Why is HAM so hard to find in the grid?
Short three-letter words like HAM blend into the background because their letters appear all over the board. Scan for the H first, then check whether an A and M sit beside it in any direction.
The classic Margherita was supposedly dressed in tomato, mozzarella, and basil to mirror the red, white, and green of the Italian flag, and toppings have been a matter of strong opinion ever since. This puzzle skips the great pineapple debate and sticks to twelve crowd-pleasers, building a pie out of letters: a golden CRUST, plenty of CHEESE, and add-ons from PEPPERONI and SALAMI to MUSHROOM, OLIVES, BASIL, and a clove or two of GARLIC. The toppings are scattered through the grid in every line a word can take, including a few spelled from the back, so check the diagonals before you give up. Click a word's two ends to mark it, or print slices of paper for a pizza-party table or a food-themed classroom. The finished grid is a tap away, and your hunt runs entirely on your own screen.
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FAQ
Short three-letter words like HAM blend into the background because their letters appear all over the board. Scan for the H first, then check whether an A and M sit beside it in any direction.
Both start with the same run of letters, so follow each one to its end. PEPPERS finishes in S, while PEPPERONI carries on into ONI.
It's a great icebreaker before assembling real pies, since the hidden words double as a topping checklist guests or students can vote on.
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