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Word Search Generator API

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Ship printable word search puzzles with custom grid sizes and difficulty.

Word Search Generator creates customizable word search puzzles with configurable grid size, word placement, and difficulty levels.

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Request
POSTapi.apiverve.com/v1/wordsearch
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Example
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "grid": [
      [
        "P",
        "C",
        "R",
        "J",
        "W",
        "R",
        "D",
        "K",
        "G",
        "D",
        "V",
        "F",
        "J",
        "B",
        "Q"
      ],
      [
        "J",
        "F",
        "O",
        "J",
        "E",
        "B",
        "X",
        "I",
        "A",
        "A",
        "S",
        "S",
        "H",
        "X",
        "G"
      ],
      [
        "L",
        "N",
        "N",
        "Q",
        "L",
        "X",
        "G",
        "E",
        "M",
        "X",
        "F",
        "Q",
        "X",
        "V",
        "B"
      ],
      [
        "S",
        "J",
        "Y",
        "L",
        "X",
        "Z",
        "T",
        "X",
        "E",
        "A",
        "K",
        "M",
        "X",
        "C",
        "Y"
      ],
      [
        "S",
        "G",
        "F",
        "O",
        "E",
        "J",
        "F",
        "X",
        "M",
        "W",
        "V",
        "E",
        "I",
        "M",
        "X"
      ],
      [
        "W",
        "D",
        "V",
        "Y",
        "D",
        "T",
        "T",
        "N",
        "F",
        "U",
        "K",
        "L",
        "P",
        "C",
        "T"
      ],
      [
        "E",
        "R",
        "H",
        "M",
        "B",
        "N",
        "T",
        "B",
        "M",
        "A",
        "D",
        "Z",
        "X",
        "A",
        "D"
      ],
      [
        "D",
        "O",
        "G",
        "S",
        "Y",
        "E",
        "B",
        "E",
        "T",
        "H",
        "I",
        "Z",
        "K",
        "D",
        "P"
      ],
      [
        "F",
        "W",
        "S",
        "E",
        "A",
        "R",
        "C",
        "H",
        "R",
        "G",
        "X",
        "U",
        "B",
        "Y",
        "D"
      ],
      [
        "H",
        "C",
        "G",
        "E",
        "N",
        "B",
        "K",
        "E",
        "L",
        "S",
        "E",
        "P",
        "O",
        "E",
        "N"
      ],
      [
        "P",
        "A",
        "D",
        "W",
        "D",
        "D",
        "K",
        "A",
        "T",
        "E",
        "A",
        "A",
        "G",
        "R",
        "I"
      ],
      [
        "C",
        "T",
        "C",
        "E",
        "Q",
        "W",
        "S",
        "Q",
        "O",
        "W",
        "X",
        "R",
        "O",
        "E",
        "F"
      ],
      [
        "P",
        "E",
        "S",
        "I",
        "F",
        "L",
        "G",
        "E",
        "N",
        "V",
        "X",
        "I",
        "V",
        "K",
        "I"
      ],
      [
        "T",
        "G",
        "G",
        "Z",
        "X",
        "A",
        "D",
        "A",
        "F",
        "S",
        "U",
        "D",
        "N",
        "S",
        "P"
      ],
      [
        "Z",
        "J",
        "T",
        "L",
        "N",
        "E",
        "D",
        "D",
        "I",
        "H",
        "Z",
        "O",
        "A",
        "A",
        "A"
      ]
    ],
    "words": [
      {
        "word": "LETTERS",
        "start": {
          "row": 3,
          "col": 3
        },
        "direction": "diagonal-down-right"
      },
      {
        "word": "PUZZLE",
        "start": {
          "row": 9,
          "col": 11
        },
        "direction": "up"
      },
      {
        "word": "SEARCH",
        "start": {
          "row": 8,
          "col": 2
        },
        "direction": "right"
      },
      {
        "word": "HIDDEN",
        "start": {
          "row": 14,
          "col": 9
        },
        "direction": "left"
      },
      {
        "word": "WORD",
        "start": {
          "row": 8,
          "col": 1
        },
        "direction": "up"
      },
      {
        "word": "GAME",
        "start": {
          "row": 0,
          "col": 8
        },
        "direction": "down"
      },
      {
        "word": "FIND",
        "start": {
          "row": 11,
          "col": 14
        },
        "direction": "up"
      }
    ],
    "wordCount": 7,
    "size": 15,
    "difficulty": "medium",
    "html": "<html><head><title>Word Search Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px;}.container {display: flex; gap: 40px;}table {border-collapse: collapse;}td {width: 30px; height: 30px; text-align: center; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; border: 1px solid #ccc;}.word-list {font-size: 16px;}.word-list h3 {margin-bottom: 10px;}.word-list ul {list-style: none; padding: 0;}.word-list li {margin: 5px 0;}</style></head><body><div class='container'><div><table><tr><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>R</td><td>J</td><td>W</td><td>R</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>G</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>F</td><td>J</td><td>B</td><td>Q</td></tr><tr><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>J</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>S</td><td>S</td><td>H</td><td>X</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>N</td><td>Q</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>F</td><td>Q</td><td>X</td><td>V</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>J</td><td>Y</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>Z</td><td>T</td><td>X</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>K</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>C</td><td>Y</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>G</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>X</td><td>M</td><td>W</td><td>V</td><td>E</td><td>I</td><td>M</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td><td>T</td><td>T</td><td>N</td><td>F</td><td>U</td><td>K</td><td>L</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>T</td></tr><tr><td>E</td><td>R</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>B</td><td>N</td><td>T</td><td>B</td><td>M</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>O</td><td>G</td><td>S</td><td>Y</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>E</td><td>T</td><td>H</td><td>I</td><td>Z</td><td>K</td><td>D</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>R</td><td>C</td><td>H</td><td>R</td><td>G</td><td>X</td><td>U</td><td>B</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>H</td><td>C</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>B</td><td>K</td><td>E</td><td>L</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>P</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>A</td><td>T</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>G</td><td>R</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>T</td><td>C</td><td>E</td><td>Q</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>Q</td><td>O</td><td>W</td><td>X</td><td>R</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>E</td><td>S</td><td>I</td><td>F</td><td>L</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>V</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>V</td><td>K</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>T</td><td>G</td><td>G</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>A</td><td>F</td><td>S</td><td>U</td><td>D</td><td>N</td><td>S</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>Z</td><td>J</td><td>T</td><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>E</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>I</td><td>H</td><td>Z</td><td>O</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>A</td></tr></table></div><div class='word-list'><h3>Find these words:</h3><ul><li>LETTERS</li><li>PUZZLE</li><li>SEARCH</li><li>HIDDEN</li><li>WORD</li><li>GAME</li><li>FIND</li></ul></div></div></body></html>",
    "image": {
      "imageName": "0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.png",
      "format": ".png",
      "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010772&Signature=QOHSnr40T1DxKtie7xCSTwnqNwfgaur%2BUZDwPf8xhgiaynJPDQjvrVJwZBlkuSFXQFyd212HYyui%2BMUjHIVhMvL8TaGUucqOvXhsaXXl9p5vzQhGsGP2crtP8U94NpXonrL0GjnmFmFFaQOJELbcCqMLfTl5XjArtNsMTp0%2Bj3b8DeL6ljMZe09sRgL5i7cslA%2BLljRRX20Dbd2%2BuqR1r2aGY6pMZEqr7djDDF3uLNnyPq8M2wKPX243FASrcl3URyXZMkVduPYvkwIxvGkcOoeE7GrZo%2FnpOElZgbwevDCklXJ3fS6Ij2ffkLlYSrDNM11VSYUrU1fzgfHX2w%2F5ew%3D%3D",
      "expires": 1766010772936
    },
    "solutionImage": {
      "imageName": "b4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.png",
      "format": ".png",
      "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/b4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010773&Signature=j8897QcmWY1g4fKyE4JUEL4RZ6OCXJCCRmB04DFCpjFOW4vUDfgc62cwJDIBZsCcnbFzTfShMekQJFvrie8MHR59VtbYD58XXI7RPRbxjjEdfZ6exdiRgN%2BXZ%2B%2Ff5L7DksaYC%2Bf6FL80REs4Vb7C%2B0PBlRa%2FBpqo%2FcHXL4An5dIsUKyzXLNrDE6AvYXIyiKNYRcsfTN8g7ekXxqM4uI5XYYF3Kl4KlORrVs395S421Bk1j9Qpet04lI7vTe7dwQIDimuOshA56LfhjN5OK%2FGCxyC0IAJ4cTZcN52ggkeEQSX%2BOgX8Sy%2B6%2BsM7YmkBOVeB%2FKlO7CIX1rKcO5oFOzN8Q%3D%3D",
      "expires": 1766010773937
    }
  }
}

About the Word Search Generator API

Perfect for educators, game developers, and puzzle enthusiasts. Includes solution images and HTML preview for easy printing.

What people use it for

Educational Content
Create word search puzzles for classroom vocabulary and spelling practice
Printable Activities
Generate puzzles for activity books, worksheets, and entertainment
Game Development
Add word search puzzles to mobile apps and games
Event Entertainment
Create themed puzzles for parties, events, and team building

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON
Default REST response
XML
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CSV
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Beta
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Questions.

Common questions about the Word Search Generator API.

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How do difficulty settings affect the generated puzzle?
Selecting easy, medium, or hard difficulty controls the orientation of hidden words in the grid. Depending on the difficulty level, words can be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in forward and reverse directions.
Is there a limit on how many words I can include in a puzzle?
Yes. The generator requires an array of between 3 and 20 words per puzzle. Submitting fewer than 3 or more than 20 words is outside the supported parameter range.
What formats can I export for printing or display?
The API returns a raw 2D character grid array in JSON alongside total word counts and dimensions. When requested on paid plans, it also produces a complete styled HTML layout and signed download URLs for PNG images of the puzzle and its solution key.
Are the downloadable images and solution keys available on the Free plan?
No. Downloadable PNG puzzle images, solution images, styled HTML layouts, and the array of hidden word coordinates require a paid subscription. The Free plan returns the 2D character grid and basic puzzle details. Any paid plan, starting with Starter, unlocks all image and solution outputs.
Can I afford a new word search for every visitor?
Yes. Each generation uses 2 credits, so Starter's monthly credit allowance covers 100,000 puzzles, which works out to about $0.0003 per puzzle or $0.30 per 1,000. You can also generate up to 100 puzzles each month on the Free plan.
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