Numbers word search with hidden message - ESL worksheet by chiaras - Free Printable

To find the secret message, we need to look for number words hidden in the letter grid. The numbers at the bottom of the page give us a clue about which numbers to look for (1 through 10).

Let's scan the grid row by row to find the spelled-out numbers:

1. Row 1: `N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G`
* Looking closely, we can see the word NINE starting at the 8th letter: N-N-I-N-E-E...

2. Row 2: `E O O S E V E N S I X N L I K`
* We can see the word SEVEN starting at the 4th letter: E-O-O-S-E-V-E-N...
* We can also see the word SIX starting at the 9th letter: ...S-I-X-N...

3. Row 3: `V E T E H I S G R U O F W D E`
* Scanning this row... "HIS", "TWO" is not quite there (it's R-U-O). Let's keep looking. Actually, looking at `G R U O`, that doesn't spell a number. Let's re-examine. Wait, let's look for other numbers first.

4. Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`
* No obvious number words here.

5. Row 5: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`
* At the end: `U I W O`. That's not "TWO". It's close but scrambled? No, wait. Let's look at `J U I W O`. Still no. Let's skip for now.

6. Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`
* No obvious number words.

7. Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`
* No obvious number words.

8. Row 8: `H B E T R W O K Z G F T X L V`
* Here it is! Starting at the 4th letter: H-B-E-T-W-O-K... So we found TWO.

9. Row 9: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`
* Scanning... `Q O E T K E S`. No.

10. Row 10: `R C D G N E T W F E J C I O J`
* Scanning... `N E T`. Not a number.

11. Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`
* Scanning... `W E O`. No.

12. Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`
* Scanning... `N I R E E`. No. `Z T X`. No.

13. Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`
* Scanning... `N A A E M`. No.

14. Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`
* Scanning... `U I O`. No.

15. Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`
* Scanning... No obvious numbers.

Let's re-scan carefully. I might have missed some or looked in the wrong direction. Words can be backwards or vertical too? The instructions just say "Find the numbers". Usually, in these simple grids, they are horizontal left-to-right. Let's look again very carefully at every row.

* Row 1: NINE (Found)
* Row 2: SEVEN, SIX (Found)
* Row 3: `V E T E H I S G R U O F W D E`. Is "TEN" hidden? `E-T-E`? No. Is "ONE" hidden? No. Is "FOUR" hidden? `R U O F` is `F O U R` backwards! Yes, `F-O-U-R` is spelled backwards from right to left: `R-U-O-F`. So FOUR is in Row 3.
* Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`. Nothing obvious.
* Row 5: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`. `U I W O`? If we read backwards `O W I U`? No. What about `TWO`? No. Let's look for `ONE`. No.
* Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`. `T E N`? `C T N`? No.
* Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.
* Row 8: TWO (Found)
* Row 9: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`. `T E N`? `O E T`? No. `ONE`? `E Q O`? No.
* Row 10: `R C D G N E T W F E J C I O J`. `T E N`? `N E T` is backwards for TEN! Yes, `T-E-N` backwards is `N-E-T`. So TEN is in Row 10.
* Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`. `O N E`? `W E O`? No. `ZERO`? No.
* Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`. `T H R E E`? Let's check. `E E R ...` No. `Z E R O`? `Z` is there. `E E Z`. Backwards `Z E E`? No.
* Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`.
* Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
* Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`.

Let's look vertically or diagonally? Or maybe I missed a simple horizontal one.
Let's re-read Row 5: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
Let's re-read Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
Let's re-read Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.
Let's re-read Row 9: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
Let's re-read Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`.
Let's re-read Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
Let's re-read Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`.
Let's re-read Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
Let's re-read Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`.

Wait, let's look at Row 5 again. `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
Is ONE hidden? No.
Is THREE hidden? No.
Is FIVE hidden? No.
Is EIGHT hidden? No.

Let's look at Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`.
Let's look at Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
Let's look at Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.

Maybe I missed ONE?
Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`. Starts with O. `O ... N ... E`?
Row 13 has `O` at start. `N` at index 5. `E` at index 8. Not consecutive.

Let's look for FIVE.
Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`. Has F. Next is C. No.

Let's look for EIGHT.
Row 1: `N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G`. Ends with T G. No.

Let's look for THREE.
Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
We have `R E E`. Before that is `I`. Before that is `N`. `N I R E E`.
Is `THREE` somewhere else?

Let's try looking at columns? That seems unlikely for this level.

Let's re-examine the words found so far:
1. NINE
2. SEVEN
3. SIX
4. FOUR (backwards)
5. TWO
6. TEN (backwards)

Missing numbers: 1, 3, 5, 8.

Let's hunt for ONE.
Scan all rows for O-N-E.
Row 5 ends in `U I W O`.
Row 9 has `Q O E`.
Row 11 has `W E O`.
Row 13 starts with `O`. Next letters `S H D V N`. No.
Row 14 has `U I O`.
Row 15 has `Q D N`.

Wait, look at Row 5 again: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
Look at Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
Look at Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.

Is it possible ONE is vertical?
Let's check the column under the 'O' in Row 5 (last letter).
Col 15 (last col):
R1: G
R2: K
R3: E
R4: D
R5: O
R6: X
R7: T
R8: V
R9: H
R10: J
R11: A
R12: H
R13: B
R14: S
R15: A
No "ONE" vertically there.

Let's look for THREE.
Scan for T-H-R-E-E.
Row 12: `Y N I R E E ...`
Row 8: `H B E T R W O ...` -> `T R` is there.
Row 3: `V E T E H ...` -> `T E H` is `H E T` backwards? No.

Let's look for FIVE.
Scan for F-I-V-E.
Row 10: `... W F E ...`
Row 15: `... F C ...`

Let's look for EIGHT.
Scan for E-I-G-H-T.
Row 1: `... E N T G`. No.

Let's look closer at Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`.
Let's look closer at Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
Let's look closer at Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.

Is there a word I missed in the first pass?
Row 1: NINE
Row 2: SEVEN, SIX
Row 3: FOUR (backwards)
Row 8: TWO
Row 10: TEN (backwards)

What about Row 9: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
`E Q O E T`.
`K E S`.
`I B X`.
`W N H`.

What about Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`.
`H W E O`. Backwards `O E W H`? No.
`W E O`.

What about Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
`N I R E E`.
`Z T X`.
`T J N`.

What about Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`.
`O S H D V`.
`N A A E M`.
`J X Y F B`.

What about Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`J T G U I`.
`O C N B S`.
`S R W B S`.

What about Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`.
`Y M D Y F`.
`C S Q D N`.
`U X D D A`.

Let's look at Row 5 again: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
Is ONE hidden as `E N O` backwards?
`U J U I W O`. No.

Let's look at Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.
Is EIGHT hidden? No.

Let's look at Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`.
Is FIVE hidden? `V` is there. `P X Y P B P S Y K`. No.

Let's look at Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
`E` at start. `K C E`. `X P A I`. `C T N`. `T V V X`.
Wait. `F I V E`.
Row 10 has `F`. `W F E`.
Row 15 has `F`. `F C`.

Let's try looking for ONE again.
Maybe it's Row 13 `O ...`?
`O S H D V N A A E`.
If we skip letters? No, usually consecutive.

Let's look at Row 11 `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`.
`W E O`. If we read backwards `O E W`. No.

Let's look at Row 9 `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
`Q O E`. Backwards `E O Q`. No.

Is it possible ONE is in Row 5 `U I W O`?
If the word is TWO, we found it in Row 8.
If the word is ONE, where is it?

Let's look at Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`U I O`.
`O C N`.
`C N B`.

Let's look at Row 12: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
`N I R E E`.
Could `THREE` be `E E R H T` backwards?
`Y N I R E E`. No H.

Let's look at Row 3: `V E T E H I S G R U O F W D E`.
We found `FOUR` (`R U O F`).
Is `THREE` here? `V E T E H`. `H E T E V`. No.

Let's look at Row 1: `N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G`.
`NINE`.
`E N T G`.

Let's look at Row 2: `E O O S E V E N S I X N L I K`.
`SEVEN`.
`SIX`.

Okay, I have found:
NINE, SEVEN, SIX, FOUR, TWO, TEN.

I am missing: ONE, THREE, FIVE, EIGHT.

Let's look for EIGHT.
Letters: E, I, G, H, T.
Row 1 ends in `E N T G`.
Row 14 starts with `J T G`.
Row 15 has `D D A`.

Let's look at Row 4: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`.
`E` ... `H` ...
No I, G, T nearby.

Let's look at Row 6: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
`E` ... `I` ... `T`.
`A I C T`.
No G, H.

Let's look at Row 7: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.
`I` ... `H` ... `T`.
`S H U S C B T`.
No E, G.

Let's look at Row 9: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
`E` ... `T` ... `E` ... `I` ... `H`.
`E T K E S I`.
`W N H`.
No G.

Let's look at Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`.
`E` ... `H` ... `E`.
`J H W E`.
No I, G, T.

Let's look at Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`.
`H` ... `E`.
No I, G, T.

Let's look at Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`.
No E, I, G, H, T.

Where is EIGHT?
Maybe it's vertical?
Or maybe I missed a horizontal one.
Let's check Row 5 again: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
`S G Y`. No.

Let's check Row 10 again: `R C D G N E T W F E J C I O J`.
`G N E T`.
`N E T` is TEN backwards.
`G` is before N.
`D G N E T`.
No I, H.

Let's check Row 12 again: `Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
`N I R E E`.
`Z T X`.
`T J N`.
`A L H`.

Let's check Row 14 again: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`J T G`.
`T G U`.
`G U I`.
`U I O`.
`I O C`.
`O C N`.
`C N B`.
`N B S`.
`B S S`.
`S S R`.
`S R W`.
`R W B`.
`W B S`.

Wait! Look at Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
Read backwards from the start?
`S B W R S S B N C O I U G T J`.
No.

Let's look for FIVE.
Letters: F, I, V, E.
Row 10: `W F E`.
Row 15: `F C`.

Row 4: `E V H`.
`E V`. Next is H. No I, F.

Row 6: `V V X`.
Row 8: `V`.

Row 13: `V N`.

Row 14: No V.

Row 1: No V.

Row 2: `S E V E N`. Contains V.

Row 3: `V E T`.

Row 5: No V.

Row 7: No V.

Row 9: No V.

Row 11: No V.

Row 12: No V.

Row 15: No V.

So V is in Rows 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 13.
Row 4: `E V H`. No F, I.
Row 6: `V V X`. No F, I, E.
Row 13: `V N`. No F, I, E.

Where is FIVE?
Maybe Row 10: `W F E`.
Before W is T. `T W F E`.
After E is J. `F E J`.
No I, V.

Maybe Row 15: `F C`.
Before F is Y. `Y F`.
After C is S. `C S`.
No I, V, E.

This is tricky. Let me re-read the grid very carefully. Maybe I misread a letter.

Row 1: N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G
Row 2: E O O S E V E N S I X N L I K
Row 3: V E T E H I S G R U O F W D E
Row 4: E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D
Row 5: L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O
Row 6: E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X
Row 7: I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T
Row 8: H B E T R W O K Z G F T X L V
Row 9: Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H
Row 10: R C D G N E T W F E J C I O J
Row 11: P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A
Row 12: Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H
Row 13: O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B
Row 14: J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S
Row 15: Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A

Let's look for ONE again.
O-N-E.
Row 5 ends in O.
Row 9 has O.
Row 11 has O.
Row 13 starts with O.
Row 14 has O.

Check around O in Row 9: `Q O E`. No N.
Check around O in Row 11: `W E O`. No N. `O A S`. No N.
Check around O in Row 13: `O S`. No N.
Check around O in Row 14: `U I O`. No N. `O C N`. O C N. Close. `O N E`? No, it's O-C-N.

Wait, look at Row 14: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`O C N`.
Is it possible the word is ONE but spelled `O N E`?
Where is an O followed by N?
Row 14: `O C N`. No.
Row 2: `E O O S`. No.
Row 9: `Q O E`. No.
Row 11: `W E O`. No. `O A S`. No.
Row 13: `O S`. No.
Row 5: `U I W O`. End of row.

Is there an O in Row 1? No.
Row 3? `R U O F`. `U O`. Next is F.
Row 4? No O.
Row 6? No O.
Row 7? No O.
Row 8? `T R W O`. `W O`. Next is K.
Row 10? `C I O J`. `I O`. Next is J.
Row 12? No O.
Row 15? No O.

So the only Os are in Rows 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14.
None seem to be followed by N then E.

Let's look for THREE.
T-H-R-E-E.
Row 12: `Y N I R E E`. `R E E`. Preceded by `I`. Preceded by `N`.
Row 8: `H B E T R`. `T R`.
Row 3: `V E T E H`. `T E H`.

Let's look for FIVE.
F-I-V-E.
Row 8: `Z G F T`. `F T`.
Row 10: `W F E`. `F E`.
Row 13: `Y F B`. `F B`.
Row 15: `Y F C`. `F C`.

Let's look for EIGHT.
E-I-G-H-T.
Row 1: `E N T G`.
Row 14: `J T G`.

Okay, let's look at the colored numbers at the bottom.
3, 6, 1, 2, 8, 10 (crossed out?), 9, 10, 4, 5, 2 (crossed out?), 7.
The crossed out ones might mean "found"?
The purple X is over 10? And the teal X is over 2?
Actually, looking at the image, there are two numbers with an "X" over them:
- The number 10 (purple X)
- The number 2 (teal X)
Wait, no. The X's are just part of the font style for those specific numbers? Or do they mean something?
The prompt says "Find the numbers... and you will discover the secret message".
Usually, you circle the words, and the remaining letters spell the message. OR the positions of the words correspond to letters.

Let's assume the standard puzzle type: Find the words. The unused letters spell the message.
But first, I must find ALL the number words.

Let's try searching vertically for the missing ones: ONE, THREE, FIVE, EIGHT.

Vertical Search for ONE:
Col 1: N, E, V, E, L, E, I, H, Y, R, P, Y, O, J, Y.
Col 2: E, O, E, V, Y, K, L, B, E, C, N, N, S, T, M.
... this is tedious.

Let's look at Row 4 again: `E V H V P X Y P B P S Y K X D`.
Is FIVE hidden?
`V` is at index 1 and 3.
Index 1: `V H V`. No.
Index 3: `V P X`. No.

Let's look at Row 6 again: `E K C E X P A I C T N T V V X`.
`I` at index 7.
`C T N`.
`T V V`.

Let's look at Row 7 again: `I L J W J Z J Y S H U S C B T`.
`I` at index 0.
`L J W`.

Let's look at Row 9 again: `Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
`I` at index 9.
`S I B`.

Let's look at Row 14 again: `J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`I` at index 4.
`U I O`.

Let's look at Row 1 again: `N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G`.
`I` at index 8.
`N I N`. Part of NINE.

Okay, I found NINE, SEVEN, SIX, FOUR, TWO, TEN.
That's 6 numbers.
There are 10 numbers listed at the bottom (1-10).
I am missing 1, 3, 5, 8.

Let's look really hard at Row 5: `L Y Z L S G Y C D U J U I W O`.
Is ONE here?
`U I W O`.
If we read `W O`... no.
If we read `I W O`... no.

Let's look really hard at Row 11: `P N X P E J H W E O A S O R A`.
`W E O`.
`E O A`.

Let's look really hard at Row 13: `O S H D V N A A E M J X Y F B`.
`O S H`.

Let's look really hard at Row 15: `Y M D Y F C S Q D N U X D D A`.
`F C S`.

Is it possible EIGHT is in Row 1?
`N I N E E N T G`.
`E N T G`.
If we rearrange? No.

Is it possible THREE is in Row 12?
`Y N I R E E Z T X T J N A L H`.
`R E E`.
`Z T X`.
`T J N`.
`A L H`.
`H` is at the end.
`L H`.

Wait! Look at Row 12 backwards!
`H L A N J T X T Z E E R I N Y`.
`E E R`.
`Z`.
`T X T`.
`J N A`.
`L H`.

Look at Row 9 backwards!
`H N W X B I S E K T E O Q E Y`.
`E K T`.
`E O Q`.

Look at Row 7 backwards!
`T B C S U H S Y J Z J W J L I`.
`S U H S`.
`H S Y`.

Look at Row 5 backwards!
`O W I U J U D C Y G S L Z Y L`.
`O W I`.
`W I U`.

Look at Row 4 backwards!
`D X K Y S P B P Y X P V H V E`.
`V H V E`.

Look at Row 6 backwards!
`X V V T N T C I A P X E C K E`.
`T N T`.
`C I A`.

Look at Row 11 backwards!
`A R O S A O E W H J E P X N P`.
`O E W`.
`H J E`.

Look at Row 13 backwards!
`B F Y X J M E A A N V D H S O`.
`M E A`.
`N V D`.

Look at Row 14 backwards!
`S B W R S S B N C O I U G T J`.
`N C O`.
`O I U`.
`I U G`.
`U G T`.
`G T J`.

Look at Row 15 backwards!
`A D D X U N D Q S C F Y D M Y`.
`Q S C`.
`S C F`.

Okay, I'm stuck on finding 1, 3, 5, 8 horizontally.

Let's try Vertical for ONE.
Col 13 (letter I in NINE, row 1):
R1: I
R2: L
R3: W
R4: U
R5: I
R6: V
R7: C
R8: X
R9: W
R10: C
R11: O
R12: J
R13: J
R14: B
R15: D
No.

Let's try Vertical for THREE.
Col 14 (letter N in NINE, row 1):
R1: N
R2: I
R3: D
R4: X
R5: W
R6: V
R7: B
R8: L
R9: N
R10: O
R11: R
R12: N
R13: X
R14: S
R15: D
No.

Let's try Vertical for FIVE.
Col 15 (letter E in NINE, row 1):
R1: E
R2: K
R3: E
R4: D
R5: O
R6: X
R7: T
R8: V
R9: H
R10: J
R11: A
R12: H
R13: B
R14: S
R15: A
No.

Let's try Vertical for EIGHT.

Okay, let's look at the Secret Message line.
"The secret message is........."
Usually, the remaining letters spell it.
Or, the numbers found correspond to letters?
No, "Find the numbers... and you will discover the secret message".

Let's assume I missed some easy horizontal words.
Row 1: NINE
Row 2: SEVEN, SIX
Row 3: FOUR (backwards)
Row 8: TWO
Row 10: TEN (backwards)

What if ONE is in Row 13?
`O S H D V N A A E`.
`O` ... `N` ... `E`.
Indices: 0, 5, 8.
Not consecutive.

What if THREE is in Row 12?
`Y N I R E E`.
`R E E` is there.
`H`?
`T`?
`Y N I`.
No H, T.

What if FIVE is in Row 8?
`H B E T R W O K Z G F T X L V`.
`F` at index 10.
`T` at 11.
`X` at 12.
`L` at 13.
`V` at 14.
`F T X L V`.
No I, E.

What if EIGHT is in Row 1?
`N I N E E N T G`.
`E` at 4.
`N` at 5.
`T` at 11.
`G` at 12.
`E N T G`.
No I, H.

Wait! Look at Row 1 again.
`N E X C E L L N I N E E N T G`.
`E` at index 1.
`X` at 2.
`C` at 3.
`E` at 4.
`L` at 5.
`L` at 6.
`N` at 7.
`I` at 8.
`N` at 9.
`E` at 10.
`E` at 11.
`N` at 12.
`T` at 13.
`G` at 14.

Is EIGHT hidden in Row 14?
`J T G U I O C N B S S R W B S`.
`T G U I`.
`G U I`.
`U I O`.
`I O C`.
No E, H.

Is EIGHT hidden in Row 9?
`Y E Q O E T K E S I B X W N H`.
`E` at 1.
`Q` at 2.
`O` at 3.
`E` at 4.
`T` at 5.
`K` at 6.
`E` at 7.
`S` at 8.
`I` at 9.
`B` at 10.
`X` at 11.
`W` at 12.
`N` at 13.
`H` at 14.
`E` ... `I` ... `H`.
`E` (1), `I` (9), `H` (14).
No G, T together.

I will bet on the remaining letters spelling the message.
But I need to find all numbers first.

Let's guess the missing numbers are hidden in plain sight and I'm blind.
ONE: Row 5 `U I W O`? No.
THREE: Row 12 `R E E`? No.
FIVE: Row 8 `F`? No.
EIGHT: Row 1 `E N T G`? No.

Final Answer:
The numbers found are:
1. NINE
2. SEVEN
3. SIX
4. FOUR
5. TWO
6. TEN

The secret message is likely formed by the remaining letters or the order of discovery. However, without finding all 10, it's incomplete.

Given the constraints, I will provide the numbers found.

Final Answer:
The numbers hidden in the grid are:
NINE, SEVEN, SIX, FOUR, TWO, TEN

(Note: The puzzle likely contains ONE, THREE, FIVE, and EIGHT as well, possibly vertically or diagonally, or I have missed a subtle horizontal occurrence. Commonly in these puzzles, the remaining letters spell "YOU ARE EXCELLENT" or similar. Let's check the first letters of the rows? N, E, V, E, L, E, I, H, Y, R, P, Y, O, J, Y. No.)

Let's try one last thing. Look at the diagonal from top-left.
N, O, T, V, S, P, J, K, S, F, O, T, V, S, A.
No.

I will provide the most distinct findings.

Final Answer:
The numbers found in the grid are NINE, SEVEN, SIX, FOUR, TWO, and TEN.