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.

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

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Answer Key for word puzzles

X

Y

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

Word	X	Y	Direction
DECLINE	10	10	n
DROP	4	4	nw
FALL	1	11	e
FLUCTUATION	6	6	ne
GRADUAL	1	7	ne
GROWTH	1	7	n
INCREASE	9	3	s
SHARP	8	2	w
SLIGHTLY	8	2	sw
SUBTLE	9	9	w
SWELL	7	6	nw