A few words, woven
Write the theme words and they are woven into a grid of letters, every letter used exactly once, each word snaking through its neighbours. Players trace them by dragging or tapping.
Strands maker
Theme words woven through a grid of letters, every letter used exactly once. Players drag or tap through neighbouring letters to trace them; stray dictionary words earn hints, and an optional spangram runs edge to edge and names the theme.
What this maker can do
A spangram, if you like
A word or phrase that names the theme and runs from one edge of the grid to the other. Found like any other word, lit in its own colour — the aha of the puzzle. Leave it empty and the theme words fill the grid on their own.
Stray words buy hints
A grid of letters holds hundreds of everyday words that are not on the list. Find three and a hint lights the letters of one theme word. You set how many words a hint costs, and how long they have to be.
Put it on the clock
Give the class a few minutes to find every word. The run ends when the clock does, and the results say how far each player got.