Janinne Berlin

Merriam-Webster's Blossom game meets word searches to create a new kind of puzzle that's bloomin' fun! Merriam-Webster's online Blossom game challenges players to find the highest-scoring words they can from a set of 7 letters, with each word containing the letter at the center of the Blossom. The puzzles in this book combine the accessibility of word searches with the anagrammatic challenge of the Blossom. The word list for each puzzle consists of words that can be found within a different Blossom, and the unused letters at the end of the puzzle reveal a bonus message. For solvers who want to keep going after the puzzle is over, a complete list of words found in each Blossom will be available in a separate section of the book after the main answer section.

This all-new collection of word searches will offer a wide variety of twists on standard word searches. Some puzzles might have symbols included in the grid (like stars that represent the letters S-T-A-R), some might feature entries that wind through the grid in zigzag lines, some might replace the word list with a set of clues to solve—anything goes! But at heart, the puzzles are still accessible, fun word searches that are easy to jump into, even when there’s an extra challenge involved.

This collection of 49 word searches on relaxing topics offers a recreational break that’s accessible to all and features hidden messages that reveal bonus thematic details and fun facts.