Super Search Six!
Imagine a word-search, but you've got to figure out the words, too! Meet the SUPER SEARCH!
In this hexagonal grid, there are 36 HIDDEN words (forwards, backwards, or diagonally) that fall under SIX categories. Circle the answers as you find them -- like with a traditional word-search, letters can be used in multiple words.
When you are finished, there will be NINE LETTERS that aren't used in any words, which, when written in order, will give you a FINAL CODE to enter to earn this badge!
Your SIX word categories (with SIX words each):
- Signs of the Zodiac (Oh YIKES!!! There's *one* ROARING sign that ending up sneaking into the puzzle twice! Where is its PRIDE?!?! Be sure the version of it you circle is one that appears horizontally. And if you already circled that DIAGONAL version, it won't mess with your final code, just make sure you circle the horizontal one, too!)
- Countries in South America
- Generation-One Pokemon
- Units of Measurement
- Vegetables
- Something that Might be Brewing
None of the answers are plural.
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Badge Series
Super Search 2023
Badge Tags
Puzzle
Wordplay
Game
SummerGame2023
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Extremely Tricky
4 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
200
Comments
FYI, there is a zodiac sign…
FYI, there is a zodiac sign that I found twice in this puzzle, which confused me for a bit because I had six found and stopped looking for them, but had a bundle of letters remaining at the end!
I'll admit, you have me…
I'll admit, you have me PUZZLED! I've spent the last bit treating this grid as a wordsearch, and I can't find doubles-up of any of the zodiac signs without breaking the rules and making letters connect "point-to-point" rather than "edge-to-edge." If you don't mind, send an email of the double word you found (and WHERE you found it) to supersearchhelp@aadl.org because now *I* could use a hint!
I think they are right. We…
I think they are right. We have short sign twice.
They ARE right!!! (Make sure…
They ARE right!!! (Make sure you circle the horizontal version. The diagonal version won't mess anything up if you found it first and leave it circled, too).
WE FOUND IT!!!!!! Apologies…
WE FOUND IT!!!!!! Apologies for getting you off-track with your puzzle. We'll properly hint folks to know which one of those signs to be sure to circle!
For categories that I don’t…
For categories that I don’t know, with many potential items in the category, with each item possibly having a long name, I do those last. Examples: Periodic Table of the Elements, Pokémon. If there were multiple such categories within the same puzzle, you might stump me. LOL.
Is it just the base form of…
Is it just the base form of Gen-1 Pokémon or does it contain the evolved form?
Hi there! All the Pokémon…
Hi there! All the Pokémon you're looking for in this puzzle are the Gen-1 base form! Thanks for asking and thanks for playing!! :)
[EDIT: AHH! I was wrong here!! There is an evolved Pokemon in the list! So sorry for the misdirect here!!!!]
googling Gen-1 base form…
googling Gen-1 base form Pokémon characters ....
At least one is not base…
At least one is not base form, but an evolved form.
You're right! I was focusing…
YOU'RE RIGHT!! I previously responded differently but I have since been reminded that one of the Pokemon IS a Gen-1 evolution! Sorry, I must have been DROWSY in my responding and not thinking properly!!!! I'm so sorry for the misdirect and nice catch!! :)
The ending 5 letters of one…
The ending 5 letters of one vegetable, reading in the other direction, spell what is technically a grass from which we make a food product, which is not itself a vegetable, per se.
I tried to be VERY careful…
I tried to be VERY careful to only choose vegetables that are TECHNICALLY vegetables, though I may have messed up! Definitely "ignore" the grass food product :)
(Also, isn't it a little WILD that we think of so many things as vegetables that are really FRUIT?!)
I was not loving the first…
I was not loving the first couple puzzles, but now these have really grown on me and I'm looking forward to each new one. Thanks!
Solved it but found 7 things…
Solved it but found 7 things brewing
If you're curious which one…
If you're curious which one of those was unintended, feel free to email supersearchhelp@aadl.org! (Or just sit happily with your code! Also an option!!!!)
I am nearing the end of this…
I am nearing the end of this one and I have two three-letter units of measurement (one elctric, one time) but only one slot left. It might help other players to know which one is intended?
I suspect something may have…
I suspect something may have gone astray, as we have neither electric nor time measurements on our word list! Feel free to email supersearchhelp@aadl.org with the list of words you have, and we'll UN-PUZZLE this one :)