It's important to keep your mind active throughout the day - and one of the best ways to achieve this is by challenging yourself to a brainteaser.

Puzzles can help strengthen your mind as you're putting your lateral thinking skills to the test. Now a TikTok video, shared by @quiz.n.riddle, is challenging people to spot the word USA within a sea of U5A - claiming only 7 out of 10 players will succeed.

A statement on Mindvalley reads: "Lateral thinking is a form of problem-solving that utilises a more creative, less direct approach to the problem. Analytical, logical problem-solving encourages vertical thinking, which is an approach we’re often taught when dealing with math equations. Lateral thinking is the indirect approach. It helps us view problems in an entirely new light. It helps us find unique, creative solutions we might never have before imagined."

Take a good look at the picture below and see if you can spot the word USA within the time limit. You only have 30 seconds - so get looking! The Mindvalley statement adds: "The brain is neuroplastic, meaning it has the ability to shift and change over time. Many people believe our brains age as we do, growing less powerful, less capable, and less competent over time.

"What most don’t realise, however, is that you have the ability to manipulate your brain the way a sculptor molds clay. The brain is susceptible to all we expose it to - people, music, work - and even the physical environments we traverse on a day-to-day basis. Everything we partake in has the potential to subtly shift the wiring of our brain."

If you're still playing along, you'll want to stop scrolling now as we're about to reveal the answer. For everyone else, here is the moment of truth. You'll find the USA eight rows down and four columns across - did you spot it?

Commenting on this brainteaser, one player said: "I found it... in the question." Another added: "I found it even before the time started." A third player said: "Found - fourth column from second last from the bottom." One more added: "Who else rushed to the comments section to look for the answer?"

Let us know how you did in the comments below.