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Word Search Scanner and Solver — Scan word searches and solve them fast

Android Word Havnør
4.6 GP
124,027+
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Description

Been using Word Search Scanner and Solver for a couple months now. It’s basically an app that lets you take a photo of a word search puzzle, then it scans and solves it for you. Pretty solid app if you’re into word games.

Here’s what you do: you take a pic of the puzzle, then the app uses some kinda optical character recognition to try to figure out the letters. If it misses anything, you can just tap on the letters to fix them. Then you can search for words in the puzzle – it’ll highlight them for you, even if they’re backwards or diagonal. There’s also a hint feature if you’re stuck, which is pretty cool. And you can time yourself, which is a fun challenge.

Look, if you’re into word search games, you’ll probably like this. It’s not perfect – the OCR can mess up sometimes and it takes a bit of work to get it set up right. But overall it does the job and saves you a ton of time compared to doing it by hand. Worth checking out if you’re into that kinda thing.

Editor Opinion

So here's my honest take on Word Search Scanner and Solver. I've tested a bunch of word game apps and this one's pretty solid. The scanning and solving features work really well most of the time, and it's cool to be able to just take a pic instead of manually filling everything in. The time trial mode adds a fun challenge too. But it's not without its issues - the OCR can be finicky, and it takes some fiddling to get it working smoothly. And after a while the word searches can start to feel a little repetitive. Overall though, if you dig word games, this is a pretty handy tool to have in your arsenal.

Manya Lyalya
Author Manya Lyalya Editor, Grand Screen

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Scanning and solving word searches is super fast and easy
  • Tons of different puzzles to solve, with new ones added regularly
  • Time trial mode is a fun way to challenge yourself
  • Doesn't cost anything to download and use the basic features

Cons

  • The optical character recognition can be hit or miss sometimes
  • Takes a bit of work to get the app set up and calibrated properly
  • After a while the word search puzzles can start to feel repetitive

Specifications

Updated 29.05.2025
Category Word
Age Rating Everyone
Developer Havnør
Android Android 9++
Package Name com.havnor.holding.wgskit.wss

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4.6/5
1,785 reviews
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