Become a word search whiz — and boost your brain power to boot! Are you wild about word searches? This fun, go-anywhere guide is packed with puzzles to stretch your skills and strengthen your mind. Inside you'll find eight different kinds of word searches — including one invented by the author! — as well as extensive tips and tricks to improve your puzzle-solving abilities. You'll have a great time mastering increasingly difficult searches while you reap the brain-boosting benefits. Working with word searches — get familiar with the eight word search varieties in the book and the strategies for solving each collection Start with straightforward puzzles — try simple and story word searches, find hidden words, and solve secret-shape puzzles Conquer more complex searches — gather your wits for scrambles, quiz questions, and secret-list and winding word searches Play like a pro with bonus puzzles — tackle anagrams and other word games that are guaranteed to make your brain hurt! Try not to peek — the answers to all puzzles feature full grids, so you can see where each word is placed Open the book and find: 250 brand-new, handcrafted puzzles The brain-boosting benefits of doing word searches A chapter with hints for every puzzle Ten letter-pattern tips Extra or "Ultra" challenging puzzles Secrets to designing your own word searches Web addresses for online resources Fascinating word puzzle facts