Family reunion word search

Yes. Put up to twenty different words or names in the list, one per line, and choose Make puzzle. Each needs two to twenty letters after conversion. The twelve starter words also make a ready-to-print puzzle. No account, purchase or AI generation is involved.

The grid uses A–Z capital letters. Spaces, apostrophes and hyphens are removed; convertible accents are reduced to A–Z. The word list shows your spelling and adds the grid spelling when needed. Numbers, unsupported letters, repeated grid spellings and words outside the limit show an explanation. They are not silently removed. Enter an A–Z spelling for a letter that does not convert.

The generator tries a bounded number of arrangements and checks that every entered word is present before showing a new puzzle. A difficult list may need another try or a shorter word; the full draft stays in the editor. Words may overlap, and random letters can create extra occurrences. The key marks one valid location per word in the directions you chose. A short English list screens all eight directions. Random letters can be replaced; an unwanted crossing between different entered words needs another placement. A sequence inside one entered word, such as ASS in CLASS, is kept. The tool makes up to thirty-two placement attempts and preserves the full draft if none passes. This is not an exhaustive language check; review one copy before handing it out.

Change only the title to keep the same arrangement. Changing the list or directions needs Make puzzle again; the old grid is withheld from Review, printing and TXT until it matches. Download text can still save your full draft. Clear asks before removing all fields and the arrangement; Undo restores the exact words and grid until another field edit, arrangement or page close.

The default copy is the player sheet, with the letter grid and word list. In Review, choose Answer key to show marked letters and row-and-column locations. Back to editing, a new arrangement and Undo return to the player copy. Print player sheet in the editor always uses that copy. The two text downloads have different filenames.

Ordinary puzzles and keys are designed for one sheet, with a grid that can grow up to twenty-eight letters across and down. A long title or word list can need more pages, so check print preview. Clear the puzzle for a fifteen-by-fifteen handwriting grid and eight lines for words. With an edited list that has not been generated, browser printing shows the draft list instead of an outdated grid.

The words and arrangement stay in this page’s memory, without upload or autosave. Refreshing or closing restores the starters. Download text or print before leaving. TXT keeps the word list exactly as entered, including spaces and line breaks, and includes a matching grid when one is ready; it cannot be reopened as an editable puzzle here. Nothing is transferred to another tool automatically.