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Word Search Generator Skill

Generate printable word search puzzles

OperationalCredits 2 per callp50 390msGames

Overview

Perfect for educators, game developers, and puzzle enthusiasts. Includes solution images and HTML preview for easy printing.

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The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as WordSearchGeneratorSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

Tool call
{
  "name": "WordSearchGeneratorSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "words": "[\"HELLO\", \"WORLD\", \"PUZZLE\"]"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about ["HELLO", "WORLD", "PUZZLE"] in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for WordSearchGeneratorSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

ArgumentTypeDescription
wordsRequiredarrayArray of words to hide in the puzzle (3-20 words)
sizeOptionalintegerGrid size
default 15 · range 10–30
difficultyOptionalstringDifficulty level (affects word directions)
easymediumhard
default medium
imageOptionalPremiumbooleanSet to true to generate a downloadable puzzle image
solutionImageOptionalPremiumbooleanSet to true to generate a downloadable solution image

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

Result
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "grid": [
      [
        "P",
        "C",
        "R",
        "J",
        "W",
        "R",
        "D",
        "K",
        "G",
        "D",
        "V",
        "F",
        "J",
        "B",
        "Q"
      ],
      [
        "J",
        "F",
        "O",
        "J",
        "E",
        "B",
        "X",
        "I",
        "A",
        "A",
        "S",
        "S",
        "H",
        "X",
        "G"
      ],
      [
        "L",
        "N",
        "N",
        "Q",
        "L",
        "X",
        "G",
        "E",
        "M",
        "X",
        "F",
        "Q",
        "X",
        "V",
        "B"
      ],
      [
        "S",
        "J",
        "Y",
        "L",
        "X",
        "Z",
        "T",
        "X",
        "E",
        "A",
        "K",
        "M",
        "X",
        "C",
        "Y"
      ],
      [
        "S",
        "G",
        "F",
        "O",
        "E",
        "J",
        "F",
        "X",
        "M",
        "W",
        "V",
        "E",
        "I",
        "M",
        "X"
      ],
      [
        "W",
        "D",
        "V",
        "Y",
        "D",
        "T",
        "T",
        "N",
        "F",
        "U",
        "K",
        "L",
        "P",
        "C",
        "T"
      ],
      [
        "E",
        "R",
        "H",
        "M",
        "B",
        "N",
        "T",
        "B",
        "M",
        "A",
        "D",
        "Z",
        "X",
        "A",
        "D"
      ],
      [
        "D",
        "O",
        "G",
        "S",
        "Y",
        "E",
        "B",
        "E",
        "T",
        "H",
        "I",
        "Z",
        "K",
        "D",
        "P"
      ],
      [
        "F",
        "W",
        "S",
        "E",
        "A",
        "R",
        "C",
        "H",
        "R",
        "G",
        "X",
        "U",
        "B",
        "Y",
        "D"
      ],
      [
        "H",
        "C",
        "G",
        "E",
        "N",
        "B",
        "K",
        "E",
        "L",
        "S",
        "E",
        "P",
        "O",
        "E",
        "N"
      ],
      [
        "P",
        "A",
        "D",
        "W",
        "D",
        "D",
        "K",
        "A",
        "T",
        "E",
        "A",
        "A",
        "G",
        "R",
        "I"
      ],
      [
        "C",
        "T",
        "C",
        "E",
        "Q",
        "W",
        "S",
        "Q",
        "O",
        "W",
        "X",
        "R",
        "O",
        "E",
        "F"
      ],
      [
        "P",
        "E",
        "S",
        "I",
        "F",
        "L",
        "G",
        "E",
        "N",
        "V",
        "X",
        "I",
        "V",
        "K",
        "I"
      ],
      [
        "T",
        "G",
        "G",
        "Z",
        "X",
        "A",
        "D",
        "A",
        "F",
        "S",
        "U",
        "D",
        "N",
        "S",
        "P"
      ],
      [
        "Z",
        "J",
        "T",
        "L",
        "N",
        "E",
        "D",
        "D",
        "I",
        "H",
        "Z",
        "O",
        "A",
        "A",
        "A"
      ]
    ],
    "words": [
      {
        "word": "LETTERS",
        "start": {
          "row": 3,
          "col": 3
        },
        "direction": "diagonal-down-right"
      },
      {
        "word": "PUZZLE",
        "start": {
          "row": 9,
          "col": 11
        },
        "direction": "up"
      },
      {
        "word": "SEARCH",
        "start": {
          "row": 8,
          "col": 2
        },
        "direction": "right"
      },
      {
        "word": "HIDDEN",
        "start": {
          "row": 14,
          "col": 9
        },
        "direction": "left"
      },
      {
        "word": "WORD",
        "start": {
          "row": 8,
          "col": 1
        },
        "direction": "up"
      },
      {
        "word": "GAME",
        "start": {
          "row": 0,
          "col": 8
        },
        "direction": "down"
      },
      {
        "word": "FIND",
        "start": {
          "row": 11,
          "col": 14
        },
        "direction": "up"
      }
    ],
    "wordCount": 7,
    "size": 15,
    "difficulty": "medium",
    "html": "<html><head><title>Word Search Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px;}.container {display: flex; gap: 40px;}table {border-collapse: collapse;}td {width: 30px; height: 30px; text-align: center; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; border: 1px solid #ccc;}.word-list {font-size: 16px;}.word-list h3 {margin-bottom: 10px;}.word-list ul {list-style: none; padding: 0;}.word-list li {margin: 5px 0;}</style></head><body><div class='container'><div><table><tr><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>R</td><td>J</td><td>W</td><td>R</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>G</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>F</td><td>J</td><td>B</td><td>Q</td></tr><tr><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>J</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>S</td><td>S</td><td>H</td><td>X</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>N</td><td>Q</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>F</td><td>Q</td><td>X</td><td>V</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>J</td><td>Y</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>Z</td><td>T</td><td>X</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>K</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>C</td><td>Y</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>G</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>X</td><td>M</td><td>W</td><td>V</td><td>E</td><td>I</td><td>M</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td><td>T</td><td>T</td><td>N</td><td>F</td><td>U</td><td>K</td><td>L</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>T</td></tr><tr><td>E</td><td>R</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>B</td><td>N</td><td>T</td><td>B</td><td>M</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>O</td><td>G</td><td>S</td><td>Y</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>E</td><td>T</td><td>H</td><td>I</td><td>Z</td><td>K</td><td>D</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>R</td><td>C</td><td>H</td><td>R</td><td>G</td><td>X</td><td>U</td><td>B</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>H</td><td>C</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>B</td><td>K</td><td>E</td><td>L</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>P</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>A</td><td>T</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>G</td><td>R</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>T</td><td>C</td><td>E</td><td>Q</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>Q</td><td>O</td><td>W</td><td>X</td><td>R</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>E</td><td>S</td><td>I</td><td>F</td><td>L</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>V</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>V</td><td>K</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>T</td><td>G</td><td>G</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>A</td><td>F</td><td>S</td><td>U</td><td>D</td><td>N</td><td>S</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>Z</td><td>J</td><td>T</td><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>E</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>I</td><td>H</td><td>Z</td><td>O</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>A</td></tr></table></div><div class='word-list'><h3>Find these words:</h3><ul><li>LETTERS</li><li>PUZZLE</li><li>SEARCH</li><li>HIDDEN</li><li>WORD</li><li>GAME</li><li>FIND</li></ul></div></div></body></html>",
    "image": {
      "imageName": "0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.png",
      "format": ".png",
      "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010772&Signature=QOHSnr40T1DxKtie7xCSTwnqNwfgaur%2BUZDwPf8xhgiaynJPDQjvrVJwZBlkuSFXQFyd212HYyui%2BMUjHIVhMvL8TaGUucqOvXhsaXXl9p5vzQhGsGP2crtP8U94NpXonrL0GjnmFmFFaQOJELbcCqMLfTl5XjArtNsMTp0%2Bj3b8DeL6ljMZe09sRgL5i7cslA%2BLljRRX20Dbd2%2BuqR1r2aGY6pMZEqr7djDDF3uLNnyPq8M2wKPX243FASrcl3URyXZMkVduPYvkwIxvGkcOoeE7GrZo%2FnpOElZgbwevDCklXJ3fS6Ij2ffkLlYSrDNM11VSYUrU1fzgfHX2w%2F5ew%3D%3D",
      "expires": 1766010772936
    },
    "solutionImage": {
      "imageName": "b4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.png",
      "format": ".png",
      "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/b4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010773&Signature=j8897QcmWY1g4fKyE4JUEL4RZ6OCXJCCRmB04DFCpjFOW4vUDfgc62cwJDIBZsCcnbFzTfShMekQJFvrie8MHR59VtbYD58XXI7RPRbxjjEdfZ6exdiRgN%2BXZ%2B%2Ff5L7DksaYC%2Bf6FL80REs4Vb7C%2B0PBlRa%2FBpqo%2FcHXL4An5dIsUKyzXLNrDE6AvYXIyiKNYRcsfTN8g7ekXxqM4uI5XYYF3Kl4KlORrVs395S421Bk1j9Qpet04lI7vTe7dwQIDimuOshA56LfhjN5OK%2FGCxyC0IAJ4cTZcN52ggkeEQSX%2BOgX8Sy%2B6%2BsM7YmkBOVeB%2FKlO7CIX1rKcO5oFOzN8Q%3D%3D",
      "expires": 1766010773937
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

FieldTypeExampleDescription
gridarraylist of lists2D array of puzzle grid characters arranged in rows
wordsPremiumarray[7]Array of hidden words with positions and directions
words.0.wordPremiumstringLETTERSThe hidden word text in uppercase
words.0.startPremiumobject{…}Starting position of word in grid
words.0.start.rowPremiumnumber3Row number where word starts (0-indexed)
words.0.start.colPremiumnumber3Column number where word starts (0-indexed)
words.0.directionPremiumstringdiagonal-down-rightDirection word is oriented (up, down, left, right, diagonal)
wordCountnumber7Total number of hidden words in puzzle
sizenumber15Grid size dimension (rows x columns)
difficultystringmediumPuzzle difficulty level (easy, medium, hard)
htmlPremiumstring<html><head><title>Word Search Puzzle</title><style>body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 20px;}.container {display: flex; gap: 40px;}table {border-collapse: collapse;}td {width: 30px; height: 30px; text-align: center; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; border: 1px solid #ccc;}.word-list {font-size: 16px;}.word-list h3 {margin-bottom: 10px;}.word-list ul {list-style: none; padding: 0;}.word-list li {margin: 5px 0;}</style></head><body><div class='container'><div><table><tr><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>R</td><td>J</td><td>W</td><td>R</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>G</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>F</td><td>J</td><td>B</td><td>Q</td></tr><tr><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>J</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>S</td><td>S</td><td>H</td><td>X</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>N</td><td>Q</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>F</td><td>Q</td><td>X</td><td>V</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>J</td><td>Y</td><td>L</td><td>X</td><td>Z</td><td>T</td><td>X</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>K</td><td>M</td><td>X</td><td>C</td><td>Y</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>G</td><td>F</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>X</td><td>M</td><td>W</td><td>V</td><td>E</td><td>I</td><td>M</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>V</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td><td>T</td><td>T</td><td>N</td><td>F</td><td>U</td><td>K</td><td>L</td><td>P</td><td>C</td><td>T</td></tr><tr><td>E</td><td>R</td><td>H</td><td>M</td><td>B</td><td>N</td><td>T</td><td>B</td><td>M</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>O</td><td>G</td><td>S</td><td>Y</td><td>E</td><td>B</td><td>E</td><td>T</td><td>H</td><td>I</td><td>Z</td><td>K</td><td>D</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>R</td><td>C</td><td>H</td><td>R</td><td>G</td><td>X</td><td>U</td><td>B</td><td>Y</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>H</td><td>C</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>B</td><td>K</td><td>E</td><td>L</td><td>S</td><td>E</td><td>P</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>K</td><td>A</td><td>T</td><td>E</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>G</td><td>R</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>T</td><td>C</td><td>E</td><td>Q</td><td>W</td><td>S</td><td>Q</td><td>O</td><td>W</td><td>X</td><td>R</td><td>O</td><td>E</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>E</td><td>S</td><td>I</td><td>F</td><td>L</td><td>G</td><td>E</td><td>N</td><td>V</td><td>X</td><td>I</td><td>V</td><td>K</td><td>I</td></tr><tr><td>T</td><td>G</td><td>G</td><td>Z</td><td>X</td><td>A</td><td>D</td><td>A</td><td>F</td><td>S</td><td>U</td><td>D</td><td>N</td><td>S</td><td>P</td></tr><tr><td>Z</td><td>J</td><td>T</td><td>L</td><td>N</td><td>E</td><td>D</td><td>D</td><td>I</td><td>H</td><td>Z</td><td>O</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>A</td></tr></table></div><div class='word-list'><h3>Find these words:</h3><ul><li>LETTERS</li><li>PUZZLE</li><li>SEARCH</li><li>HIDDEN</li><li>WORD</li><li>GAME</li><li>FIND</li></ul></div></div></body></html>Complete HTML rendering of puzzle with styling
imagePremiumobject{…}Puzzle image object with URL and expiration
image.imageNamePremiumstring0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.pngUnique filename of puzzle image PNG
image.formatPremiumstring.pngImage file format (typically .png)
image.downloadURLPremiumstringhttps://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/0ce84c70-c791-40f9-adfa-2ad3823667f7_puzzle.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010772&Signature=QOHSnr40T1DxKtie7xCSTwnqNwfgaur%2BUZDwPf8xhgiaynJPDQjvrVJwZBlkuSFXQFyd212HYyui%2BMUjHIVhMvL8TaGUucqOvXhsaXXl9p5vzQhGsGP2crtP8U94NpXonrL0GjnmFmFFaQOJELbcCqMLfTl5XjArtNsMTp0%2Bj3b8DeL6ljMZe09sRgL5i7cslA%2BLljRRX20Dbd2%2BuqR1r2aGY6pMZEqr7djDDF3uLNnyPq8M2wKPX243FASrcl3URyXZMkVduPYvkwIxvGkcOoeE7GrZo%2FnpOElZgbwevDCklXJ3fS6Ij2ffkLlYSrDNM11VSYUrU1fzgfHX2w%2F5ew%3D%3DSigned URL for downloading puzzle image
image.expiresPremiumnumber1766010772936Expiration timestamp for download URL
solutionImagePremiumobject{…}Solution image object with highlighted word locations
solutionImage.imageNamePremiumstringb4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.pngUnique filename of solution image PNG
solutionImage.formatPremiumstring.pngSolution image file format (typically .png)
solutionImage.downloadURLPremiumstringhttps://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/wordsearch/b4dc1d71-86e4-4331-af3b-01295373b772_solution.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1766010773&Signature=j8897QcmWY1g4fKyE4JUEL4RZ6OCXJCCRmB04DFCpjFOW4vUDfgc62cwJDIBZsCcnbFzTfShMekQJFvrie8MHR59VtbYD58XXI7RPRbxjjEdfZ6exdiRgN%2BXZ%2B%2Ff5L7DksaYC%2Bf6FL80REs4Vb7C%2B0PBlRa%2FBpqo%2FcHXL4An5dIsUKyzXLNrDE6AvYXIyiKNYRcsfTN8g7ekXxqM4uI5XYYF3Kl4KlORrVs395S421Bk1j9Qpet04lI7vTe7dwQIDimuOshA56LfhjN5OK%2FGCxyC0IAJ4cTZcN52ggkeEQSX%2BOgX8Sy%2B6%2BsM7YmkBOVeB%2FKlO7CIX1rKcO5oFOzN8Q%3D%3DSigned URL for downloading solution image
solutionImage.expiresPremiumnumber1766010773937Expiration timestamp for solution download URL

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

StatusWhat it means
400 / 422The arguments did not validate. The message names the offending one.
401The OAuth session is invalid or expired — reconnect the server.
403Blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Never a bad identity.
404This skill is not part of VerveKit. Check the catalog.
429Out of credits, or a brief rate limit. The message tells them apart.

A call costs 2 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Educational Content
Create word search puzzles for classroom vocabulary and spelling practice
Printable Activities
Generate puzzles for activity books, worksheets, and entertainment
Game Development
Add word search puzzles to mobile apps and games
Event Entertainment
Create themed puzzles for parties, events, and team building

Other ways to use Word Search Generator Skill

Set up Word Search Generator Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

Call it as a REST APIOne HTTPS endpoint and an x-api-key header, with SDKs for Node, Python and .NET.APIVerve →Reference →

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