The language of apps and feeds
Social media has its own special words, and this word search gathers them. You'll be finding the POST people SHARE, the LIKES and COMMENT-s it gets, the FOLLOW button, the endless FEED you SCROLL through, and the HASHTAG that helps things go VIRAL.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh selection from the list, so the words change every time you play — gentle on Easy, and a longer-word challenge once the diagonals and backwards words appear on Hard.
Posting, sharing and going viral
From videos to messages, the words are here. You set up a PROFILE with a USERNAME, UPLOAD a VIDEO or a STORY, go LIVE, and add an EMOJI to a MESSAGE. A clever post might start TRENDING and turn its creator into an INFLUENCER, you get a NOTIFICATION every time something happens, and you can BLOCK anyone you don't want to hear from. It's all done through an APP on your phone.
How the feed keeps you scrolling
Ever wondered why a FEED never seems to end? That's by design. Most apps use a computer program — an algorithm — that watches what you LIKE, watch and linger on, then serves up more of the same to keep you SCROLL-ing as long as possible, because the longer you stay, the more adverts the app can show. Knowing that the FEED is built to be hard to put down is one of the most useful things to understand about life online.
The numbers behind 'going VIRAL' are wild: a single POST can be SHARE-d millions of times in a day, spreading further than any newspaper or TV show could a generation ago. That power created a whole new job — the INFLUENCER, someone paid to recommend things to their FOLLOW-ers. But the same reach is exactly why the safety words matter: thinking before you POST, keeping a PROFILE private, and using BLOCK and report buttons. That mix makes social media a natural fit for a technology or online-safety topic.
Great for an online-safety topic
It's a great fit for a technology or online-safety lesson — Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words. Play online, print a PDF pack, or use Make Your Own to build a grid from your own online-safety words.
Frequently asked questions
What's in the Social Media word search?
The language of social media — posts, likes, follows and shares, hashtags, profiles and feeds, plus videos, stories, going viral or live, influencers, notifications and the apps it all happens on. Each puzzle uses a fresh mix.
Which social-media words can you find?
The POST people SHARE, the LIKES, COMMENTS and FOLLOWS it gets, the FEED you SCROLL, the HASHTAG that helps things go VIRAL, plus the PROFILE, USERNAME, STORY, an INFLUENCER and your NOTIFICATIONS.
Is it good for an online-safety topic?
Great fit for a technology or online-safety lesson. Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words.