Word Search Maker

[The Joyful Programmer]

Back in the late 1980s, I played with a Word Search app that not only allowed you to play, but create Search Word puzzles in real time. In was on the Apple ][e / ][c computers. From that moment forward, I wanted to create my Word Search program, but always forgot about it until a few months ago when I thought about it again.

I finally set out to create my own Word Search, though it was coded entirely in C++26 for the Windows console. I'm only mentioning it here because I wanted to share my love for the game itself.

The demo I created isn't playable. It just creates the puzzles. Matter of fact, I have it loop to create 20 puzzles with the same words. Here are some screenshots:

When the app starts, you define the width and height of the puzzle, then you enter the words you want, and then pressing <ENTER> twice to stop inserting words. You can add as many words as you want.

   

Then it creates the first puzzle, and displays it with all the words you entered in different colors:

   

After the first puzzle, is shows you all the words you entered in the same color that is on the board. It also shows there start and ending coordinates.

   

Then it shows more boards:

   

   

I hope this gives some inspirations.


Walter W. Whitman
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