word puzzles

DECLINE
DROP
FALL
FLUCTUATION
GRADUAL
GROWTH
INCREASE
SHARP
SLIGHTLY
SUBTLE
SWELL

Describing the trends

Try to find all 11 words on this board.

N	S	Y	G	R	A	D	U	A	L	O
N	O	D	Q	U	W	S	H	A	R	P
E	U	I	N	C	R	E	A	S	E	C
M	U	Z	T	S	E	L	T	B	U	S
E	D	E	S	A	Z	T	D	S	L	W
N	P	G	A	U	U	T	P	I	L	E
I	V	R	L	Y	K	T	G	V	E	L
L	A	O	R	K	D	H	C	D	I	L
C	L	W	Q	R	T	O	R	U	G	U
E	E	T	Y	L	Y	O	K	G	L	K
D	G	H	Y	G	P	I	L	L	A	F

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Answer Key for word puzzles

X

Y

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	N	#	#	G	R	A	D	U	A	L	#
2	#	O	#	#	#	#	S	H	A	R	P
3	#	#	I	N	C	R	E	A	S	E	#
4	#	#	#	T	#	E	L	T	B	U	S
5	E	#	#	#	A	#	#	#	#	L	W
6	N	#	G	#	#	U	#	#	I	#	E
7	I	#	R	#	#	#	T	G	#	#	L
8	L	#	O	#	#	#	H	C	D	#	L
9	C	#	W	#	#	T	#	R	U	#	#
10	E	#	T	#	L	#	O	#	#	L	#
11	D	#	H	Y	#	P	#	L	L	A	F

Word	X	Y	Direction
DECLINE	1	11	n
DROP	9	8	sw
FALL	11	11	w
FLUCTUATION	6	6	nw
GRADUAL	4	1	e
GROWTH	3	6	s
INCREASE	3	3	e
SHARP	7	2	e
SLIGHTLY	11	4	sw
SUBTLE	11	4	w
SWELL	11	4	s