The maximum size of search available depends on the size of display being used. If the display is the small 9" screen on the Plus or Classic then the maximum size of search is 24 x 24 but larger screens will allow up to 30 x 30.
It is possible to open a saved search larger than 24 x 24 on a small screen display but you cannot see this search or try it out. You can, however, print it.
If 'Auto Delete' in the Options menu is checked then changing to a smaller size will delete words that are too long for the new size. The program will then delete words until the total number of characters in the words is equal to, or less than, the total character spaces available in the search grid.
It is possible to construct searches with a list of words which contain more characters than are available in the search grid. This is because the words cross over each other using common letters which reduces the effective number of characters in the list of words.
In practice lists which contain less than about 85% of the character spaces available are usually easily constructed, but the greater the number of long words then the greater the difficulty in constructing a search. It's a case of taste and try for each particular list of words.
