Best Friends Word Search Puzzle - Puzzles to Play - Free Printable

I'll solve this word search puzzle step by step, finding all the words from the list in the grid.

Let me work through each word systematically:

Words to find:
CHARM, CLUB, DEPEND, EASE, EMBRACE, GENTLE, GREET, HARMONY, HELP, HUG, KIND, LAUGH, LIKE, LISTEN, LOVE, LOYAL, NICE, PALS, PARTY, PLEASANT, SHARE, TIME, TRUST, VALUE, WARMTH

Let me search the grid carefully:

1. CHARM - Looking for C-H-A-R-M... Found it! Row 3, reading backwards: "RESIST" contains parts but let me check more carefully. Actually found in row 7: "NICEGHUNLOLR" - no. Let me check diagonally and other directions. Found! In column going down from position around row 2-6.

2. CLUB - C-L-U-B... Found in row 3: "CNETSILERESI" - checking positions. Yes, C at start, then need L-U-B nearby.

3. DEPEND - D-E-P-E-N-D... Found vertically or horizontally.

4. EASE - E-A-S-E... Found in last row: "PESAEPMDLHLD" - yes, E-A-S-E appears.

5. EMBRACE - E-M-B-R-A-C-E... Looking for this 7-letter word.

6. GENTLE - G-E-N-T-L-E...

7. GREET - G-R-E-E-T...

8. HARMONY - H-A-R-M-O-N-Y... 7 letters.

9. HELP - H-E-L-P...

10. HUG - H-U-G... Short word, should be easier.

11. KIND - K-I-N-D...

12. LAUGH - L-A-U-G-H...

13. LIKE - L-I-K-E...

14. LISTEN - L-I-S-T-E-N... 6 letters.

15. LOVE - L-O-V-E...

16. LOYAL - L-O-Y-A-L... 5 letters.

17. NICE - N-I-C-E...

18. PALS - P-A-L-S...

19. PARTY - P-A-R-T-Y... Found in row 5: "NIKBDPARTYNC" - yes!

20. PLEASANT - P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T... 8 letters. Found in row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - yes!

21. SHARE - S-H-A-R-E...

22. TIME - T-I-M-E...

23. TRUST - T-R-U-S-T... Found in row 5: "TRUSTIYLANEE" - yes!

24. VALUE - V-A-L-U-E...

25. WARMTH - W-A-R-M-T-H... 6 letters. Found in row 1: "YEHTMRAWPSTP" - reading backwards: P-T-S-P-W-A-R-M-T-H-E-Y... wait, let me check: Y-E-H-T-M-R-A-W... backwards would be W-A-R-M-T-H-E-Y. So WARMTH is there backwards!

Let me be more systematic and verify each word location:

Row 1: Y E H T M R A W P S T P
Row 2: J T E E R G U A F C L T
Row 3: C N E T S I L E R E S I
Row 4: P L E A S A N T H H G M
Row 5: T R U S T I Y L A N E E
Row 6: N I K B D P A R T Y N C
Row 7: L E V O L U E D K N T A
Row 8: N I C E G H U N L O L R
Row 9: S U Z H U J L E O M E B
Row 10: L M K G A O A P Y R K M
Row 11: A D N I K R V E A A I E
Row 12: P E S A E P M D L H L D

Now let me find each word with exact positions:

1. WARMTH - Row 1, reading right-to-left (backwards): positions 8-3 gives us W-A-R-M-T-H ✓

2. PLEASANT - Row 4, positions 1-8: P-L-E-A-S-A-N-T ✓

3. TRUST - Row 5, positions 1-5: T-R-U-S-T ✓

4. PARTY - Row 6, positions 6-10: P-A-R-T-Y ✓

5. NICE - Row 8, positions 1-4: N-I-C-E ✓

6. EASE - Row 12, positions 2-5: E-S-A-E... hmm, that's not right. Let me check again. Row 12: P-E-S-A-E-P-M-D-L-H-L-D. Positions 2-5: E-S-A-E. That spells E-S-A-E, not E-A-S-E. Let me look elsewhere. Maybe vertically or diagonally?

Let me search more carefully for remaining words by checking columns and diagonals:

Looking at columns vertically:
- Column 1: Y, J, C, P, T, N, L, N, S, L, A, P
- Column 2: E, T, N, L, R, I, E, I, U, M, D, E
- etc.

Let me try a different approach and mark off what I've confirmed:

Found so far:
- WARMTH (row 1, backwards)
- PLEASANT (row 4)
- TRUST (row 5)
- PARTY (row 6)
- NICE (row 8)

Now searching for others:

7. CHARM - Looking... Row 2 has "GUAFCLT" at the end. Column check needed. Let me look at diagonal possibilities.

8. CLUB - C-L-U-B. Row 3 starts with C. Row 2 ends with ...F C L T. Could be vertical?

9. DEPEND - D-E-P-E-N-D. Looking at row 11: "ADNIKRV..." has D. Row 6: "NIKBD..." has D. Need to find full word.

10. EMBRACE - E-M-B-R-A-C-E. This is tricky.

11. GENTLE - G-E-N-T-L-E

12. GREET - G-R-E-E-T. Row 2: "JTEERGU..." has E-E-R. Reading backwards: R-E-E-T... need G before it.

13. HARMONY - H-A-R-M-O-N-Y

14. HELP - H-E-L-P

15. HUG - H-U-G. Row 8: "NICEGHUN..." has G-H-U. Backwards: U-H-G. Not quite. Row 9: "SUZHUJL..." has H-U. Need G nearby.

16. KIND - K-I-N-D. Row 6: "NIKBD..." has N-I-K. Row 11: "ADNIK..." has N-I-K.

17. LAUGH - L-A-U-G-H

18. LIKE - L-I-K-E

19. LISTEN - L-I-S-T-E-N

20. LOVE - L-O-V-E. Row 7: "LEVOLUE..." has L-E-V-O-L. Contains L-O-V-E if we skip? No, need consecutive. L-E-V-O are positions 1-4. Hmm.

21. LOYAL - L-O-Y-A-L

22. PALS - P-A-L-S

23. SHARE - S-H-A-R-E

24. TIME - T-I-M-E

25. VALUE - V-A-L-U-E. Row 7: "LEVOLUED..." has V-O-L-U-E. Close but not quite.

Let me be more methodical. I'll search each word one at a time:

CHARM: Looking for C-H-A-R-M
- Checking row 2: ends with "...A F C L T" - has C but not followed by H
- Checking diagonals from C positions

Actually, let me look at this differently. Row 3: "CNETSILERESI" - starts with C. Going down column 1 from row 3: C, P, T, N, L, N, S, L, A, P. Not CHARM.

Let me check if CHARM is diagonal or vertical elsewhere.

After careful examination, here are the words I can definitively locate:

1. WARMTH - Row 1, backwards (positions 8-3)
2. PLEASANT - Row 4 (positions 1-8)
3. TRUST - Row 5 (positions 1-5)
4. PARTY - Row 6 (positions 6-10)
5. NICE - Row 8 (positions 1-4)
6. EASE - Row 12 (need to verify - P-E-S-A-E has E-S-A-E which isn't EASE)

Let me reconsider EASE. Looking at row 12: P E S A E P M D L H L D
If I read positions 5-2 backwards: E-A-S-E. Yes! EASE is there backwards.

7. EASE - Row 12, positions 5-2 backwards: E-A-S-E ✓

Continuing search:

8. CLUB - Looking at column 10 (0-indexed as column 9): Row 2 has C, Row 3 has E... Let me check column containing C-L-U-B vertically. Row 2, position 10 (0-indexed 9): C. Row 3, position 10: E. Not matching.

Let me try: Row 3 starts with C. Is there L below it? Row 4 position 1: L. Row 5 position 1: R. Row 6 position 1: I. So C-L-R-I vertically. Not CLUB.

Checking row 2: "...U A F C L T" - positions 6-11 (0-indexed 5-10): U-A-F-C-L-T. Has C-L but not U-B together.

Wait, looking at row 2 more carefully: J T E E R G U A F C L T
Positions (0-indexed): 0-J, 1-T, 2-E, 3-E, 4-R, 5-G, 6-U, 7-A, 8-F, 9-C, 10-L, 11-T

So C is at position 9, L at position 10. For CLUB I need C-L-U-B. Going backwards from L: L-C... that's not it either.

Let me check vertically from the C at row 2, position 9:
Row 2 pos 9: C
Row 3 pos 9: E
Row 4 pos 9: H
Row 5 pos 9: A
Row 6 pos 9: Y
Row 7 pos 9: K
Row 8 pos 9: L
Row 9 pos 9: M
Row 10 pos 9: R
Row 11 pos 9: A
Row 12 pos 9: H

That gives C-E-H-A-Y-K-L-M-R-A-H vertically. Not CLUB.

Hmm, let me look for CLUB horizontally in other rows or backwards.

Actually wait - let me check if CLUB appears diagonally. From row 3 position 0 (C), going down-right diagonal:
Row 3 pos 0: C
Row 4 pos 1: L
Row 5 pos 2: U
Row 6 pos 3: B

Yes! C-L-U-B diagonally from row 3, column 1 going down-right! ✓

9. CLUB - Diagonal from row 3 col 1, down-right: C-L-U-B ✓

10. DEPEND - D-E-P-E-N-D
Looking for this. Row 6: "NIKBD..." has D at position 4 (0-indexed 3).
Row 11: "ADNIK..." has D at position 1 (0-indexed 1).

Let me check vertically from row 6, position 3 (D):
Row 6 pos 3: D
Row 7 pos 3: O
Row 8 pos 3: E
Row 9 pos 3: H
Not matching.

From row 11, position 1 (D):
Row 11 pos 1: D
Row 12 pos 1: E

Going up from row 11 pos 1:
Row 11 pos 1: D
Row 10 pos 1: M
No.

Let me check if DEPEND is horizontal somewhere. Scanning all rows...
Row 7: "LEVOLUEDKNTA" - has D at position 7 (0-indexed 6). Before it: L-E-V-O-L-U-E-D. That's LEVOLUED. Not DEPEND.

Checking backwards in row 7: A-T-N-K-D-E-U-L-O-V-E-L. Has D-E but not full DEPEND.

Let me check diagonals for DEPEND. This is getting complex. Let me move on and come back.

11. EMBRACE - E-M-B-R-A-C-E (7 letters)
Scanning for E-M-B... Row 7: "LEVOLUED..." no. Row 9: "SUZHUJLEOMEB" - ends with O-M-E-B. Backwards: B-E-M-O. Not quite.

Row 12: "PESAEPM..." has E-P-M. Not E-M-B.

Let me check if EMBRACE is vertical or diagonal.

12. GENTLE - G-E-N-T-L-E (6 letters)
Row 8: "NICEGHUN..." has G at position 4 (0-indexed 4). After it: H-U-N. Not E-N-T.

Row 10: "LMKGAOAP..." has G at position 3 (0-indexed 3). After it: A-O-A. Not matching.

Row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - ends with H-H-G-M. Has G but not followed by E.

Checking row 2: "JTEERGUAFCLT" - has G at position 5 (0-indexed 5). After it: U-A-F. Not E-N-T.

Let me check vertically for GENTLE.

13. GREET - G-R-E-E-T (5 letters)
Row 2: "JTEERGUA..." - positions 2-6 (0-indexed 1-5): T-E-E-R-G. Reading backwards: G-R-E-E-T! Yes! ✓

14. GREET - Row 2, positions 6-2 backwards (0-indexed 5-1): G-R-E-E-T ✓

15. HARMONY - H-A-R-M-O-N-Y (7 letters)
This is a longer word. Let me scan for H-A-R...
Row 1: "YEHTMRAW..." - has H at position 2 (0-indexed 2). After it: T-M-R-A-W. Not A-R-M.

Row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - has H at positions 8-9 (0-indexed 7-8). After first H: H-G-M. Not A-R-M.

Row 8: "NICEGHUNLOLR" - has H at position 5 (0-indexed 5). After it: U-N-L. Not A-R-M.

Row 9: "SUZHUJLEOMEB" - has H at position 3 (0-indexed 3). After it: U-J-L. Not matching.

Let me check if HARMONY is vertical or appears backwards.

16. HELP - H-E-L-P (4 letters)
Row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - has H at position 8 (0-indexed 7). After it: H-G-M. Not E-L-P.

Row 12: "PESAEPM DLHLD" - has H at position 9 (0-indexed 9). After it: L-D. Not E-L-P. But before it: D-L-H. Backwards: H-L-D. Not H-E-L-P.

Let me check vertically for HELP.

17. HUG - H-U-G (3 letters)
Row 8: "NICEGHUN..." - positions 4-6 (0-indexed 4-6): G-H-U. Reading: G-H-U. Backwards would be U-H-G. Not H-U-G.

But wait, if I look at positions 5-7 (0-indexed 5-7): H-U-N. That's H-U-N, not H-U-G.

Row 9: "SUZHUJLE..." - positions 2-4 (0-indexed 2-4): Z-H-U. That's Z-H-U. Not H-U-G.

Hmm, let me check if HUG appears vertically or elsewhere.

Actually, row 8: "NICEGHUNLOLR"
0-N, 1-I, 2-C, 3-E, 4-G, 5-H, 6-U, 7-N, 8-L, 9-O, 10-L, 11-R

So position 4=G, 5=H, 6=U. Going backwards from position 6: U-H-G. That's not H-U-G.

But what about position 5-7: H-U-N. Not H-U-G.

Let me check row 9: "SUZHUJLEOMEB"
0-S, 1-U, 2-Z, 3-H, 4-U, 5-J, 6-L, 7-E, 8-O, 9-M, 10-E, 11-B

Position 3=H, 4=U. Need G after U. Position 5=J. Not G.

Maybe HUG is vertical? Let me check column with H and U.

18. KIND - K-I-N-D (4 letters)
Row 6: "NIKBDPARTYNC" - positions 0-3 (0-indexed 0-3): N-I-K-B. That's N-I-K-B. Not K-I-N-D.

But positions 1-4 (0-indexed 1-4): I-K-B-D. Not K-I-N-D.

Reading backwards from position 3: B-K-I-N. Not K-I-N-D.

Row 11: "ADNIKRV..." - positions 1-4 (0-indexed 1-4): D-N-I-K. Backwards: K-I-N-D! Yes! ✓

19. KIND - Row 11, positions 4-1 backwards (0-indexed 4-1): K-I-N-D ✓

20. LAUGH - L-A-U-G-H (5 letters)
Row 7: "LEVOLUEDKNTA" - has L at start. After it: E-V-O-L. Not A-U-G-H.

Row 8: "NICEGHUNLOLR" - has L at position 8 (0-indexed 8). After it: O-L-R. Not A-U-G-H.

Row 12: "PESAEPM DLHLD" - has L at position 8 (0-indexed 8). After it: H-L-D. Not A-U-G-H.

Let me check if LAUGH appears vertically or diagonally.

21. LIKE - L-I-K-E (4 letters)
Row 7: "LEVOLUED..." - L at start, then E-V-O. Not I-K-E.

Row 10: "LMKGAOAP..." - L at start, then M-K-G. Not I-K-E.

Row 12: "PESAEPM DLHLD" - L at position 8 (0-indexed 8). Before it: M-D. After it: H-L-D. Not forming LIKE.

Let me check vertically for LIKE.

22. LISTEN - L-I-S-T-E-N (6 letters)
This is longer. Let me scan for L-I-S...
Row 3: "CNETSILERESI" - has S-I-L at positions 4-6 (0-indexed 4-6). That's S-I-L-E. Reading backwards from position 6: L-I-S. Need T-E-N after. Position 7=E, 8=R, 9=E, 10=S, 11=I. So L-I-S-E-R-E-S-I. Not L-I-S-T-E-N.

Let me check other locations for LISTEN.

23. LOVE - L-O-V-E (4 letters)
Row 7: "LEVOLUEDKNTA" - positions 0-3 (0-indexed 0-3): L-E-V-O. That's L-E-V-O, not L-O-V-E.

But positions 1-4 (0-indexed 1-4): E-V-O-L. Not L-O-V-E.

Hmm, let me check if LOVE appears elsewhere or vertically.

Actually, row 7: L-E-V-O-L-U-E-D-K-N-T-A
If I look at positions 0, 3, 2, 1: L-O-V-E by skipping? No, must be consecutive.

Let me check vertically for LOVE.

24. LOYAL - L-O-Y-A-L (5 letters)
Row 8: "NICEGHUNLOLR" - positions 8-11 (0-indexed 8-11): L-O-L-R. That's L-O-L-R, not L-O-Y-A-L.

Row 10: "LMKGAOAPYRKM" - has L at start, then M-K-G-A-O-A-P-Y-R-K-M. Position 5=A, 6=O, 7=A, 8=P, 9=Y. So A-O-A-P-Y. Not L-O-Y-A-L.

But wait, let me check: position 0=L, then need O-Y-A-L. Position 1=M, not O.

Let me check if LOYAL appears vertically or diagonally.

25. PALS - P-A-L-S (4 letters)
Row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - P at start, then L-E-A. Not A-L-S.

Row 6: "NIKBDPARTYNC" - has P at position 5 (0-indexed 5). After it: A-R-T-Y. Not A-L-S.

Row 10: "LMKGAOAPYRKM" - has P at position 7 (0-indexed 7). After it: Y-R-K-M. Not A-L-S.

Row 12: "PESAEPM DLHLD" - P at start, then E-S-A. Not A-L-S. Also P at position 5 (0-indexed 5). After it: M-space-D. Not A-L-S.

Let me check vertically for PALS.

26. SHARE - S-H-A-R-E (5 letters)
Row 9: "SUZHUJLEOMEB" - S at start, then U-Z-H. Not H-A-R-E.

Row 3: "CNETSILERESI" - has S at position 4 (0-indexed 4). After it: I-L-E-R-E-S-I. Position 5=I, not H.

Let me check if SHARE appears vertically or backwards.

27. TIME - T-I-M-E (4 letters)
Row 1: "YEHTMRAWPSTP" - has T at positions 3 and 10 (0-indexed 3 and 10). Position 3=T, then M-R-A-W. Not I-M-E. Position 10=T, then P. Not I-M-E.

Row 2: "JTEERGUAFCLT" - has T at positions 1 and 11 (0-indexed 1 and 11). Position 1=T, then E-E-R. Not I-M-E. Position 11=T, end of row.

Row 5: "TRUSTIYLANEE" - has T at start. After it: R-U-S-T-I-Y-L-A-N-E-E. Position 1=R, not I.

Let me check if TIME appears vertically or elsewhere.

28. VALUE - V-A-L-U-E (5 letters)
Row 7: "LEVOLUEDKNTA" - positions 1-5 (0-indexed 1-5): E-V-O-L-U. That's E-V-O-L-U. Not V-A-L-U-E.

But positions 2-6 (0-indexed 2-6): V-O-L-U-E. That's V-O-L-U-E, not V-A-L-U-E.

Hmm, close but not quite. Let me check if VALUE appears elsewhere.

29. DEPEND - Still need to find this one.

30. EMBRACE - Still need to find this one.

31. GENTLE - Still need to find this one.

32. HARMONY - Still need to find this one.

33. HELP - Still need to find this one.

34. HUG - Still need to find this one.

35. LAUGH - Still need to find this one.

36. LIKE - Still need to find this one.

37. LISTEN - Still need to find this one.

38. LOVE - Still need to find this one.

39. LOYAL - Still need to find this one.

40. PALS - Still need to find this one.

41. SHARE - Still need to find this one.

42. TIME - Still need to find this one.

Let me take a different approach and look at the grid more systematically for the remaining words. I'll check columns vertically:

Column 0 (first column): Y, J, C, P, T, N, L, N, S, L, A, P
Column 1: E, T, N, L, R, I, E, I, U, M, D, E
Column 2: H, E, E, E, U, K, V, C, Z, K, N, S
Column 3: T, E, T, A, S, B, O, E, H, G, I, A
Column 4: M, R, S, S, T, D, L, G, U, A, K, E
Column 5: R, G, I, A, I, P, U, H, J, O, R, P
Column 6: A, U, L, N, Y, A, E, U, L, A, V, M
Column 7: W, A, E, T, L, R, D, N, E, P, E, D
Column 8: P, F, R, H, A, T, K, L, O, Y, A, L
Column 9: S, C, E, H, N, Y, N, O, M, R, A, H
Column 10: T, L, S, G, E, N, T, L, E, K, I, L
Column 11: P, T, I, M, E, C, A, R, B, M, E, D

Now let me search vertically for some of the missing words:

HELP vertically: Looking for H-E-L-P in a column
- Column 7: W, A, E, T, L, R, D, K, L, O, Y, A, P... Wait, let me recount. Column 7 (0-indexed): positions give us row values.

Actually, let me re-examine column 7 (the 8th column, 0-indexed as 7):
Row 1 col 7: W
Row 2 col 7: A
Row 3 col 7: E
Row 4 col 7: T
Row 5 col 7: L
Row 6 col 7: R
Row 7 col 7: D
Row 8 col 7: N
Row 9 col 7: E
Row 10 col 7: P
Row 11 col 7: E
Row 12 col 7: D

So column 7 reads: W-A-E-T-L-R-D-N-E-P-E-D vertically. Not HELP.

Let me check column 9 (0-indexed 9):
Row 1 col 9: S
Row 2 col 9: C
Row 3 col 9: E
Row 4 col 9: H
Row 5 col 9: N
Row 6 col 9: Y
Row 7 col 9: N
Row 8 col 9: O
Row 9 col 9: M
Row 10 col 9: R
Row 11 col 9: A
Row 12 col 9: H

Column 9: S-C-E-H-N-Y-N-O-M-R-A-H. Has H at row 4 and row 12. Not forming HELP.

Let me try checking for HUG vertically. Looking for H-U-G in a column:

Column 5 (0-indexed 5):
Row 1: R
Row 2: G
Row 3: I
Row 4: A
Row 5: I
Row 6: P
Row 7: U
Row 8: H
Row 9: J
Row 10: O
Row 11: R
Row 12: P

Column 5: R-G-I-A-I-P-U-H-J-O-R-P. Has U at row 7, H at row 8. So going down: U-H. Need G after H. Row 9 has J. Not G.

But going up from row 8: H-U-G! Row 8 col 5 = H, Row 7 col 5 = U, Row 6 col 5 = P... wait, that's H-U-P, not H-U-G.

Let me recalculate. Column 5 (0-indexed):
Row 1 (index 0): R
Row 2 (index 1): G
Row 3 (index 2): I
Row 4 (index 3): A
Row 5 (index 4): I
Row 6 (index 5): P
Row 7 (index 6): U
Row 8 (index 7): H
Row 9 (index 8): J
Row 10 (index 9): O
Row 11 (index 10): R
Row 12 (index 11): P

So row 7 has U, row 8 has H. Going from row 8 upward: H (row 8), U (row 7), need G at row 6. Row 6 has P. Not G.

Going from row 7 upward: U (row 7), need H before it and G after. Row 6 has P, row 8 has H. So P-U-H going down. Not H-U-G.

Hmm, let me check column 2 (0-indexed 2):
Row 1: H
Row 2: E
Row 3: E
Row 4: E
Row 5: U
Row 6: K
Row 7: V
Row 8: C
Row 9: Z
Row 10: K
Row 11: N
Row 12: S

Column 2: H-E-E-E-U-K-V-C-Z-K-N-S. Has H at row 1, U at row 5. Not consecutive H-U-G.

Let me check column 3 (0-indexed 3):
Row 1: T
Row 2: E
Row 3: T
Row 4: A
Row 5: S
Row 6: B
Row 7: O
Row 8: E
Row 9: H
Row 10: G
Row 11: I
Row 12: A

Column 3: T-E-T-A-S-B-O-E-H-G-I-A. Has H at row 9, G at row 10. So H-G going down. Need U between them for H-U-G. Row 10 has G right after row 9's H. So it's H-G, not H-U-G.

What about going up? G (row 10), H (row 9). That's G-H going up. Not H-U-G.

Let me check if HUG appears diagonally. This is getting tedious. Let me try a different strategy.

Let me look for LOVE more carefully. I saw earlier that row 7 has "LEVOLUED". Let me check if LOVE is hidden there:

Row 7: L E V O L U E D K N T A
Positions: 0-L, 1-E, 2-V, 3-O, 4-L, 5-U, 6-E, 7-D, 8-K, 9-N, 10-T, 11-A

Looking at positions 0, 3, 2, 1: L, O, V, E. But they're not consecutive. For LOVE I need L-O-V-E consecutively.

Positions 3-6 (0-indexed 3-6): O-L-U-E. That's O-L-U-E, not L-O-V-E.

Positions 2-5 (0-indexed 2-5): V-O-L-U. Not L-O-V-E.

Hmm, maybe LOVE is vertical? Let me check column 0 for L-O-V-E:
Column 0: Y, J, C, P, T, N, L, N, S, L, A, P
Has L at rows 7 and 10 (0-indexed 6 and 9). After L at row 7 is N. After L at row 10 is A. Not O-V-E.

Let me check column 4 (0-indexed 4):
Row 1: M
Row 2: R
Row 3: S
Row 4: S
Row 5: T
Row 6: D
Row 7: L
Row 8: G
Row 9: U
Row 10: A
Row 11: K
Row 12: E

Column 4: M-R-S-S-T-D-L-G-U-A-K-E. Has L at row 7 (0-indexed 6). After it: G-U-A. Not O-V-E.

Let me check if LOVE appears backwards horizontally. Looking for E-V-O-L:

Row 7: L-E-V-O-L-U-E-D... positions 6-3 backwards (0-indexed 6-3): E-U-L-O-V-E... wait, let me be more careful.

Row 7 positions 0-11: L, E, V, O, L, U, E, D, K, N, T, A

Reading positions 6, 5, 4, 3: E, U, L, O. That's E-U-L-O, not E-V-O-L.

Reading positions 1, 2, 3, 0: E, V, O, L. That's E-V-O-L! Yes! So LOVE backwards is at positions 3-0 (reading right-to-left). ✓

LOVE - Row 7, positions 3-0 backwards (0-indexed 3-0): L-O-V-E when read left-to-right, or E-V-O-L when read right-to-left. Actually, if we read positions 0-3 left-to-right: L-E-V-O. If we read positions 3-0 right-to-left: O-V-E-L. Neither is L-O-V-E.

Wait, I'm confusing myself. Let me be very clear:
- Positions 0-3: L-E-V-O (reading left to right)
- To get L-O-V-E, I need L at some position, then O, then V, then E consecutively.

Looking at row 7 again: L(0), E(1), V(2), O(3), L(4), U(5), E(6), D(7), K(8), N(9), T(10), A(11)

Is there L-O-V-E anywhere? Position 4 is L, position 3 is O, position 2 is V, position 1 is E. So positions 4, 3, 2, 1 going right-to-left: L, O, V, E. Yes! L-O-V-E backwards from position 4 to position 1! ✓

LOVE - Row 7, positions 4-1 reading right-to-left: L-O-V-E ✓

Great! Now let me continue with other words.

LOYAL - L-O-Y-A-L (5 letters)
Looking at row 8: "NICEGHUNLOLR"
Positions: 0-N, 1-I, 2-C, 3-E, 4-G, 5-H, 6-U, 7-N, 8-L, 9-O, 10-L, 11-R

Positions 8-11: L-O-L-R. That's L-O-L-R, not L-O-Y-A-L.

Let me check row 10: "LMKGAOAPYRKM"
Positions: 0-L, 1-M, 2-K, 3-G, 4-A, 5-O, 6-A, 7-P, 8-Y, 9-R, 10-K, 11-M

Position 0=L, then need O-Y-A-L. Position 1=M, not O.

Position 5=O, position 8=Y. Not consecutive.

Let me check if LOYAL appears vertically. Looking for L-O-Y-A-L in a column:

Column 8 (0-indexed 8):
Row 1: P
Row 2: F
Row 3: R
Row 4: H
Row 5: A
Row 6: T
Row 7: K
Row 8: L
Row 9: O
Row 10: Y
Row 11: A
Row 12: L

Column 8: P-F-R-H-A-T-K-L-O-Y-A-L

Looking at rows 8-12 (0-indexed 7-11): L-O-Y-A-L! Yes! ✓

LOYAL - Column 8 (0-indexed 8), rows 8-12 (0-indexed 7-11) vertically: L-O-Y-A-L ✓

Excellent!

PALS - P-A-L-S (4 letters)
Let me check column 0: Y, J, C, P, T, N, L, N, S, L, A, P
Has P at rows 4 and 12 (0-indexed 3 and 11). After P at row 4 is T. After P at row 12 is end.

Let me check column 11 (last column, 0-indexed 11):
Row 1: P
Row 2: T
Row 3: I
Row 4: M
Row 5: E
Row 6: C
Row 7: A
Row 8: R
Row 9: B
Row 10: M
Row 11: E
Row 12: D

Column 11: P-T-I-M-E-C-A-R-B-M-E-D. Has P at row 1. After it: T-I-M. Not A-L-S.

Let me check if PALS appears horizontally. Looking at row 10: "LMKGAOAPYRKM"
Position 7=P (0-indexed 7). After it: Y-R-K-M. Not A-L-S.

Row 4: "PLEASANTHHGM" - P at start. After it: L-E-A. Not A-L-S.

Hmm, let me check if PALS appears backwards. Looking for S-L-A-P:

Row 3: "CNETSILERESI" - has S at position 4 (0-indexed 4). Before it: T-E-N-C. Not L-A-P.

Let me check diagonally for PALS.

Actually, let me check column 4 (0-indexed 4) again:
Row 1: M
Row 2: R
Row 3: S
Row 4: S
Row 5: T
Row 6: D
Row 7: L
Row 8: G
Row 9: U
Row 10: A
Row 11: K
Row 12: E

Has S at rows 3-4 (0-indexed 2-3), L at row 7 (0-indexed 6), A at row 10 (0-indexed 9). Not consecutive.

Let me try a different approach. Let me check if PALS is in row 6 backwards or elsewhere.

Row 6: "NIKBDPARTYNC" - has P at position 5 (0-indexed 5). Before it: D-B-K-I-N. Not S-L-A.

After P: A-R-T-Y-N-C. Has A but not L-S after.

Hmm, let me check row 12: "PESAEPM DLHLD"
Position 0=P, 1=E, 2=S, 3=A, 4=E, 5=P, 6=M, 7=space(?), 8=D, 9=L, 10=H, 11=L, 12=D

Wait, I may have miscounted. Let me recount row 12: P E S A E P M D L H L D
That's 12 characters. Positions 0-11:
0-P, 1-E, 2-S, 3-A, 4-E, 5-P, 6-M, 7-D, 8-L, 9-H, 10-L, 11-D

So position 0=P, 3=A, 8=L, 2=S. Not consecutive P-A-L-S.

Position 5=P, then 6=M, not A.

Let me check if PALS appears vertically in column 2 (0-indexed 2):
Row 1: H
Row 2: E
Row 3: E
Row 4: E
Row 5: U
Row 6: K
Row 7: V
Row 8: C
Row 9: Z
Row 10: K
Row 11: N
Row 12: S

Has S at row 12. Before it: N-K-Z-C-V-K-U-E-E-E-H. Not P-A-L.

Let me check column 10 (0-indexed 10):
Row 1: T
Row 2: L
Row 3: S
Row 4: G
Row 5: E
Row 6: N
Row 7: T
Row 8: L
Row 9: E
Row 10: K