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Let’s solve this Groundhog Day Word Search Puzzle step by step.

We are given a grid of letters and a list of words to find. The words can be hidden horizontally (left to right or right to left), vertically (top to bottom or bottom to top), or diagonally — but in most beginner puzzles like this, they’re usually horizontal or vertical unless stated otherwise. We’ll start by scanning for the easiest words first.

List of words to find:
- PUNXSUTAWNEY
- WEATHER
- SHADOW
- PHIL
- PREDICTION
- BURROW
- SUNSHINE
- SPRING
- SIX WEEKS
- FOLKLORE
- FEBRUARY
- FORECAST
- HIBERNATE
- WINTER
- GROUNDHOG

Step 1: Look for short, unique words first — like “PHIL”, “SPRING”, “WINTER”, “BURROW”.

Let’s scan row by row.

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V → no obvious matches.

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L → look at positions 10–13: P H I I → that’s almost “PHIL”! But it’s P-H-I-I… wait, maybe it’s P-H-I-L? Let’s check column-wise.

Actually, let’s try finding “PHIL” vertically.

Look at column 10 (counting from left, starting at 1):

Row 1: J
Row 2: U
Row 3: R
Row 4: K
Row 5: Y
Row 6: V
Row 7: L
Row 8: I
Row 9: T
Row 10: C
Row 11: X
Row 12: E
Row 13: M
Row 14: O
Row 15: E
Row 16: F
Row 17: S
Row 18: P
Row 19: Y
Row 20: C

Not helpful.

Wait — let’s go back to Row 2: ...P H I I... — maybe it’s not “PHIL” there.

Try looking for “WINTER” — it’s a common word.

Scan rows for W-I-N-T-E-R.

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A → YES! Positions 12–17: W I N T E R → that’s “WINTER”!

So we found “WINTER” in row 18, columns 12 to 17.

Now let’s look for “GROUNDHOG”.

That’s a long word — 9 letters. Scan each row for G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G.

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V → no

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L → has G, L, U — not matching

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N → G at pos 3, then M — no

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P → no

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F → no

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G → ends with G — but not full word

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H → starts with G — G C E... no

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A → no

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N → no

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I → has G at pos 7 — G K T... no

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y → starts with G — G B F... no

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S → no

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G → multiple Gs — let’s see: pos 8 is G, then D, G — not matching

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U → ends with G U — no

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S → no

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J → has G at pos 18 — too late

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C → no

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A → starts with G — G J D... no

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B → has G at pos 9 — G K Y... no

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A → same as row 18? Wait, no — actually row 20 is: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — same as row 18? That can’t be right — let me recount.

Wait — I think I misread. Let me write out row 20 again from the image:

Looking back at the original grid:

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — yes, same as row 18? That seems odd — perhaps I made a mistake.

Actually, let’s double-check the grid layout. Maybe “GROUNDHOG” is vertical.

Try column 1:

Row 1: B
Row 2: Q
Row 3: A
Row 4: E
Row 5: S
Row 6: A
Row 7: G
Row 8: K
Row 9: L
Row 10: Z
Row 11: G
Row 12: R
Row 13: O
Row 14: U
Row 15: N
Row 16: D
Row 17: H
Row 18: G
Row 19: O
Row 20: G

Oh! Column 1, rows 7 to 15: G (row7), K(row8), L(row9), Z(row10), G(row11), R(row12), O(row13), U(row14), N(row15) — that’s G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N — not “GROUNDHOG”

But look at column 1, rows 11 to 19: G (11), R (12), O (13), U (14), N (15), D (16), H (17), G (18), O (19) — that’s G-R-O-U-N-D-H-G-O — close but not quite — missing the last ‘G’? Wait, row 20 is G — so rows 11 to 20: G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — still not “GROUNDHOG”

“GROUNDHOG” is 9 letters: G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G

Let’s try column 1, rows 12 to 20: R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — starts with R, not G.

What about column 2?

Row 1: E
Row 2: B
Row 3: W
Row 4: M
Row 5: J
Row 6: I
Row 7: C
Row 8: F
Row 9: R
Row 10: J
Row 11: B
Row 12: O
Row 13: T
Row 14: W
Row 15: Y
Row 16: Q
Row 17: X
Row 18: J
Row 19: T
Row 20: J

No.

Perhaps “GROUNDHOG” is horizontal in row 13? Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — let’s see if any 9-letter sequence matches.

Positions 8-16: G D G B K W G Z U — no

Positions 14-20: G Z U M A W G — too short

Maybe it’s backwards? “GOHDNUORG” — unlikely.

Another idea: perhaps “GROUNDHOG” is split or I’m missing it.

Let’s try a different approach. Look for “FEBRUARY” — 8 letters.

Scan rows.

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — has F,F,I — not February

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — no

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — has E,O,B,E — not matching

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — has F,N,I,O,M,R,E — not sequential

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — has F,V,Z — no

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — has R,E,H,T,A,E,W,R,E,F — not February

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has W,I,N,T,E,R — that’s winter, already found

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — has F,F,D — no

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — same as 18

Perhaps “FEBRUARY” is vertical.

Column 5:

Row 1: H
Row 2: N
Row 3: H
Row 4: P
Row 5: Z
Row 6: S
Row 7: A
Row 8: C
Row 9: E
Row 10: R
Row 11: O
Row 12: F
Row 13: M
Row 14: D
Row 15: N
Row 16: L
Row 17: A
Row 18: Y
Row 19: H
Row 20: Y

At row 12: F, then row 13: M — not E

Column 6:

Row 1: S
Row 2: G
Row 3: L
Row 4: M
Row 5: O
Row 6: F
Row 7: K
Row 8: X
Row 9: K
Row 10: H
Row 11: O
Row 12: F
Row 13: R
Row 14: I
Row 15: I
Row 16: Q
Row 17: R
Row 18: M
Row 19: H
Row 20: M

Row 12: F, row 13: R — not E

This is taking too long. Let’s use a better strategy.

I recall that in many such puzzles, “PUNXSUTAWNEY” is often placed prominently. Let’s look for it.

“PUNXSUTAWNEY” — 12 letters. Very long.

Scan row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — has N,U,S — but not P at start

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — has P at position 13 — P H I I — not PUNX

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — has P at 7 and 14

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P — P at 5 and 20

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F — P at 12 and 18

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G — P at 11 and 16

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H — no P

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A — no P

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N — P at 16

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I — no P

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y — no P

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — no P

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — no P

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — no P

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — no P

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — P at 9 and 17

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — P at 18

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — P at 9

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — P at 19

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — P at 9

None seem to have "PUNX" at the beginning.

Perhaps it's vertical.

Let’s try column 1 again, but this time look for P.

Column 1: B,Q,A,E,S,A,G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — no P

Column 2: E,B,W,M,J,I,C,F,R,J,B,O,T,W,Y,Q,X,J,T,J — no P

Column 3: N,B,G,I,J,N,E,B,E,L,F,X,H,X,O,O,R,D,R,D — no P

Column 4: I,D,M,D,T,I,L,J,T,O,V,F,D,U,F,D,X,A,X,L — no P

Column 5: H,N,H,P,Z,S,A,C,E,R,O,F,M,D,N,L,A,Y,H,Y — has P at row 4

Column 6: S,G,L,M,O,F,K,X,K,H,O,F,R,I,I,Q,R,M,H,M — no P

Column 7: N,L,P,F,H,V,K,B,W,G,W,I,J,U,N,Q,A,S,T,S — has P at row 3

Column 8: U,U,T,O,X,D,S,O,O,K,S,G,G,M,I,V,H,V,C,C — no P

Column 9: S,A,N,L,L,B,N,L,I,T,C,K,D,E,R,P,T,P,G,O — has P at row 16 and 18

Column 10: B,J,D,K,Y,J,V,Q,L,H,L,X,B,N,A,F,E,X,K,Y — no P

Column 11: E,U,Q,R,P,V,L,W,I,U,I,F,G,O,P,V,Y,Y,B,C — has P at row 5 and 15

Column 12: Z,V,R,E,V,U,N,O,W,E,E,X,W,E,V,Z,K,E,S,T — no P

Column 13: A,H,C,L,O,E,Q,S,S,U,T,A,Z,U,E,Y,B,W,F,C — no P

Column 14: J,I,H,Z,P,W,X,H,H,Y,U,M,U,J,T,K,R,E,D,S — has P at row 5

Column 15: E,I,Z,S,G,B,Z,P,R,V,V,A,W,U,V,B,J,F,I,T — has P at row 8

Column 16: V,X,P,A,C,R,I,R,I,E,E,O,G,E,E,K,S,D,N,C — has P at row 3

Column 17: L,E,G,Z,N,E,S,H,H,O,I,N,M,J,T,P,R,L,R,A — has P at row 16

Column 18: J,O,T,S,P,G,B,A,N,C,T,L,A,U,I,G,S,I,N,C — has P at row 5

Column 19: Q,L,H,P,F,E,J,H,O,I,Y,S,W,G,Y,I,P,H,S,Y — has P at row 4 and 19

Column 20: V,L,N,P,F,G,H,A,I,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A,Y — has P at row 4

Still no "PUNX".

Perhaps "PUNXSUTAWNEY" is not in the grid? But that can't be — it's listed.

Another thought: maybe it's "PUNXSUTAWNEY" but spelled correctly, and I need to look carefully.

Let’s try row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — positions 3-14: N I H S N U S B E Z A J — not it

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — positions 13-20: P H I I X E O L — not it

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — positions 7-18: P T N D Q R C H Z P G T — not it

Perhaps it's diagonal.

This is getting complicated. Let's switch to easier words.

Let's find "SPRING".

S-P-R-I-N-G

Scan rows.

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — has S at 6, then N,U,S — not SPRING

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — has G at 6, then L,U — not

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — has P at 7, then T,N — not

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P — has P at 5, then M,F — not

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F — has S at 1, then J,J — not

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G — has S at 5, then F,V — not

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H — has S at 8, then N,V — not

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A — has S at 17, then B,J — not

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N — has S at 13, then H,W — not

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I — has S at 10, then H,W — not

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y — no S

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — has S at 20 — end of row

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — no S

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — no S

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — has S at 12 and 20

Position 12: S, then E,W — not SPRING

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — no S

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — has S at 17, then P,R — S P R — that's good! Then C — so S P R C — not I N G

But positions 17-19: S,P,R — then C — not I

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has S at 7, then V,P — not

Also at 19: S,A — not

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — has S at 12, then F,F — not

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — same as 18

Perhaps "SPRING" is vertical.

Column 1: B,Q,A,E,S,A,G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — has S at row 5, then A,G — not

Column 2: E,B,W,M,J,I,C,F,R,J,B,O,T,W,Y,Q,X,J,T,J — no S

Column 3: N,B,G,I,J,N,E,B,E,L,F,X,H,X,O,O,R,D,R,D — no S

Column 4: I,D,M,D,T,I,L,J,T,O,V,F,D,U,F,D,X,A,X,L — no S

Column 5: H,N,H,P,Z,S,A,C,E,R,O,F,M,D,N,L,A,Y,H,Y — has S at row 6, then A,C — not

Column 6: S,G,L,M,O,F,K,X,K,H,O,F,R,I,I,Q,R,M,H,M — has S at row 1, then G,L — not

Column 7: N,L,P,F,H,V,K,B,W,G,W,I,J,U,N,Q,A,S,T,S — has S at row 18 and 20

Row 18: S, then T,S — not

Column 8: U,U,T,O,X,D,S,O,O,K,S,G,G,M,I,V,H,V,C,C — has S at row 7 and 11

Row 7: S, then O,O — not

Column 9: S,A,N,L,L,B,N,L,I,T,C,K,D,E,R,P,T,P,G,O — has S at row 1, then A,N — not

Column 10: B,J,D,K,Y,J,V,Q,L,H,L,X,B,N,A,F,E,X,K,Y — no S

Column 11: E,U,Q,R,P,V,L,W,I,U,I,F,G,O,P,V,Y,Y,B,C — no S

Column 12: Z,V,R,E,V,U,N,O,W,E,E,X,W,E,V,Z,K,E,S,T — has S at row 19, then T — not

Column 13: A,H,C,H,Z,P,G,T,H,N,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A — has S at row 15 and 18

Row 15: S, then G,U — not

Column 14: J,I,H,Z,P,W,X,H,H,Y,U,A,W,U,J,T,K,R,E,D — no S

Column 15: E,I,Z,S,G,B,Z,P,R,V,V,O,G,E,E,K,S,D,N,C — has S at row 4 and 17

Row 4: S, then G,B — not

Column 16: V,X,P,A,C,R,I,R,I,E,E,N,M,J,T,P,R,L,R,A — no S

Column 17: L,E,G,Z,N,E,S,H,H,O,I,N,A,U,I,G,S,I,N,C — has S at row 7 and 17

Row 7: S, then H,H — not

Column 18: J,O,T,S,P,G,B,A,N,C,T,L,U,J,T,G,S,I,N,C — has S at row 4 and 17

Row 4: S, then P,G — not

Column 19: Q,L,H,P,F,E,J,H,O,I,Y,S,W,G,Y,I,P,H,S,Y — has S at row 12 and 19

Row 12: S, then W,G — not

Column 20: V,L,N,P,F,G,H,A,I,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A,Y — has S at row 12 and 15

Row 12: S, then G,U — not

This is frustrating. Let's try "BURROW".

B-U-R-R-O-W

Scan rows.

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — has B at 1 and 10, then E,N — not

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — has B at 2 and 3, then D,N — not

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — has R at 12, then C,H — not

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P — has R at 13, then E,L — not

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F — has R at 10, then Y,P — not

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G — has B at 9 and 17, then J,P and R,E — not BURROW

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H — no B

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A — has B at 3,6,7,18 — let's see positions 6-11: B,B,O,Q,L,W — not BURROW

Positions 3-8: B,J,C,X,B,B — not

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N — has R at 2 and 17, then E,T and I,H — not

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I — has R at 5, then H,G — not

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y — has B at 2, then F,V — not

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — has R at 1 and 19, then O,X and L,S — not

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — has R at 6, then J,G — not

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — has B at 11, then E,N — not

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — has R at 9 and 16, then E,C and U,Y — not

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — has B at 15, then K,P — not

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — has R at 3,6,13,19 — positions 3-8: R,X,A,R,E,H — not BURROW

Positions 6-11: R,E,H,T,A,E — not

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has R at 17, then N,S — not

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — has B at 20 — end

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has R at 17, then N,S — not

Perhaps "BURROW" is vertical.

Column 1: B,Q,A,E,S,A,G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — has B at 1, then Q,A — not

Column 2: E,B,W,M,J,I,C,F,R,J,B,O,T,W,Y,Q,X,J,T,J — has B at 2 and 11, then W,M and O,T — not

Column 3: N,B,G,I,J,N,E,B,E,L,F,X,H,X,O,O,R,D,R,D — has B at 2 and 8, then G,I and E,L — not

Column 4: I,D,M,D,T,I,L,J,T,O,V,F,D,U,F,D,X,A,X,L — no B

Column 5: H,N,H,P,Z,S,A,C,E,R,O,F,M,D,N,L,A,Y,H,Y — no B

Column 6: S,G,L,M,O,F,K,X,K,H,O,F,R,I,I,Q,R,M,H,M — no B

Column 7: N,L,P,F,H,V,K,B,W,G,W,I,J,U,N,Q,A,S,T,S — has B at 8, then W,G — not

Column 8: U,U,T,O,X,D,S,O,O,K,S,G,G,M,I,V,H,V,C,C — no B

Column 9: S,A,N,L,L,B,N,L,I,T,C,K,D,E,R,P,T,P,G,O — has B at 6, then N,L — not

Column 10: B,J,D,K,Y,J,V,Q,L,H,L,X,B,N,A,F,E,X,K,Y — has B at 1 and 13, then J,D and N,A — not

Column 11: E,U,Q,R,P,V,L,W,I,U,I,F,G,O,P,V,Y,Y,B,C — has B at 19, then C — not

Column 12: Z,V,R,E,V,U,N,O,W,E,E,X,W,E,V,Z,K,E,S,T — no B

Column 13: A,H,C,H,Z,P,G,T,H,N,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A — has B at 19, then A — not

Column 14: J,I,H,Z,P,W,X,H,H,Y,U,A,W,U,J,T,K,R,E,D — no B

Column 15: E,I,Z,S,G,B,Z,P,R,V,V,O,G,E,E,K,S,D,N,C — has B at 6, then Z,P — not

Column 16: V,X,P,A,C,R,I,R,I,E,E,N,M,J,T,P,R,L,R,A — no B

Column 17: L,E,G,Z,N,E,S,H,H,O,I,N,A,U,I,G,S,I,N,C — no B

Column 18: J,O,T,S,P,G,B,A,N,C,T,L,U,J,T,G,S,I,N,C — has B at 7, then A,N — not

Column 19: Q,L,H,P,F,E,J,H,O,I,Y,S,W,G,Y,I,P,H,S,Y — no B

Column 20: V,L,N,P,F,G,H,A,I,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A,Y — has B at 18, then A,Y — not

I am considering that perhaps "BURROW" is in row 8, positions 6-11: B,B,O,Q,L,W — not matching.

Another idea: maybe "BURROW" is B-U-R-R-O-W, and in row 6, positions 17-20: B,R,E,G — not.

Let's look for "SHADOW".

S-H-A-D-O-W

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — has S at 6, then N,U — not

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — has H at 14, then I,I — not

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — has H at 5 and 14 and 19, then L,P and Z,P and N — not

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P — has S at 17, then A,Z — not

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F — has S at 1, then J,J — not; also H at 7, then X,L — not

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G — has S at 5, then F,V — not

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H — has S at 8 and 19, then N,V and H — not

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A — has S at 17, then B,J — not

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N — has S at 13, then H,W — S H W — not A D O W

But positions 13-16: S,H,W,P — not SHADOW

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I — has S at 10, then H,W — S H W — same as above

Positions 10-13: S,H,W,U — not

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y — no S

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — has S at 20 — end

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — no S

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — no S

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — has S at 12 and 20, then E,W and nothing — not

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — no S

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — has S at 17, then P,R — not

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has S at 7 and 19, then V,P and A — not

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — has S at 12, then F,F — not

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — same as 18

Perhaps "SHADOW" is vertical.

Column 1: B,Q,A,E,S,A,G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — has S at 5, then A,G — not

Column 2: E,B,W,M,J,I,C,F,R,J,B,O,T,W,Y,Q,X,J,T,J — no S

Column 3: N,B,G,I,J,N,E,B,E,L,F,X,H,X,O,O,R,D,R,D — no S

Column 4: I,D,M,D,T,I,L,J,T,O,V,F,D,U,F,D,X,A,X,L — no S

Column 5: H,N,H,P,Z,S,A,C,E,R,O,F,M,D,N,L,A,Y,H,Y — has S at 6, then A,C — not

Column 6: S,G,L,M,O,F,K,X,K,H,O,F,R,I,I,Q,R,M,H,M — has S at 1, then G,L — not

Column 7: N,L,P,F,H,V,K,B,W,G,W,I,J,U,N,Q,A,S,T,S — has S at 18 and 20, then T,S — not

Column 8: U,U,T,O,X,D,S,O,O,K,S,G,G,M,I,V,H,V,C,C — has S at 7 and 11, then O,O and G,G — not

Column 9: S,A,N,L,L,B,N,L,I,T,C,K,D,E,R,P,T,P,G,O — has S at 1, then A,N — not

Column 10: B,J,D,K,Y,J,V,Q,L,H,L,X,B,N,A,F,E,X,K,Y — no S

Column 11: E,U,Q,R,P,V,L,W,I,U,I,F,G,O,P,V,Y,Y,B,C — no S

Column 12: Z,V,R,E,V,U,N,O,W,E,E,X,W,E,V,Z,K,E,S,T — has S at 19, then T — not

Column 13: A,H,C,H,Z,P,G,T,H,N,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A — has S at 15 and 18, then G,U and J,C — not

Column 14: J,I,H,Z,P,W,X,H,H,Y,U,A,W,U,J,T,K,R,E,D — no S

Column 15: E,I,Z,S,G,B,Z,P,R,V,V,O,G,E,E,K,S,D,N,C — has S at 4 and 17, then G,B and D,N — not

Column 16: V,X,P,A,C,R,I,R,I,E,E,N,M,J,T,P,R,L,R,A — no S

Column 17: L,E,G,Z,N,E,S,H,H,O,I,N,A,U,I,G,S,I,N,C — has S at 7 and 17, then H,H and I,N — not

Column 18: J,O,T,S,P,G,B,A,N,C,T,L,U,J,T,G,S,I,N,C — has S at 4 and 17, then P,G and I,N — not

Column 19: Q,L,H,P,F,E,J,H,O,I,Y,S,W,G,Y,I,P,H,S,Y — has S at 12 and 19, then W,G and Y — not

Column 20: V,L,N,P,F,G,H,A,I,I,Y,S,G,U,S,J,C,B,A,Y — has S at 12 and 15, then G,U and J,C — not

I am considering that perhaps "SHADOW" is in row 9, positions 13-18: S,H,W,P,R,I — not matching.

Let's try a different tactic. Let's look for "WEATHER".

W-E-A-T-H-E-R

Row 1: B E N I H S N U S B E Z A J E V L J Q V — has E at 2, then N,I — not

Row 2: Q B B D N G L U A J U V P H I I X E O L — has E at 18, then O,L — not

Row 3: A W G M H L P T N D Q R C H Z P G T H N — has W at 2, then G,M — not

Row 4: E M I D P M F O L K L O R E L Z S A Z P — has E at 1 and 14, then M,I and L,Z — not

Row 5: S J J T Z O H X L R Y P O V G C N P F — no W

Row 6: A I N I S F V D B J P V U E W P B R E G — has W at 15, then P,B — not

Row 7: G C E L A K K S N V J L N U V L N E S H — has E at 3 and 18, then L,A and S,H — not

Row 8: K F B J C X B B O Q L W X Q Z I S B J A — has W at 12, then X,Q — not

Row 9: L R E T E K W O I L I W S H W P R I H N — has W at 7 and 12 and 15, then O,I and S,H and P,R — not WEATHER

Positions 7-13: W,O,I,L,I,W,S — not

Row 10: Z J L O R H G K T S H W U Y L W C H O I — has W at 12 and 16, then U,Y and C,H — not

Row 11: G B F V O O W X C L I E T U V E E T I Y — has W at 7, then X,C — not

Row 12: R O X F F I Q V I K F X A M O A N L R S — no W

Row 13: O T H D M R J G D G B K W G Z U M A W G — has W at 13 and 19, then G,Z and G — not

Row 14: U W X U D I J M E O B E N E J U U Q G U — has W at 2, then X,U — not

Row 15: N Y O F N I O M R E C S E W E R U Y N S — has W at 14, then E,R — not

Row 16: D Q O D L Q I A P F V Z Y K B K P G I J — no W

Row 17: H X R X A R E H T A E W R E F J S P R C — has W at 12, then R,E — not

Row 18: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has W at 12, then I,N — not

Row 19: O T W C H H T C G K Y S F F D L I H P B — has W at 3, then C,H — not

Row 20: G J D A Y M S V P X Y W I N T E R N S A — has W at 12, then I,N — not

Perhaps "WEATHER" is vertical.

Column 1: B,Q,A,E,S,A,G,K,L,Z,G,R,O,U,N,D,H,G,O,G — has E at 4, then S,A — not

Column 2: E,B,W,M,J,I,C,F,R,J,B,O,T,W,Y,Q,X,J,T,J — has E at 1, then B,W — not

Column 3: N,B,G,I,J,N,E,B,E,L,F,X,H,X,O,O,R,D,R,D — has E at 7 and 9, then B,E and L,F — not

Column 4: I,D,M,D,T,I,L,J,T,O,V,F,D,U,F,D,X,A,X,L — no E

Column 5: H,N,H,P,Z,S,A,C,E,R,O,F,M,D,N,L,A,Y,H,Y — has E at 9, then R,O — not

Column 6: S,G,L,M,O,F,K,X,K,H,O,F,R,I,I,Q,R,M,H,M — no E

Column 7: N,L,P,F,H,V,K,B,W,G,W,I,J,U,N,Q,A,S,T,S — has E? No, all letters are consonants or other.

Column 8: U,U,T,O,X,D,S,O,O,K,S,G,G,M,I,V,H,V,C,C — no E

Column 9: S,A,N,L,L,B,N,L,I,T,C,K,D,E,R,P,T,P,G,O — has E at 14, then R,P — not