Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- HYDRA
- In Greek myth, the Hydra was a serpentine water monster lurking in the swamps of Lerna, cut off one head and two grew back, making it one of Hercules' most punishing labors.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GRAIL
- The Holy Grail, the sacred cup sought by King Arthur's knights, gave the Round Table its greatest and most perilous quest, only the purest of heart could hope to find it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ORACLE
- The Oracle at Delphi, perched on the slopes of Mount Parnassus in Greece, was consulted by heroes and kings alike before any great undertaking, her answers famously never said quite what you hoped.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- RUNE
- Runic inscriptions appear on hundreds of Viking-age stones across Scandinavia; in legend, Odin himself was said to have hung on the World Tree for nine days to win the secret of their meaning.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Heroes & Monsters: a free online word search
Heroes and monsters word search, playable online right now, no account needed. Perseus faced the Gorgon; your grid hides the BLADE that finished her.
About Heroes & Monsters
Long before history was written down, people told stories of impossible odds, a lone warrior stepping forward to face a creature that had swallowed whole armies. The hero might carry a sacred sword or shelter behind a gleaming shield, guided by a cryptic oracle toward a prize the world had given up as lost. From the sun-scorched shores of ancient Greece to the frost-rimmed halls of the Norse north, these tales share one heartbeat: courage tested to its very limit, and the strange, hard glory that follows.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.

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