Python, 318 strokes.
from itertools import*
f=lambda x,y,i,j,n:(x-i+1,y-j+1)*(not n)or all((2*i+j,x+1,y+1,x',s%f(*x)
Sample input:
A I Y R J J Y T A S V Q T Z E
X C O D E G O L F B K U F O Z
E A F L V F J J I A G B A J K
R E S U R E P U S C Y R S Y K
F B B Q Y T K O I K H E W G N
G L W Z F R F H L O R W A R E
J A O S F U E H Q V L O A Z B
J F B G I F Q X E E A L W A C
F W K Z E U U R Z R T N P L D
F L M P H D F W H F E C G W Z
B J S V O A O Y D L M S T C R
B E S J U V T C S O O X P F F
R J T L C V W R N W L Q U F I
B L T O O S Q V K R O W G N D
B C D E J Y E L W X J D F X M
CODEGOLF
Output:
$ python wordsearch < wordsearchinput.txt
row 2, column 2 --> row 2, column 9
row 12, column 8 --> row 5, column 1
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