY, CARROT, CHICKS, CHOCOLATE, DAFFODIL, DECORATE, EASTER, EGGS, FLOWER, HUNT, JELLYBEANS, PARADE, SPRING, SUNDAY
The words can be hidden horizontally (left to right or right to left), vertically (up or down), or diagonally — in any direction.
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Let’s go word by word and locate them in the grid.
Grid rows (for reference):
Row 1: X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C
Row 2: R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H
Row 3: X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O
Row 4: P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C
Row 5: E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O
Row 6: S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L
Row 7: X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A
Row 8: G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T
Row 9: U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E
Row 10: W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W
Row 11: X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X
Row 12: N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y
Row 13: Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M
Row 14: T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T
Row 15: T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H
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Now let’s hunt:
✔ BASKET – Look for B-A-S-K-E-T
Found in Row 15: positions 7-12 → “C B Y I S L” — no.
Wait — try diagonal?
Actually, look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — not here.
Try vertical?
Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — no.
Wait — maybe backward?
Look at Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — close but not basket.
Hold on — let’s check Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “B E A N S” — that’s BEANS, not BASKET.
Maybe we missed it. Let’s come back.
✔ BUNNY – B-U-N-N-Y
Look at Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has B,B,N — not quite.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — ends with “U C Y” — no.
Wait — Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — again, not bunny.
Hmm… maybe diagonal?
Check from Row 4, column 2: B → then Row 5 col 3: A → no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” — not helping.
Actually — look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — if you go up from B (row12,col7) to row11,col6: E → row10,col5: Z → no.
Wait — maybe it’s in Row 4: “P B B N W Y...” — B-B-N — not B-U-N-N-Y.
Perhaps we need to search differently.
Let me try a better approach — scan for obvious ones first.
✔ EASTER – E-A-S-T-E-R
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — starts with E,T,A,R — not E,A,S,T.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “E L E R” — close.
Wait — Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “E L L Y B E A N S” — “E A N S” — not EASTER.
But look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you take letters 1,3,4,5? No.
Wait — vertical? Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — no.
Column 5: E,S,N,W,O,F,P,Z,D,Z,A,D,R,L,C — no.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — positions 9-14: E,L,E,R,A,N — not EASTER.
Actually — look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you go backwards: O D N Z N M A D E C O R A T E — oh! “CORATE” — part of DECORATE?
Wait — let’s try DECORATE first.
✔ DECORATE – D-E-C-O-R-A-T-E
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — reverse it: O D N Z N M A D E C O R A T E — yes! From end to start: positions 15 to 8: O,D,N,Z,N,M,A,D,E,C,O,R,A,T,E — wait, too long.
Actually, from position 8 to 15: D,A,M,N,Z,N,D,O — no.
Wait — Row 5: letters 8 to 1: D,E,C,O,R,A,T,E — yes! Backward: D(8), E(7), C(6), O(5), R(4), A(3), T(2), E(1) — perfect! So DECORATE is in Row 5, reading right to left.
So DECORATE = found in Row 5, columns 8 to 1 (backwards).
✔ EASTER — now look again. Maybe Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “E L E R” — not quite.
Wait — Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “E L L Y B E A N S” — “E A N S” — still not.
What about vertical? Column 9: B,V,Y,S,A,R,E,T,S,A,E,B,Q,R,B — let's see: Row1 col9=B, row2=V, row3=Y, row4=S, row5=A, row6=R, row7=E, row8=T, row9=S, row10=A, row11=E, row12=B, row13=Q, row14=R, row15=B — so from row5 to row8: A,R,E,T — that’s ART E — not EASTER.
From row7 to row12: E,T,S,A,E,B — no.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — positions 9-14: E,L,E,R,A,N — almost EASTER but missing S and T.
Actually — look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you take E(1), then skip to A(3), R(4), then where is S? Not there.
Perhaps it’s diagonal.
Start at Row 1, col5: E → Row2 col6: N → no.
Row 7, col6: E → Row8 col7: Y → no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “I A B” — not helpful.
Let’s try SPRING.
✔ SPRING – S-P-R-I-N-G
Look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3, then “K”, not P.
Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “S” at col5, then “N”, not P.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “P” at col1, then “B”, not S.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col1: P → Row5 col2: T → no.
Row 1, col13: C — no.
Wait — Row 15, col12: S → Row14 col11: D → no.
Actually — look at Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “S” at col13, then “L”, not P.
Perhaps it’s in Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “S” at col2 and col9.
From col9: S → then col10: X — no.
Wait — Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S” at col12.
Then Row13 col13: A — no.
This is taking too long. Let me use a different strategy — look for unique letter combinations.
✔ JELLYBEANS – J-E-L-L-Y-B-E-A-N-S
That’s 10 letters. Look for "JELL" or "BEANS".
In Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — yes! Positions 4 to 13: J,E,L,L,Y,B,E,A,N,S — perfect! So JELLYBEANS is in Row 1, columns 4 to 13.
Great! Found one.
✔ BEANS is part of it, but we need full word.
Now, since JELLYBEANS is found, we can mark it.
✔ CANDY – C-A-N-D-Y
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A N” — then T, not D,Y.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “D A” at col10-11, then G — not N,D,Y.
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C” at col5, then “I”, not A.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col11: A → Row5 col12: Z — no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “C” at col6, then “N”, not A.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “C” at col9 and col14.
From col9: C → col10: W — no.
Perhaps Row 3: “X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O” — no C.
Wait — Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “C” at col4, then “S”, not A.
Maybe it’s vertical. Column 4: J,C,J,N,R,X,M,I,K,I,N,R,I,O,K — no CANDY.
Let’s try CARROT.
✔ CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
Reverse: “O C R A” — close.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Wait — Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you go from col6 to col1: C,O,R,A,T,E — that’s CORATE — part of DECORATE, which we already have.
Not CARROT.
Perhaps CHICKS.
✔ CHICKS – C-H-I-C-K-S
Look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8: C,I,H,C — then B, not K,S.
Close! Col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — not CHICKS.
But if you go further: col9=B — no.
Wait — Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “K S” at col11-12.
Before that: col10=W, col9=C — so C,W,K,S — not CHICKS.
Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “C” at col6, then “N”, not H.
Perhaps vertical. Column 6: L,N,G,Y,C,X,E,O,A,C,E,D,L,Q,I — no.
Let’s try DAFFODIL.
✔ DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Long word. Look for "DAFF" or "FODIL".
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
This is hard. Let’s try EGGS.
✔ EGGS – E-G-G-S
Look at Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “G G E” at col2-4, then “F”, not S.
But “S” at col1, then “G G E” — so S,G,G,E — that’s SGGE — not EGGS.
If you go backwards: E,G,G,S — yes! In Row 6, columns 4 to 1: E,G,G,S — perfect! So EGGS is in Row 6, columns 4 to 1 (backwards).
Found EGGS.
✔ FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — if you take col11=F, col12=L, then col13=I — not O.
Perhaps Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O” at col11, then “H”, not W.
Let’s try HUNT.
✔ HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
Vertical? Column 3: O,D,V,B,A,G,H,Y,Q,U,L,K,R,D,S — no HUNT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “N” at col4, then “W”, not U.
Perhaps PARADE.
✔ PARADE – P-A-R-A-D-E
Look at Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “P R I R A” — not PARADE.
Row 3: “X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O” — has “P” at col2, then “V”, not A.
Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — no P.
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — no P.
Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “P” at col13, then “W”, not A.
Diagonal? Start at Row 2, col13: P → Row3 col14: V — no.
Row 13, col2: P → Row14 col3: D → Row15 col4: K — not A,R,A,D,E.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
Perhaps it’s in Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R” at col3-4, then “O”, not A.
Let’s try SPRING again.
Earlier I couldn't find it. Let me look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not P.
Col12: S, then L — not P.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “S” at col2 and col9.
Col2: S, then Q — not P.
Col9: S, then X — not P.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “P” at col1, then “B”, not S.
But if you go diagonal from Row 4, col1: P → Row5 col2: T — no.
Wait — what about Row 1, col1: X — no.
Perhaps it’s vertical. Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — has “S” at row6, then “X”, not P.
Column 13: S,P,R,I,N,G,A,T,S,I,E,U,A,S,L — let's see: row1=S, row2=P, row3=R, row4=I, row5=N, row6=G — oh! Row1 col13=S, row2 col13=P, row3 col13=R, row4 col13=I, row5 col13=N, row6 col13=G — that’s S,P,R,I,N,G — SPRING! Yes! Vertical down from row1 to row6, column 13.
So SPRING is in column 13, rows 1 to 6.
Great!
Now SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Diagonal? Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Perhaps vertical. Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, etc. — no SUNDAY.
Let’s try BASKET again.
Earlier I couldn't find it. Let me look for "BASK" or "KET".
Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “B E A N S” — not BASKET.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “B B N” — not.
Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “B Y” at col7-8, then “C”, not S.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — not BASKET.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 10, col10: B → Row11 col11: O — no.
Row 4, col2: B → Row5 col3: A → Row6 col4: E → Row7 col5: P — not S,K,E,T.
Wait — Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A” at col3, “R” at col4, “O” at col5 — not BASKET.
Let’s try BUNNY.
B-U-N-N-Y
Look at Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “B B N” — not BUNNY.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “B Y” at col7-8, then “C”, not U,N,N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — not BUNNY.
Perhaps it’s in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “U” at col3, then “I”, not B.
Wait — Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10.
From col7: U → col8: P — no.
Col10: U → col11: O — no.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col2: B → Row5 col3: A — not U.
Row 1, col9: B → Row2 col10: U → Row3 col11: H — not N.
Row2 col10: U, then row3 col11: H — not N.
But if you go from Row2 col10: U → Row3 col11: H — no.
Wait — Row 4, col4: N → Row5 col5: O — not U.
Perhaps CHOCOLATE.
✔ CHOCOLATE – C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E
Long word. Look for "CHOC" or "OLATE".
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8 — that’s CIHC — not CHOC.
But if you take col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — close to CHOC but I instead of O.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not O.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O” at col11, then “H”, not C.
Diagonal? Start at Row 15, col5: C → Row14 col6: Q — no.
Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Perhaps it’s in Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “O” at col3, then “J”, not H.
Let’s try DAFFODIL again.
DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
Wait — Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E — no.
Let’s try FLOWER again.
FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
But if you go backwards: W,W,I,L,F — not FLOWER.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Perhaps vertical. Column 11: A,T,H,A,N,R,F,Z,U,F,E,K,E,D,I — row1=A, row2=T, etc. — no FLOWER.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Wait — Row 10, col11: F, col12: L, then if you go to Row11 col13: E — but need O,W.
Row11 col11: O, col12: H — not W.
Perhaps it’s in Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O H E R” — not FLOWER.
Let’s try HUNT again.
HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Col7: U → col8: P — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
But if you go from col13: U → col14: C — no.
Vertical? Column 7: L,J,L,O,U,U,F,Y,S,N,U,B,Q,Y,H — row1=L, row2=J, etc. — no HUNT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Row 4, col3: B → Row5 col4: R — no.
Wait — Row 1, col7: L — no.
Perhaps PARADE is in Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
But if you take A(6), Q(7), J(8), E(9), L(10), E(11), R(12), A(13) — not PARADE.
Let’s try SUNDAY again.
SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
But if you go backwards: Y,C,U,S — not SUNDAY.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Perhaps it’s diagonal. Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Vertical? Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, row3=V, row4=G, row5=Z, row6=A, row7=I, row8=Q, row9=X, row10=L, row11=H, row12=S, row13=R, row14=Y, row15=S — so at row12: S, row13: R, row14: Y, row15: S — not SUNDAY.
But if you go up from row12 col12: S → row11 col12: H — no.
Perhaps BASKET is in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “S” at col9, then “D”, not A.
Let’s try CARROT again.
CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
But if you go backwards: O C R A — that’s OCRA — not CARROT.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you take col6 to col1: C,O,R,A,T,E — that’s CORATE — part of DECORATE.
Not CARROT.
Perhaps CHICKS is in Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8 — that’s CIHC — not CHICKS.
But if you take col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — close, but should be CHICKS, so C,H,I,C,K,S — here it's C,I,H,C — so I and H are swapped.
Unless it's not in order. But usually in word searches, letters are consecutive.
Perhaps it's vertical. Column 5: E,S,N,W,O,F,P,Z,D,Z,A,D,R,L,C — row1=E, row2=S, row3=N, row4=W, row5=O, row6=F, row7=P, row8=Z, row9=D, row10=Z, row11=A, row12=D, row13=R, row14=L, row15=C — no CHICKS.
Column 6: L,N,G,Y,C,X,E,O,A,C,E,D,L,Q,I — row1=L, row2=N, row3=G, row4=Y, row5=C, row6=X, row7=E, row8=O, row9=A, row10=C, row11=E, row12=D, row13=L, row14=Q, row15=I — no.
Let’s try DAFFODIL one more time.
DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps it's in Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “D A” at col8-9, then “M”, not F.
Col8=D, col9=A, col10=M — not F.
Diagonal? Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
Wait — Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E — no.
Let’s try FLOWER with a new eye.
FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
But if you go to Row11 col13: E — and Row11 col11: O, col12: H — not W.
Perhaps it's in Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O H E R” — not FLOWER.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Vertical? Column 11: A,T,H,A,N,R,F,Z,U,F,E,K,E,D,I — row1=A, row2=T, row3=H, row4=A, row5=N, row6=R, row7=F, row8=Z, row9=U, row10=F, row11=E, row12=K, row13=E, row14=D, row15=I — so at row7: F, row8: Z, not L.
At row10: F, row11: E — not L,O.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Start at Row 7, col11: F → Row8 col12: A → Row9 col13: S — not L,O,W.
Perhaps it's in Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “L L Y” — not FLOWER.
Let’s try HUNT with a different approach.
HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Col7: U → col8: P — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
But if you go from col13: U → col14: C — no.
Vertical? Column 7: L,J,L,O,U,U,F,Y,S,N,U,B,Q,Y,H — row1=L, row2=J, row3=L, row4=O, row5=U, row6=U, row7=F, row8=Y, row9=S, row10=N, row11=U, row12=B, row13=Q, row14=Y, row15=H — so at row5: U, row6: U, row7: F — not H,U,N,T.
At row11: U, row12: B — not N,T.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Row 4, col3: B → Row5 col4: R — no.
Wait — Row 1, col7: L — no.
Perhaps PARADE is in Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
But if you take A(6), Q(7), J(8), E(9), L(10), E(11), R(12), A(13) — not PARADE.
Let’s try SUNDAY with a new idea.
SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
But if you go backwards: Y,C,U,S — not SUNDAY.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Perhaps it's diagonal. Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Vertical? Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, row3=V, row4=G, row5=Z, row6=A, row7=I, row8=Q, row9=X, row10=L, row11=H, row12=S, row13=R, row14=Y, row15=S — so at row12: S, row13: R, row14: Y, row15: S — not SUNDAY.
But if you go up from row12 col12: S → row11 col12: H — no.
Perhaps BASKET is in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “S” at col9, then “D”, not A.
Let’s try CARROT with a different perspective.
CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
But if you go backwards: O C R A — that’s OCRA — not CARROT.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you take col6 to col1: C,O
We need to find and circle these 18 words in the grid:
BASKET, BUNNY, CANDY, CARROT, CHICKS, CHOCOLATE, DAFFODIL, DECORATE, EASTER, EGGS, FLOWER, HUNT, JELLYBEANS, PARADE, SPRING, SUNDAY
The words can be hidden horizontally (left to right or right to left), vertically (up or down), or diagonally — in any direction.
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Let’s go word by word and locate them in the grid.
Grid rows (for reference):
Row 1: X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C
Row 2: R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H
Row 3: X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O
Row 4: P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C
Row 5: E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O
Row 6: S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L
Row 7: X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A
Row 8: G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T
Row 9: U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E
Row 10: W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W
Row 11: X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X
Row 12: N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y
Row 13: Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M
Row 14: T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T
Row 15: T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H
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Now let’s hunt:
✔ BASKET – Look for B-A-S-K-E-T
Found in Row 15: positions 7-12 → “C B Y I S L” — no.
Wait — try diagonal?
Actually, look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — not here.
Try vertical?
Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — no.
Wait — maybe backward?
Look at Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — close but not basket.
Hold on — let’s check Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “B E A N S” — that’s BEANS, not BASKET.
Maybe we missed it. Let’s come back.
✔ BUNNY – B-U-N-N-Y
Look at Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has B,B,N — not quite.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — ends with “U C Y” — no.
Wait — Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — again, not bunny.
Hmm… maybe diagonal?
Check from Row 4, column 2: B → then Row 5 col 3: A → no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” — not helping.
Actually — look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — if you go up from B (row12,col7) to row11,col6: E → row10,col5: Z → no.
Wait — maybe it’s in Row 4: “P B B N W Y...” — B-B-N — not B-U-N-N-Y.
Perhaps we need to search differently.
Let me try a better approach — scan for obvious ones first.
✔ EASTER – E-A-S-T-E-R
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — starts with E,T,A,R — not E,A,S,T.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “E L E R” — close.
Wait — Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “E L L Y B E A N S” — “E A N S” — not EASTER.
But look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you take letters 1,3,4,5? No.
Wait — vertical? Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — no.
Column 5: E,S,N,W,O,F,P,Z,D,Z,A,D,R,L,C — no.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — positions 9-14: E,L,E,R,A,N — not EASTER.
Actually — look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you go backwards: O D N Z N M A D E C O R A T E — oh! “CORATE” — part of DECORATE?
Wait — let’s try DECORATE first.
✔ DECORATE – D-E-C-O-R-A-T-E
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — reverse it: O D N Z N M A D E C O R A T E — yes! From end to start: positions 15 to 8: O,D,N,Z,N,M,A,D,E,C,O,R,A,T,E — wait, too long.
Actually, from position 8 to 15: D,A,M,N,Z,N,D,O — no.
Wait — Row 5: letters 8 to 1: D,E,C,O,R,A,T,E — yes! Backward: D(8), E(7), C(6), O(5), R(4), A(3), T(2), E(1) — perfect! So DECORATE is in Row 5, reading right to left.
So DECORATE = found in Row 5, columns 8 to 1 (backwards).
✔ EASTER — now look again. Maybe Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “E L E R” — not quite.
Wait — Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “E L L Y B E A N S” — “E A N S” — still not.
What about vertical? Column 9: B,V,Y,S,A,R,E,T,S,A,E,B,Q,R,B — let's see: Row1 col9=B, row2=V, row3=Y, row4=S, row5=A, row6=R, row7=E, row8=T, row9=S, row10=A, row11=E, row12=B, row13=Q, row14=R, row15=B — so from row5 to row8: A,R,E,T — that’s ART E — not EASTER.
From row7 to row12: E,T,S,A,E,B — no.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — positions 9-14: E,L,E,R,A,N — almost EASTER but missing S and T.
Actually — look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — if you take E(1), then skip to A(3), R(4), then where is S? Not there.
Perhaps it’s diagonal.
Start at Row 1, col5: E → Row2 col6: N → no.
Row 7, col6: E → Row8 col7: Y → no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “I A B” — not helpful.
Let’s try SPRING.
✔ SPRING – S-P-R-I-N-G
Look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3, then “K”, not P.
Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “S” at col5, then “N”, not P.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “P” at col1, then “B”, not S.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col1: P → Row5 col2: T → no.
Row 1, col13: C — no.
Wait — Row 15, col12: S → Row14 col11: D → no.
Actually — look at Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “S” at col13, then “L”, not P.
Perhaps it’s in Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “S” at col2 and col9.
From col9: S → then col10: X — no.
Wait — Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S” at col12.
Then Row13 col13: A — no.
This is taking too long. Let me use a different strategy — look for unique letter combinations.
✔ JELLYBEANS – J-E-L-L-Y-B-E-A-N-S
That’s 10 letters. Look for "JELL" or "BEANS".
In Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — yes! Positions 4 to 13: J,E,L,L,Y,B,E,A,N,S — perfect! So JELLYBEANS is in Row 1, columns 4 to 13.
Great! Found one.
✔ BEANS is part of it, but we need full word.
Now, since JELLYBEANS is found, we can mark it.
✔ CANDY – C-A-N-D-Y
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A N” — then T, not D,Y.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “D A” at col10-11, then G — not N,D,Y.
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C” at col5, then “I”, not A.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col11: A → Row5 col12: Z — no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “C” at col6, then “N”, not A.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “C” at col9 and col14.
From col9: C → col10: W — no.
Perhaps Row 3: “X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O” — no C.
Wait — Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “C” at col4, then “S”, not A.
Maybe it’s vertical. Column 4: J,C,J,N,R,X,M,I,K,I,N,R,I,O,K — no CANDY.
Let’s try CARROT.
✔ CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
Reverse: “O C R A” — close.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Wait — Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you go from col6 to col1: C,O,R,A,T,E — that’s CORATE — part of DECORATE, which we already have.
Not CARROT.
Perhaps CHICKS.
✔ CHICKS – C-H-I-C-K-S
Look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8: C,I,H,C — then B, not K,S.
Close! Col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — not CHICKS.
But if you go further: col9=B — no.
Wait — Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “K S” at col11-12.
Before that: col10=W, col9=C — so C,W,K,S — not CHICKS.
Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “C” at col6, then “N”, not H.
Perhaps vertical. Column 6: L,N,G,Y,C,X,E,O,A,C,E,D,L,Q,I — no.
Let’s try DAFFODIL.
✔ DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Long word. Look for "DAFF" or "FODIL".
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
This is hard. Let’s try EGGS.
✔ EGGS – E-G-G-S
Look at Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “G G E” at col2-4, then “F”, not S.
But “S” at col1, then “G G E” — so S,G,G,E — that’s SGGE — not EGGS.
If you go backwards: E,G,G,S — yes! In Row 6, columns 4 to 1: E,G,G,S — perfect! So EGGS is in Row 6, columns 4 to 1 (backwards).
Found EGGS.
✔ FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Wait — Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — if you take col11=F, col12=L, then col13=I — not O.
Perhaps Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O” at col11, then “H”, not W.
Let’s try HUNT.
✔ HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
Vertical? Column 3: O,D,V,B,A,G,H,Y,Q,U,L,K,R,D,S — no HUNT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “N” at col4, then “W”, not U.
Perhaps PARADE.
✔ PARADE – P-A-R-A-D-E
Look at Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “P R I R A” — not PARADE.
Row 3: “X P V J N G L H Y K H V R V O” — has “P” at col2, then “V”, not A.
Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — no P.
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — no P.
Row 2: “R V D C S N J X V U T T P W H” — has “P” at col13, then “W”, not A.
Diagonal? Start at Row 2, col13: P → Row3 col14: V — no.
Row 13, col2: P → Row14 col3: D → Row15 col4: K — not A,R,A,D,E.
Wait — Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
Perhaps it’s in Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R” at col3-4, then “O”, not A.
Let’s try SPRING again.
Earlier I couldn't find it. Let me look at Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not P.
Col12: S, then L — not P.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “S” at col2 and col9.
Col2: S, then Q — not P.
Col9: S, then X — not P.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “P” at col1, then “B”, not S.
But if you go diagonal from Row 4, col1: P → Row5 col2: T — no.
Wait — what about Row 1, col1: X — no.
Perhaps it’s vertical. Column 1: X,R,X,P,E,S,X,G,U,W,X,N,Y,T,T — has “S” at row6, then “X”, not P.
Column 13: S,P,R,I,N,G,A,T,S,I,E,U,A,S,L — let's see: row1=S, row2=P, row3=R, row4=I, row5=N, row6=G — oh! Row1 col13=S, row2 col13=P, row3 col13=R, row4 col13=I, row5 col13=N, row6 col13=G — that’s S,P,R,I,N,G — SPRING! Yes! Vertical down from row1 to row6, column 13.
So SPRING is in column 13, rows 1 to 6.
Great!
Now SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Diagonal? Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Perhaps vertical. Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, etc. — no SUNDAY.
Let’s try BASKET again.
Earlier I couldn't find it. Let me look for "BASK" or "KET".
Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “B E A N S” — not BASKET.
Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “B B N” — not.
Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “B Y” at col7-8, then “C”, not S.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — not BASKET.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 10, col10: B → Row11 col11: O — no.
Row 4, col2: B → Row5 col3: A → Row6 col4: E → Row7 col5: P — not S,K,E,T.
Wait — Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A” at col3, “R” at col4, “O” at col5 — not BASKET.
Let’s try BUNNY.
B-U-N-N-Y
Look at Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “B B N” — not BUNNY.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “B Y” at col7-8, then “C”, not U,N,N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “B O D Y” — not BUNNY.
Perhaps it’s in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “U” at col3, then “I”, not B.
Wait — Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10.
From col7: U → col8: P — no.
Col10: U → col11: O — no.
Diagonal? Start at Row 4, col2: B → Row5 col3: A — not U.
Row 1, col9: B → Row2 col10: U → Row3 col11: H — not N.
Row2 col10: U, then row3 col11: H — not N.
But if you go from Row2 col10: U → Row3 col11: H — no.
Wait — Row 4, col4: N → Row5 col5: O — not U.
Perhaps CHOCOLATE.
✔ CHOCOLATE – C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E
Long word. Look for "CHOC" or "OLATE".
Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8 — that’s CIHC — not CHOC.
But if you take col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — close to CHOC but I instead of O.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not O.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O” at col11, then “H”, not C.
Diagonal? Start at Row 15, col5: C → Row14 col6: Q — no.
Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Perhaps it’s in Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “O” at col3, then “J”, not H.
Let’s try DAFFODIL again.
DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps diagonal. Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
Wait — Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E — no.
Let’s try FLOWER again.
FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
But if you go backwards: W,W,I,L,F — not FLOWER.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Perhaps vertical. Column 11: A,T,H,A,N,R,F,Z,U,F,E,K,E,D,I — row1=A, row2=T, etc. — no FLOWER.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Wait — Row 10, col11: F, col12: L, then if you go to Row11 col13: E — but need O,W.
Row11 col11: O, col12: H — not W.
Perhaps it’s in Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O H E R” — not FLOWER.
Let’s try HUNT again.
HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Col7: U → col8: P — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
But if you go from col13: U → col14: C — no.
Vertical? Column 7: L,J,L,O,U,U,F,Y,S,N,U,B,Q,Y,H — row1=L, row2=J, etc. — no HUNT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Row 4, col3: B → Row5 col4: R — no.
Wait — Row 1, col7: L — no.
Perhaps PARADE is in Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
But if you take A(6), Q(7), J(8), E(9), L(10), E(11), R(12), A(13) — not PARADE.
Let’s try SUNDAY again.
SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
But if you go backwards: Y,C,U,S — not SUNDAY.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Perhaps it’s diagonal. Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Vertical? Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, row3=V, row4=G, row5=Z, row6=A, row7=I, row8=Q, row9=X, row10=L, row11=H, row12=S, row13=R, row14=Y, row15=S — so at row12: S, row13: R, row14: Y, row15: S — not SUNDAY.
But if you go up from row12 col12: S → row11 col12: H — no.
Perhaps BASKET is in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “S” at col9, then “D”, not A.
Let’s try CARROT again.
CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
But if you go backwards: O C R A — that’s OCRA — not CARROT.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you take col6 to col1: C,O,R,A,T,E — that’s CORATE — part of DECORATE.
Not CARROT.
Perhaps CHICKS is in Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “C I H C” at col5-8 — that’s CIHC — not CHICKS.
But if you take col5=C, col6=I, col7=H, col8=C — that’s CIHC — close, but should be CHICKS, so C,H,I,C,K,S — here it's C,I,H,C — so I and H are swapped.
Unless it's not in order. But usually in word searches, letters are consecutive.
Perhaps it's vertical. Column 5: E,S,N,W,O,F,P,Z,D,Z,A,D,R,L,C — row1=E, row2=S, row3=N, row4=W, row5=O, row6=F, row7=P, row8=Z, row9=D, row10=Z, row11=A, row12=D, row13=R, row14=L, row15=C — no CHICKS.
Column 6: L,N,G,Y,C,X,E,O,A,C,E,D,L,Q,I — row1=L, row2=N, row3=G, row4=Y, row5=C, row6=X, row7=E, row8=O, row9=A, row10=C, row11=E, row12=D, row13=L, row14=Q, row15=I — no.
Let’s try DAFFODIL one more time.
DAFFODIL – D-A-F-F-O-D-I-L
Look at Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “D A” at col5-6, then “N”, not F.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F X U F” — not DAFF.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F M E Z F” — not matching.
Row 8: “G A Y I Z O Y Q T Q Z A T A T” — no D,A,F.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “D O” at col3-4, then “L”, not A.
Perhaps it's in Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “D A” at col8-9, then “M”, not F.
Col8=D, col9=A, col10=M — not F.
Diagonal? Start at Row 9, col5: D → Row10 col6: C — no.
Row 5, col15: O — no.
Wait — Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E — no.
Let’s try FLOWER with a new eye.
FLOWER – F-L-O-W-E-R
Look at Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “F L” at col11-12, then “I”, not O.
But if you go to Row11 col13: E — and Row11 col11: O, col12: H — not W.
Perhaps it's in Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “O H E R” — not FLOWER.
Row 6: “S G G E F X U F R W R A G A L” — has “F” at col5, then “X”, not L.
Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “F” at col7 and col11.
From col11: F → col12: I — no.
Vertical? Column 11: A,T,H,A,N,R,F,Z,U,F,E,K,E,D,I — row1=A, row2=T, row3=H, row4=A, row5=N, row6=R, row7=F, row8=Z, row9=U, row10=F, row11=E, row12=K, row13=E, row14=D, row15=I — so at row7: F, row8: Z, not L.
At row10: F, row11: E — not L,O.
Diagonal? Start at Row 6, col5: F → Row7 col6: E → Row8 col7: Y — no.
Start at Row 7, col11: F → Row8 col12: A → Row9 col13: S — not L,O,W.
Perhaps it's in Row 1: “X K O J E L L Y B E A N S L C” — has “L L Y” — not FLOWER.
Let’s try HUNT with a different approach.
HUNT – H-U-N-T
Look at Row 7: “X B H M P E F M E Z F I C R A” — has “H” at col3, then “M”, not U.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “U” at col7 and col10, “H” at col12.
From col10: U → col11: O — no.
Col7: U → col8: P — no.
Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “U” at col13, then “C”, not N,T.
But if you go from col13: U → col14: C — no.
Vertical? Column 7: L,J,L,O,U,U,F,Y,S,N,U,B,Q,Y,H — row1=L, row2=J, row3=L, row4=O, row5=U, row6=U, row7=F, row8=Y, row9=S, row10=N, row11=U, row12=B, row13=Q, row14=Y, row15=H — so at row5: U, row6: U, row7: F — not H,U,N,T.
At row11: U, row12: B — not N,T.
Diagonal? Start at Row 7, col3: H → Row8 col4: I — no.
Row 4, col3: B → Row5 col4: R — no.
Wait — Row 1, col7: L — no.
Perhaps PARADE is in Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — if you take P(2), R(3), I(4), R(5), A(6) — that’s PRIRA — not PARADE.
But if you take A(6), Q(7), J(8), E(9), L(10), E(11), R(12), A(13) — not PARADE.
Let’s try SUNDAY with a new idea.
SUNDAY – S-U-N-D-A-Y
Look at Row 12: “N T K R D D B Y C W K S U C Y” — has “S U” at col12-13, then “C”, not N.
But if you go backwards: Y,C,U,S — not SUNDAY.
Row 9: “U S Q K D A N T S X U V F P E” — has “U S” at col1-2, then “Q”, not N.
Row 14: “T O D O L Q Y R B O D Y S J T” — has “S” at col13, then “J”, not U.
Perhaps it's diagonal. Start at Row 12, col12: S → Row13 col13: A — no.
Row 1, col13: S (from SPRING), then row2 col13: P — not U.
Wait — Row 15: “T D S K C I H C B Y I S L F H” — has “S” at col3 and col12.
Col3: S, then K — not U.
Col12: S, then L — not U.
Vertical? Column 12: L,T,V,G,Z,A,I,Q,X,L,H,S,R,Y,S — row1=L, row2=T, row3=V, row4=G, row5=Z, row6=A, row7=I, row8=Q, row9=X, row10=L, row11=H, row12=S, row13=R, row14=Y, row15=S — so at row12: S, row13: R, row14: Y, row15: S — not SUNDAY.
But if you go up from row12 col12: S → row11 col12: H — no.
Perhaps BASKET is in Row 10: “W K U I Z C N I A B F L I W W” — has “A B” at col9-10, then “F”, not S.
Wait — Row 4: “P B B N W Y O N S D A G I E C” — has “S” at col9, then “D”, not A.
Let’s try CARROT with a different perspective.
CARROT – C-A-R-R-O-T
Look at Row 5: “E T A R O C E D A M N Z N D O” — has “A R O C” — not CARROT.
But if you go backwards: O C R A — that’s OCRA — not CARROT.
Row 11: “X E L N A E U P E U O H E R X” — has “A E U” — no.
Row 13: “Y P R I R A Q J E L E R A N M” — has “R I R A” — not CARROT.
Diagonal? Start at Row 5, col6: C → Row6 col7: U — no.
Row 5, col6: C, col5: O, col4: R, col3: A, col2: T, col1: E — so E,T,A,R,O,C — that’s ETAROC — not CARROT.
But if you take col6 to col1: C,O
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