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Current Puzzle
The rules :
There is one "right" word to be found. The hint is significant.
Start with one of the letters on the gray background.
Move either horizontally or vertically to the next letter.
You may not move diagonally.
You may not use a square more than once.
The "non-starter" letter on gray background may be used within the word.
Don't stop too soon. Always opt for the longest version of a word: INTROSPECTIVE > INTROSPECTIVELY.
In 2019, I began sharing a kind of Wordsearch puzzle which I had only seen once elsewhere. If you have any information about its origins or a full explanation of the rules, I'd love to hear from you.
The puzzles are published here as an archive after their weekly release (Sundays) into the fediverse through the account: https://mastodon.art/@Algot . To get fediverse-connected yourself, go to https://joinmastodon.org/ where you can choose from a broad set of independent, but linked, servers. An account on any server can connect with an account on any other federated server, in addition to my local one. No lock-in. Great people, working to support each other is the federated social network way. Support your instance admin and the fine moderators who help keep hate speech at bay.
Superb Social Network Stars @andinus@tilde.zone is working on Octans in Raku which can be downloaded from the Github repository to run on your computer. They are working on an online version, too.
@trebach@functional.cafe has written another solver/verifier called Sharp Eyes which you can download and use.How cool is that?
Embroidery Archive
Clicking/tapping the year will expand to show links to the Embroidery puzzles for that year.
2025
January
Puzzle 250105
Puzzle 250112
Puzzle 250119
Puzzle 250126
February
Puzzle 250202
2024 For puzzles at the beginning of 2024 through August, clicking the Clue button will show you the puzzle in a popup window.Answer button will show you a popup window the puzzle with a line showing how it is solved.
Jan 07, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 14, 2024Clue: 12 letters Answer
Jan 21, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 28, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Feb 04, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Feb 11, 2024Clue: 7 letters Answer
Feb 18, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Feb 25, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Mar 03, 2024Clue: 7 letters Answer
Mar 11, 2024Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 17, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Mar 24, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Mar 31, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Apr 04, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Apr 14, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Apr 21, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Apr 28, 2024Clue: 7 letters Answer
May 05, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 12, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
May 19, 2024Clue: 7 letters Answer
May 26, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jun 02, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 09, 2024Clue: 13 letters Answer
Jun 16, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 23, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 30, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 07, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 14, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 21, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 28, 2024Clue: 8 letters Answer
Aug 04, 2024Clue: 10 letters Answer
Aug 11, 2024Clue: 9 letters Answer
Aug 18, 2024Clue: 11 letters Answer
Aug 25, 2024Clue: 12 letters Answer
Beginning September 2024, Embroidery archive is even more network friendly.
Each archived puzzle will be efficiently drawn in HTML, no PNG files involved.
No popup windows. Just come back here to explore further.
Thanks to
@trebach for the coding help.
September
Puzzle 240901
Puzzle 240908
Puzzle 240915
Puzzle 240922
Puzzle 240929
October
Puzzle 241006
Puzzle 241013
Puzzle 241020
Puzzle 241027
November
Puzzle 241103
Puzzle 241110
Puzzle 241117
Puzzle 241124
December
Puzzle 241201
Puzzle 241208
Puzzle 241215
Puzzle 241222
Puzzle 241229
2023 Jan 07, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 15, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jan 22, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jan 29, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Feb 05, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Feb 12, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Feb 14, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Feb 21, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Feb 28, 2023Clue: 7 letters Answer
Mar 06, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 13, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 19, 2023Clue: 7 letters Answer
Mar 26, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 2, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Apr 10, 2023Clue: 7 letters Answer
Apr 19, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 30, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
May 07, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
May 14, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
May 21, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 28, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jun 4, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 11, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jun 18, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 25, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jul 02, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 09, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jul 16, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jul 23, 2023Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jul 30, 2023Clue: 13 letters Answer
Aug 06, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Aug 13, 2023Clue: 12 letters Answer
Aug 20, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Aug 27, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Sep 03, 2023Clue: 13 letters Answer
Sep 10, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Sep 17, 2023Clue: 12 letters Answer
Sep 24, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Oct 01, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 08, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 15, 2023Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 22, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 29, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Nov 05, 2023Clue: 15 letters Answer
Nov 12, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
Nov 19, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Nov 26, 2023Clue: 9 letters Answer
Dec 03, 2023Clue: 12 letters Answer
Dec 10, 2023Clue: 12 letters Answer
Dec 17, 2023Clue: 12 letters Answer
Dec 24, 2023Clue: 11 letters Answer
Dec 31, 2023Clue: 8 letters Answer
2022 Jan 02, 2022Clue: 13 letters Answer
Jan 08, 2022Clue: 13 letters Answer
Jan 16, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jan 23, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 30, 2022Clue: 12 letters Answer
Feb 06, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Feb 13, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Feb 20, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Feb 27, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Mar 06, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Mar 13, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Mar 20, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Mar 27, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 03, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Apr 10, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 17, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 24, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 01, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
May 08, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
May 15, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
May 22, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 29, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jun 05, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jun 12, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jun 19, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jun 26, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jul 03, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jul 10, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jul 17, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jul 24, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jul 31, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Aug 07, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Aug 14, 2022Clue: 11 letters Answer
Aug 21, 2022Clue: 8 letters Answer
Aug 28, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Sep 04, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Sep 11, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Sep 18, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Sep 25, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 02, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 09, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Oct 16, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 29, 2022Clue: 13 letters Answer
Nov 06, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Nov 13, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Nov 20, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Nov 27, 2022Clue: 13 letters Answer
Dec 04, 2022Clue: 7 letters Answer
Dec 12, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
Dec 19, 2022Clue: 9 letters Answer
Dec 24, 2022Clue: 12 letters Answer
Dec 31, 2022Clue: 10 letters Answer
2021 Jan 03, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jan 10, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 17, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jan 24, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jan 31, 2021Clue: 15 letters Answer
Feb 07, 2021Clue: 12 letters Answer
Feb 14, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Feb 21, 2021Clue: 12 letters Answer
Feb 28, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 08, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 14, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Mar 21, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Mar 28, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Apr 04, 2021Clue: 13 letters Answer
Apr 11, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Apr 18, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Apr 25, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
May 02, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
May 09, 2021Clue: 12 letters Answer
May 16, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
May 23, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 30, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 6, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 13, 2021Clue: 13 letters Answer
Jun 20, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jun 27, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jul 04, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Jul 11, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jul 18, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jul 25, 2021Clue: 13 letters Answer
Aug 01, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Aug 08, 2021Clue: 11 letters Answer
Aug 15, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Aug 22, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
Aug 29, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
Sep 5, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Sep 12, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Sep 19, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Sep 26, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
Oct 03, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 10, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Oct 10, 2021Clue: 8 letters Answer
Oct 24, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 31, 2021Clue: 12 letters Answer
Nov 07, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Nov 14, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
Nov 21, 2021Clue: 9 letters Answer
Nov 28, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Dec 05, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Dec 12, 2021Clue: 10 letters Answer
Dec 19, 2021Clue: 12 letters Answer
Dec 26, 2021Clue: 7 letters Answer
2020 Jan 05, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jan 12, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jan 19, 2020Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jan 26, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Feb 02, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Feb 09, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Feb 16, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Feb 23, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Mar 01, 2020Clue: 15 letters Answer
Mar 08, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Mar 15, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Mar 22, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Mar 29, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Apr 05, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Apr 12, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Apr 19, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Apr 26, 2020Clue: 8 letters Answer
May 03, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
May 10, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
May 17, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
May 24, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
May 31, 2020Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jun 07, 2020Clue: 8 letters Answer
Jun 14, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 21, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jun 28, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jul 05, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Jul 12, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Jul 19, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Jul 26, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Aug 02, 2020Clue: 13 letters Answer
Aug 09, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Aug 16, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Aug 23, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Aug 30, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Sep 06, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Sep 13, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Sep 20, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Sep 27, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 04, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 12, 2020Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 18, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Oct 25, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Nov 01, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Nov 08, 2020Clue: 10 letters Answer
Nov 15, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Nov 22, 2020Clue: 13 letters Answer
Nov 29, 2020Clue: 11 letters Answer
Dec 06, 2020Clue: 14 letters Answer
Dec 13, 2020Clue: 7 letters Answer
Dec 20, 2020Clue: 13 letters Answer
Dec 27, 2020Clue: 8 letters Answer
2019
Sep 08, 2019Clue: 7 letters Answer
Sep 15, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Sep 22, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Sep 29, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Oct 06, 2019Clue: 11 letters Answer
Oct 13, 2019Clue: 9 letters Answer
Oct 20, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Oct 27, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Nov 03, 2019Clue: 7 letters Answer
Nov 10, 2019Clue: 7 letters Answer
Nov 17, 2019Clue: 7 letters Answer
Nov 24, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Dec 1, 2019Clue: 7 letters Answer
Dec 8, 2019Clue: 9 letters Answer
Dec 15, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Dec 22, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
Dec 29, 2019Clue: 8 letters Answer
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