Mindboggling brain teaser challenges people to spot the odd word out in five seconds – but can YOU see it?

  • Optical illusions and brain teasers can be difficult to spot, as this challenge shows

In a mind-boggling brain teaser, Britons had to recognise a foreign word in five seconds.

The puzzle was created by FreshersLive and contains multiple repetitions of the word ‘zeal’, but there is one example where the word ‘seal’ appears.

Although it may seem like an easy task, the purpose of the puzzle is for you to solve it.

A mind-boggling brain teaser challenged Brits to find the odd word in a picture in just five seconds

The puzzle is difficult to solve at first glance, because our eyes are used to just scanning over images, so it takes more effort to discover hidden details.

If you are still looking for the answer, it is likely that you were unable to solve the teaser within the time limit.

Still struggling to find the answer? Take another look before the clue is revealed below.

If you still don’t know what it is, look at the center of the picture, on the 10th row, to see if you can find the odd word.

If you're still confused, focus your gaze on the center of the picture on the 10th row to see if you can find the odd word

If you’re still confused, focus your gaze on the center of the picture on the 10th row to see if you can find the odd word

If finding the answer to that optical illusion whetted your appetite for problem solving, check out another similar brain teaser below.

In this puzzle you have to find out if you can find the clover among the many brightly colored flowers.

This tricky brain teaser comes from British online printing company instantprint. Given the difficulty level, it’s important to have luck on your side.

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If you need a clue, try focusing your eyes on the top half of the image.

If you still can’t find it, move the point your eyes are focused on to the right before the answer appears below.

The clover (ringed) is located at the top right of the image

The clover (ringed) is located at the top right of the image