Word Search Help!

I’m not sure about this trigger. I think it only works if the learner has already found one end or the other of a word. I picture a hint as being useful if you are completely stuck.

 I don't think you need it for anything.

What you need is a trigger to set the randomnumber (which you have), and a trigger to show the layer hint (which you have). Now you just need to connect them.

Change this trigger:

from  Wellness Hint to Hint Layer, and see if that helps.

I think it is working with just the Hint Layer. I'm not sure you need the other layers. 

A problem you will run into is that occasionally, the random hint will show a word that is already found. As more words are found, it happens more frequently. Which means the hint gets less useful as the learner needs it more. One way around that is to change the trigger that changes the state of Hint #1 to change the state of Hint #1 if randomnumber = 1 AND word #1 isn't found yet, ELSE add 1 to random number.

I'll let you figure out how and why that works.

FYI I have never had good luck with word searches, as most people (except word search lovers) are too busy looking for dirty words, or at best an "E" followed by an "X" to actually learn anything about the content. About the only situation where it seems useful is in language acquisition, if the clue is given in one language, and the targets are in the other.

FYFI, Exercise has too many "C"s.