Which print size?
The same word search fragment in the four sizes the books come in. The sizes keep their true proportions to each other on any screen.
Make them actual size
Place a bank card or driver's licence against the screen and drag the slider until the left and right edges line up. The height does not matter — only the width is measured.
Approximate. Match the outline to a card to make the sizes exact.
12 point
The book you’re looking atPuzzle letters 12 point, capitals about 1/8 in tall; word list 11.5 point. Themeless Standard Print.
15 point
The book you’re looking atPuzzle letters 15 point, capitals about 5/32 in tall; word list 10.8 point. Town by Town USA, six regional volumes.
20 point
The book you’re looking atPuzzle letters 20 point, capitals about 3/16 in tall; word list 13 point in Miscellany, 14.4 point in Themeless Large Print.
25 point
The book you’re looking atPuzzle letters 25 point, capitals about 1/4 in tall; word list 23.8 point. Themeless Extra Large Print.
How to choose
12 point is the size of most paperback text, capitals about 1/8 in tall. 15 point sits between paperback text and large print, capitals about 5/32 in. 20 point has capitals about 3/16 in. 25 point is designed for readers who prefer substantially larger puzzle lettering: capitals a quarter inch tall.
Two sizes matter on every page: the puzzle letters you search, and the word list you read from. They are not always the same size, so both are shown above and on every book.
Buying for someone else? Match the size of type they read comfortably now. When in doubt, go one size up: nobody has ever complained that a puzzle was too easy to see.
Printable sample
All four sizes on paper, at actual size, so you can hold them. Twelve pages: two puzzles of each size, lifted from the books, with their solutions.
12 pages · PDF · 1.7 MB. Print it at 100%, with no scaling or fit-to-page. A box on the first page should measure the width of a bank card.
Looking for one particular book? Every book has its own three-page sample on its size page.
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