Word Hunt
Drag through touching letters — sideways, up, down or diagonally, never the same tile twice — to spell a word, and lift your finger to submit. Or type the word and press Enter. Three letters or more, from our kid dictionary, no repeats. 90 seconds. 3–4 letters score 10, 5 score 20, 6 score 30, 7 score 50, 8+ score 110.
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Word Hunt — a free online arcade game on TotType
Word Hunt is the letter-grid word game: sixteen letters in a 4×4 square and ninety seconds to find as many words as you can. A word is a path of touching tiles — neighbours in any direction, including diagonals — that never uses the same tile twice; drag through the letters and lift to submit, or type the word and press Enter (typed words are checked against the grid too). Words need three letters or more and come from our kid dictionary, so a child who finds a word that is not in it sees “not in our list”, never “wrong”. Longer words pay far more: 10 points for three or four letters up to 110 for eight. It's free in any browser with no download — the arcade just needs a free parent account with a verified email.
- Ages
- 8 and up
- Players
- 1
- Controls
- Keyboard, mouse or touch
- Scored in
- pts · posts to the arcade leaderboard
- Shelf
- Word & typing games
- Cost
- Free with a free parent account
- En español
- Word Hunt en español
How to play Word Hunt
Drag through touching letters — sideways, up, down or diagonally, never the same tile twice — to spell a word, and lift your finger to submit. Or type the word and press Enter. Three letters or more, from our kid dictionary, no repeats. 90 seconds. 3–4 letters score 10, 5 score 20, 6 score 30, 7 score 50, 8+ score 110.
Tips & tricks
- Look for common endings first — an S, ED or ING next to a short word turns it into a longer, higher-scoring one.
- Every grid has at least four vowels; the letters around them are where the words are.
- Typing is faster than dragging once you spot a word — press Enter and the game checks the path for you.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Word Hunt?
Spell words from letters that touch each other in the 4×4 grid, using each tile once per word. Drag through the letters and lift, or type the word and press Enter. You have 90 seconds; longer words score more.
What words count?
Words of three letters or more from our kid dictionary — common English words a child would know. Names and obscure words are not included, and a word only counts once.
How is Word Hunt scored?
3–4 letters are 10 points, 5 letters 20, 6 letters 30, 7 letters 50 and 8 or more 110. Your total after the 90 seconds posts to the arcade leaderboard.