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Word Search Ultimate + – Word Game Review
Word Search Ultimate + is a Word/Entertainment game from Havos Ltd, first launched in 14th May 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 37+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Word Search Ultimate + Stand Out
This is by far the most flexible word search app on the market. Multiple configuration options create a game that exactly corresponds to your device and your expertise.
Play with an English word list or choose one of 25 other languages.
Bored of seeing the same words appear repeatedly? Frustrated at looking for bizarre words that are not even English? Struggled with grids that are inappropriate for your device or difficult to read? Word Search Ultimate solves all these problems.
You can configure:
1) Grid size
Specify exactly how many columns and rows to use (from 3 to 20). Even non square grids (e.g. 12×15) are possible.
2) Screen layout
Choose how much screen space for the grid and how much for the word list, using our unique movable split bar.
3) Difficulty of the game
Specify approximate proportion of words that are written diagonally, backwards or vertically (e.g. allow no diagonal or backwards words, ideal for introducing children to Word Search).
4) Difficulty of the words
Specify the size of the dictionary to generate a game, from the 500 most common words (good for kids and language students), up to 80,000 words.
5) Maximum # of words
Choose the maximum number of words to find in one game, from 1 to 150. This will provide enough words to fill a 20×20 grid.
6) Minimum & Maximum word length
This helps avoid searching for many small words (a common problem in word apps). Also useful for specifying really difficult games (e.g. set both minimum and maximum word length to three).
7) Highlighting
Mark the already found words, or keep the grid unmarked and easy to read.
8) Word list layout
The word list can be arranged in columns for easy reading, or close to each other to minimize screen space.
9) Language
Choose the language of the word list, from a large range of downloadable dictionaries. 26 languages are currently available (see below).
10) Orientation
Can be played in portrait or landscape mode. Just rotate your device and the display adjusts automatically.
11) Word categories
Choose the words to find from a range of categories; e.g. animals, food etc.
This app gives you the ultimate power to play the game just the way you want.
Each game is assigned a difficulty level from 0 (easy) to 9 (very hard). The difficulty level is determined by the settings. Each difficulty level maintains the high scores (measured by fastest time to complete the game). The game displays the best 20 scores for each difficulty level.
Other features unique to this app:
1) Two methods of selecting words: (i) the classic swipe (ii) by touching the first and last letter of the word from the grid.
2) Game aid if you are having difficulty. You can choose to reveal a word that you cannot find.
3) View the definition of the word from an online source (e.g. Wiktionary), optimized for viewing on a small screen.
4) When you play with a word list in a foreign language, the word definition will (where possible) be in your own language. This is great for language learning!
Additional Features planned for a future version of this app:
1) Blind mode. The word list is hidden. Instead you must find the words within the grid. Useful in combination with word categories.
2) Play against others.
3) Give us feedback on other features you would like to see.
Dictionaries available are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian(Latin), Serbian(Cyrillic), Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and more coming later
This Word game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Word Search Ultimate + is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 21st November 2023
Recent improvements include:
1) More words in our dictionaries for these languages: Norwegian(+48K), Russian(+42K), Romanian(+48K), Slovak(+35K), Finnish(+23K), Serbian(+50K) and Croatian(+48K)
2) Native support for iPhone 12, 13 and 14 family of phones
3) Improved word difficulty to reduce occurrences of hard words in easy puzzles
4) Load Game: Now simplified to show only started and unfinished games
5) Game switcher: Now only switches between started and unfinished games, making it more useful
6) New full-screen backgrounds
7) Now informational popups are dismissed by tapping anywhere on the screen
8) Bugfixes and data corrections
Download & Availability
Word Search Ultimate + is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Word Search Ultimate + on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Thank you so much for this game, this game is one of our the most favorite game of all, we love those word searches, you are the best, thats why we are giving this game 5 stars and we are an word search expert.
This used to be a great game but-we have the newest model iPad. We have tried turning it off and on, we have tried reloading it but it doesnt matter. The game constantly freezes for shout moments and the touch screen stops working and starts again. Our guess is its hogging the power of the chip… At least thats what it acts like its doing The point is we paid for this and it no longer works Its trash.
We bought this for our 6 yr old because she loved helping w our adult app and its perfect for her. Being able to choose so many options of setting up a game for her is amazing! So many choices! From amount of words, degree of difficulty, amount of lines, directions the words will go in.. And absolute bonus… Definitions of the word w pictures! After you find the word you can chose to see its definition! Awesome learning tool!! Highly recommend.
Most word search apps are too small to read on smaller devices. This is the best one we've found. Highly recommend.
Nice update as this is one of the BEST word search apps to play. Landscape mode and really nice on our iPad Pro. Thanks to the developer.
Great game. In our opinion it is the best in the App Store.
Very very good app! We like being able to change Difficulty and we like the way it works.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.2.2
- Size: 71.75 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: AF, SQ, AR, AZ, BG, CA, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, ET, FI, FR, GL, DE, EL, HU, ID, IT, LV, LT, NB, NN, PL, PT, RO, RU, SR, SK, SL, ES, SV, TR, UK
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Havos Ltd
Last updated: 21st November 2023 | Genre: Word, Entertainment | Developer: Havos Ltd