THIS year the internet has been awash with difficult brainteasers whether it's finding the hidden animal or spotting the pattern - but can you crack this tricky word search?

Try Life have released a perplexing puzzle which a lot people on the internet are struggling to figure out - are you clever enough to work it out?

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The word search was uploaded with the caption: "Experts say that if you can find your name in this puzzle then you're in the top 8% and one of the smartest people in the world."

And it asks social media users to spot your name withing the grid, which consists of 143 letters, but, as with many of the tricky puzzles shared on social media, not everything is as it first seems.

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While you're looking for your name, why not try your luck at another tricky word search that'll probably have you scratching your head.

Finding the three letter word in this search should be fairly simple but people online are seriously struggling – take a look and see if you can spot it.

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The grid, which was uploaded by Jivandabeast,  has under 100 letters but unfortunately for puzzle solvers all of the letters are either a ‘d’, ‘o’ or a ‘g’, making it especially tricky.

If you struggled to find the word ‘dog’ within the tricky word search then fear not because we have the answer.

If you look at the 2nd letter ‘D’ on the 3rd line down, the word is spelt out diagonally down to the right.

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Now for the answer to the your name word search:

The puzzle asks people to locate your name but while many will be looking for their actual name, you should actually be looking for the phrase 'your name' instead.

If you still can't find the words, try looking at the top left of the grid, the fourth row down and the bottom line.

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After the answers have been revealed many social media users shared how they were fooled by the puzzle, with one writing: "I get it! Its not our name its the YOUR NAME...".

While someone else admitted: "Hahah was trying to find my name and i realized that there's no way this puzzle would have such a difficult/delicate/unusual name there".