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
- CONTESTANT
- The word traces to the Latin 'contestari', to call witnesses, giving it a fittingly dramatic ring for anyone stepping under the studio lights.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- UNDERDOG
- Underdogs have produced some of game show history's most memorable runs, Ken Jennings won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games beginning in 2004, starting as an unknown software engineer from Utah.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BUZZER
- The buzzer's sharp sound became so iconic that show producers have fine-tuned its pitch and timing for decades, turning a simple electronic tone into one of TV's most recognizable signals.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PODIUM
- On The Price Is Right, the three podium spots facing the host have been coveted real estate since the show's CBS debut in 1972.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Lucky Contestant: a free large-print word search
The Lucky Contestant, a free, large-print word search celebrating every player who ever heard their name called and sprinted down the aisle.
About The Lucky Contestant
Few thrills match the moment a name echoes through a television studio and a stranger in the crowd becomes the star of the show. Game show contestants have always carried the hopes of everyone watching, the careful bidder, the bold wagerer, the underdog who defied every odd. From daytime classics to prime-time spectacles, the champion's podium has beckoned players of every stripe, turning an ordinary afternoon into a story worth telling for decades.
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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