How word searches work
Kitchen equipment names are short and hard-edged, full of K, W and V sounds that rarely turn up in random filler. That makes this one of the quicker themes on the site.
WHISK contains both a W and a K in five letters and is almost always the first find. SIEVE and LADLE, being short and vowel-heavy, are the two to leave until the end.
The grid regenerates every time you load the page, so the same theme never gives you the same arrangement twice. Words run in all eight directions including backwards and diagonally, and your fastest completion time for each grid size is saved in your browser.
The kitchen word list
| Word | Letters | Notable letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPATULA | 7 | common letters only |
| COLANDER | 8 | common letters only |
| WHISK | 5 | K, W |
| SKILLET | 7 | K |
| BLENDER | 7 | common letters only |
| TOASTER | 7 | common letters only |
| KETTLE | 6 | K |
| GRATER | 6 | common letters only |
| LADLE | 5 | common letters only |
| SAUCEPAN | 8 | common letters only |
| CLEAVER | 7 | V |
| SIEVE | 5 | V |
| TONGS | 5 | common letters only |
| MIXER | 5 | X |
How to find words faster
- Find the longest kitchen words first. COLANDER is the longest entry at 8 letters, and long words have far fewer possible placements than short ones. Clearing them early removes a disproportionate share of the grid.
- Target the uncommon letters in this list. The rare letters present here are K, V, W, X. Each one appears only a handful of times in the random filler, so finding the letter usually hands you the word.
- Leave WHISK until last. At 5 letters it is the shortest entry, which means it has the most possible positions on the grid and hides best. Short words are always the least efficient thing to hunt first.
- Read every candidate in both directions. Roughly half the placements in any grid are reversed. If an area looks empty, try reading it backwards before moving on.
Frequently asked questions
What kitchen items are hidden here?
Fourteen tools and appliances, from hand utensils through to countertop machines, using common names rather than specialist equipment.
Is this an easy theme?
One of the quickest on the site. Kitchen equipment names are full of K, W and V sounds, and all three letters are rare in the random filler.
Where should I start?
WHISK. It packs both a W and a K into five letters, which makes it stand out more sharply than anything else in the grid.