Word Search
Words hidden in the letter grid
Play online — no app to installFree printable worksheets
Saerok is a brain-training playground where games that help with early dementia and mild cognitive decline are free to play. It works on a computer, a tablet or a phone, and if the screen is hard to use you can print the puzzles instead.
Download the worksheets (PDF)
Download and print straight away — no sign-up, no email. Each file holds four worksheets and the answer sheets.
These files are prepared in advance, so they always hold the same puzzles. For a fresh set every time, use “Print puzzles” on the site itself.
Five levels
- 1. First steps — 6×6 grid · 4 words · across and down only
- 2. Gentle — 7×7 grid · 5 words · diagonals added
- 3. Easy — 8×8 grid · 6 words
- 4. Normal — 10×10 grid · 8 words · backwards too
- 5. Hard — 12×12 grid · 10 words · all eight directions
Scoring
| Level | Level 1 (6×6, 4 words, across and down only) · Level 2 (7×7, 5) · Level 3 (8×8, 6) · Level 4 (10×10, 8) · Level 5 (12×12, 10) |
|---|---|
| Word score | Up to 600 points, in proportion to the words you find (600 for all of them) |
| Time bonus | Up to 300 points, only if you find them all, in proportion to the time left |
| Accuracy bonus | Up to 100 points, losing 10 for each wrong drag |
| Hint penalty | Minus 50 for each hint |
| Level bonus | Normal +100, Hard +250 (only if you find them all; levels 1–3 have no bonus) |
| Top score | Levels 1–3: 1,000 · Normal: 1,100 · Hard: 1,250 |
| When time runs out | Only the words you found are recorded |
I went looking online for puzzles for my mother, who lives with dementia, and found it far too hard to find good ones — so I made these for her. I am putting them here in the hope that they help someone else too.