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defanator/wordsearch — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2024-06-22

PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A Python tool that generates word search puzzles by placing words on a letter grid, and can also search an existing grid to find where words are hidden.

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    What it does
      Builds puzzle grids
      Places words on grid
      Finds words on grid
      Fills gaps with letters
    Tech stack
      Python
      Automated tests
    Use cases
      Puzzle site generator
      Classroom worksheets
      Wikipedia based puzzles
      Solution checker
    Audience
      Developers
      Educators
      Puzzle makers
    Design choices
      Eight standard directions
      No word overlap
      Words never reversed

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Generate word search puzzles for a website or app.

REASON 2

Create classroom worksheets from a custom word list.

REASON 3

Auto-build puzzles from real content scraped off Wikipedia.

REASON 4

Verify whether a solution to an existing puzzle is correct.

What's in the stack?

Python

How it stacks up

defanator/wordsearch0xallam/my-recipe0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch
Stars——0
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2024-06-222022-11-22—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Use this wordsearch module to build a 15x15 puzzle from a list of 10 vocabulary words.
Prompt 2
Show me how to use the Wikipedia scraping example to turn an article into a word search puzzle.
Prompt 3
Write a script using this library that checks whether a given word is hidden in a puzzle grid.
Prompt 4
Adapt this word search generator to output puzzles as printable PDFs.
Prompt 5
Explain how this code decides where to place each word on the grid without letters overlapping.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is wordsearch?

A Python tool that generates word search puzzles by placing words on a letter grid, and can also search an existing grid to find where words are hidden.

What language is wordsearch written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

Is wordsearch actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-06-22).

How hard is wordsearch to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is wordsearch for?

Mainly developer.

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