Word Hunter

Your eyes lock onto a shape before your brain even confirms it's a word - that split-second recognition is the whole hook of Word Hunter. Touch and drag across the letters, snag the word, move to the next one, and suddenly you're three rounds deep wondering where the time went.

What keeps it interesting is the mix. Word Hunter pulls its vocabulary from different domains and industries, so you're not just spotting the same handful of common words round after round - you'll bump into terms you don't use every day, which quietly builds your vocabulary while you play.

It's a card-based word game built for browser play on desktop or mobile, no download needed, so you can knock out a round on a break and pick it back up later. If you're the type who also likes Family games you can play together and see who spots the words faster.

For more ways to pass a few minutes with cards in hand, the Cards games section has plenty more to poke through, including quick rounds of ZAP or a hand of Durak if you want something with more table-talk.

Spot each hidden word before moving to the next - that's the objective. Touch and drag across the letters to highlight a word once you see it; keep going until you've found the words in the set.

On desktop use your mouse to click and drag, on mobile just touch and swipe. No downloads, no accounts, just open it in your browser and start hunting.

Tip: don't scan letter by letter - let your eyes relax and look for whole word shapes across different domains and industries, since the vocabulary changes each round.