Snap

Snap provides advanced tooling for puzzle hunts. Try Snap at util.in.

Features

Crossword tool

Given a crossword puzzle page, Snap automatically detects the crossword grid and clues.

Snap then hooks up your Google Sheet so that filling in a clue answer automatically fills in the grid and letters in orthogonal clues.

Parse grids

Snap can handle many types of images. For example, here is an image of a grid with borders:

Parse blobs

Easily import jigsaw pieces or other moving components into Google Sheets.

Heavy duty anagram solver

Snap has a powerful solver engine with a deep understanding of English. This allows it to solve for phrases and even sentences, which traditional tools cannot do.

Wordsearch solver

Find words in a grid, with a nice visual UI and without needing a word bank. Both straight words and boggle mode are supported.

Instructions

Instructions for the crossword tool here.

Instructions for parsing other grids are similar to that of the crossword tool; instead of clicking "Parse crossword", choose "Parse grid".

Instructions for the anagram solver here.

Snap also comes with a Google Sheet add-on for advanced users. You can find instructions for installing it here.

Development

In the snap-app directory, run yarn install, then yarn build to build the frontend asset files. (You can also develop on the frontend only with yarn start.)

Follow the instructions here to setup and start the server.