Idea: Sudden death word searches

Submitted by akjlddkjslfsd on March 16, 2026

Just a random idea for word search puzzles, I think it would be nice if we had the option to make "sudden death" style puzzles, where if you highlight the wrong letters / cells in the grid the puzzle will end instantly.

This could be used to prevent random guessing / exhaustive searching on puzzles without a word list.

What do we think?

7 Comments

Level 83

Mar 16, 2026

Considering word searches are supposed to be chill I'm not sure if it would be used much + at least on mobile it's very easy for it to read your input on the wrong cell, would be very frustrating.

Level 56

Mar 16, 2026

Makes sense, but maybe we could allow some wiggle room for mobile users (e.g. if they misclick on a cell that's less than 1 cell away from the right one the puzzle won't end)?

Level 39

Mar 16, 2026

I think Word Search Series needs to come first

Level 81

Mar 17, 2026

I agree with IridiumPingo (great user name btw) I also don't think Sudden Death would be a good idea.

Maybe earning a point or two if you finish a WSP within a certain time?

Level 39

Mar 24, 2026

Thanks for the compliment on my username

Level 68

Mar 17, 2026