How do I play Pole Position?

Drag across letters in the grid (mouse on desktop, tap-and-drag on touch) to highlight a word. Release on the last letter. If the cells you've selected match a word in today's list, it's locked in with an accent colour. Words run horizontal, vertical or diagonal ↘ — no reverse direction in the foundation puzzle.

How often does the puzzle change?

A fresh grid is generated every day at midnight UK time. The puzzle is deterministic from the date, so every visitor sees the same grid on a given day. Today's theme rotates by day of the week — drivers, teams, circuits or F1 jargon.

Do I need an account to play?

No. Pole Position is free to play, no login required. Your progress and best time are saved locally on your device via localStorage so a refresh doesn't wipe your run.

Why does the page ask me to tap Start on mobile?

On phones the Start button locks the timer to the moment you actually engage and prevents an accidental drag from registering on page load. The page won't scroll while you're dragging on the grid — touch gestures inside the grid are owned by the cells.

Yes — once you've found every word, the completion card has a Share button. On mobile it uses the native share sheet (navigator.share); on desktop it copies a Wordle-style result to your clipboard.

Jargon · Thursday

Pole Position F1 Word Search

Pitbrain's daily F1 word search. Today's grid is themed around jargon — find every word, beat your time. Fresh puzzle at midnight UK.

How to play

Find every F1-themed word hidden in today's jargongrid. Drag across letters (or tap-and-drag on touch) to highlight a word — release on the last letter and it'll lock in with an accent colour.

Words run horizontal, vertical or diagonal ↘ — no reverse on this puzzle.
Each found word locks its cells in a unique colour matching the word list dot.
Mobile: tap Start first — it locks the timer to your engage and stops the page scrolling while you drag.
Once every word is found, share your time with the Wordle-style 🟩/⬜ row.

A fresh grid drops at midnight UK. Same puzzle for every visitor on a given day. Your best time saves locally — no login needed.

Scoring

Every puzzle hides the same number of F1 terms, and the clock runs until you find them all. Your time is the score. Words run horizontally, vertically and diagonally, forwards and backwards.

Tips for a better score

Scan for uncommon letters first — Z, K, X and J narrow the field fast in driver surnames.
Work the diagonals deliberately; most players sweep rows and columns and miss them.
Team names are usually the longest entries, so they anchor a corner of the grid.
The word list resets at midnight UK time, so a fresh grid arrives daily.

The Formula 1 behind wordsearch

The vocabulary is drawn from the current grid — drivers, constructors, circuits and the jargon used on the pit wall. It doubles as a way to pick up the terminology commentators use without explaining.

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Drag across letters (or tap-drag on touch) to select a word. Words run horizontal, vertical and diagonal — no reverse on this puzzle.

Jargon · 9 words

Ready?

Tap to start the timer. The page won't scroll while you drag — keep an eye on the words at the top.

Playing as guest

Your time is saved on this device. Sign up free to keep a permanent history of your Pole Positionruns and see how you stack up against other members on today's leaderboard.

Tips for a better score

Scan for uncommon letters first — Z, K, X and J narrow the field fast in driver surnames.

Work the diagonals deliberately; most players sweep rows and columns and miss them.

Team names are usually the longest entries, so they anchor a corner of the grid.

The word list resets at midnight UK time, so a fresh grid arrives daily.