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	I	S	G	R	A	D	U	A	L	X
Y	O	D	U	R	M	R	R	U	P	J
A	S	I	E	B	O	K	M	O	F	P
B	G	N	T	C	P	W	E	N	P	Y
H	R	C	E	A	L	Y	T	I	G	J
I	N	R	H	F	U	I	S	H	P	U
P	M	E	I	N	Z	T	N	Y	O	R
R	X	A	V	P	M	I	C	E	H	Y
A	Y	S	U	B	T	L	E	U	N	N
H	H	E	S	L	I	G	H	T	L	Y
S	W	E	L	L	D	X	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	D	#	R	#	#	R	#	#	#
3	#	#	I	E	#	O	#	#	O	#	#
4	#	#	N	T	C	#	W	#	#	P	#
5	#	#	C	#	A	L	#	T	#	#	#
6	#	#	R	#	#	U	I	#	H	#	#
7	P	#	E	#	#	#	T	N	#	#	#
8	R	#	A	#	#	#	#	C	E	#	#
9	A	#	S	U	B	T	L	E	U	#	#
10	H	#	E	S	L	I	G	H	T	L	Y
11	S	W	E	L	L	#	#	L	L	A	F

Word	X	Y	Direction
DECLINE	3	2	se
DROP	7	1	se
FALL	11	11	w
FLUCTUATION	6	6	nw
GRADUAL	4	1	e
GROWTH	4	1	se
INCREASE	3	3	s
SHARP	1	11	n
SLIGHTLY	4	10	e
SUBTLE	3	9	e
SWELL	1	11	e