Printable 100th Day of School Word Search

A 100th day of school word search free printable with its answer key, from Count to Century.

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100th Day of School Word Search

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UROTBJLBNKIRJNF

TGNRTBRZCHZEERH

SVNPROUDHIEEFLT

OXMILESTONEOUZS

FLZPENNIESREFKT

GCELEBRATEJIABN

FORIVPBLWCOTAHB

AOOLDAYSARSNBUY

CENTURYTYOMKTNN

PCOUNTJESWADLDZ

IDRNPYRVCNRWHRM

RJHLRYSAHBTAVER

KZUYPKJMOTENSDZ

NIOELTETOCRTOUN

ELGYJCOLLECTION

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HundredHUNDRED
CountCOUNT
TensTENS
ZeroZERO
CelebrateCELEBRATE
CrownCROWN
MilestoneMILESTONE
PartyPARTY
ProudPROUD
SmarterSMARTER
CollectionCOLLECTION
PenniesPENNIES
CenturyCENTURY
SchoolSCHOOL
DaysDAYS

15 words from the 100th Day Favorites list.

Write one thing you can do now that you could not do on the first day of school.

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Answer key: 100th Day of School Word Search

UROTBJLBNKIRJNF

TGNRTBRZCHZEERH

SVNPROUDHIEEFLT

OXMILESTONEOUZS

FLZPENNIESREFKT

GCELEBRATEJIABN

FORIVPBLWCOTAHB

AOOLDAYSARSNBUY

CENTURYTYOMKTNN

PCOUNTJESWADLDZ

IDRNPYRVCNRWHRM

RJHLRYSAHBTAVER

KZUYPKJMOTENSDZ

NIOELTETOCRTOUN

ELGYJCOLLECTION

HUNDRED, COUNT, TENS, ZERO, CELEBRATE, CROWN, MILESTONE, PARTY, PROUD, SMARTER, COLLECTION, PENNIES, CENTURY, SCHOOL, DAYS

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All 100 words

Counting to 100 20

Bundle Things tied or wrapped together. Ten tens held together stand for 100.
Chart A sheet that sets out facts in lines and columns. One for 1 to 100 has ten lines of ten.
Count To say numbers in order, one for each thing, to find out how many there are.
Digits The numerals 0 to 9. 100 is the smallest whole number that needs three of them.
Double Twice as much. Do this to 50 and you have 100.
Estimate A careful guess at how many or how much, made without counting each one.
Fifty Half of 100. In numerals it is a 5 and a 0.
Fives Groups of 5. Twenty of these groups make 100.
Half One of two equal parts of a whole. For 100 it is 50.
Hundred Ten tens. In numerals it is a 1 followed by two zeros.
Number A word or sign that tells how many, such as 7 or 100.
Ones Single units. A bundle of ten of them is called a ten.
Rows Lines of things set side by side. Ten of them with ten in each hold 100.

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Counting to 100, continued

Skip To pass over. Counting 10, 20, 30 passes over nine numbers each time.
Square A shape with four equal sides and four right angles. Also a number times itself, as 100 is 10 times 10.
Tally A score kept with marks: four upright lines, then a fifth drawn across them.
Tens Groups of 10. It takes 10 of these groups to make 100.
Total The whole amount you get when everything is added together.
Twos Pairs. Fifty pairs make 100.
Zero The numeral 0. The number 100 is written with two of them.

100th Day Party 20

Balloons Thin rubber bags blown up with air and tied, hung up as decoration.
Banner A long strip of cloth or paper with a message on it, hung up for a special day.
Brighter Giving off more light. Said of a person, it means quicker to understand.
Celebrate To keep a special day with a party, a treat or some other happy thing.
Certificate A printed paper that states a fact, such as that you finished 100 days of school.
Cheer A shout of approval or encouragement. Also to make someone feel glad.
Confetti Small pieces of colored paper scattered or thrown on a festive day.
Costume Clothes worn to look like another person, or like yourself at 100 years old.
Crown A ring-shaped headdress, as a king or queen wears. Cut one from paper and stick 100 dots on it.
Hooray A shout of joy, approval or victory.
Milestone A marker beside a road that shows the distance. Also an important point reached along the way.
Necklace An ornament worn around the neck. Thread 100 pieces of cereal on a string to make one.
Parade A march of people along a street or a hall on a festive day.
Party A gathering of people for fun, with games or food, to mark a happy day.
Photo A picture made with a camera. Take one of everybody together on day 100.
Poster A large printed sheet put up on a wall. Glue 100 small things to one in ten rows of ten.
Proud Pleased with something you have done or worked hard at.
Smarter Showing more intelligence than before.
Snack Food eaten between meals. Ten each of ten small foods make a mix of 100.
Streamers Long narrow strips of colored paper hung up as decoration.

100 of Everything 20

Beads Small pieces with a hole through the middle, made to be threaded on a string.
Blocks Solid pieces of wood or plastic used for building. Ten piles of ten make 100.
Cereal A breakfast food made from grain. The ring-shaped kind threads onto a string.
Chain A line of rings joined one through the next. Loop 100 strips of paper into one.
Collection A group of things gathered and kept together, such as 100 pebbles or stamps.
Crayons Sticks of colored wax for drawing. Sort a box of 100 by color.
Cups Small open containers to drink from. Paper ones can be piled into a pyramid.
Guess To give an answer without knowing for sure. Do it first, then check by counting.
Hops Short jumps on one foot. Ten on each foot, five times over, come to 100.
Jar A glass container with a wide mouth. Fill one and let everybody guess how many are inside.
Links The rings or loops that make up a chain.
Marbles Small hard balls, most often of glass, used in a children's game.
Pebbles Small stones worn smooth and round by water.
Pennies One-cent coins. It takes 100 of them to equal a dollar.
Seconds Units of time, 60 to a minute. 100 of them last a minute and 40 more.
Stamps Small pieces of gummed paper put on a letter that is to be mailed.
Stars Bright points of light in the night sky. Also shapes with five or more points.
Steps Moves made by raising one foot and putting it down in another spot. Take 100 and see how far you get.
Stickers Small paper labels with glue on the back. Ten rows of ten fill a chart of 100.
Tower A building much taller than it is wide. Try to build one from 100 blocks.

Words That Mean 100 20

Celsius A temperature scale. On it water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100.
Centenarian A person who is 100 years old or older.
Centennial The 100th anniversary of an event, or the celebration held for it.
Centimeter A unit of length equal to one of the 100 equal parts of a meter.
Centipede A long flat animal with many pairs of legs. Its name comes from Latin words for 100 and foot.
Centurion An officer in the army of ancient Rome. His unit, called a century, at first had 100 men.
Century A period of 100 years.
Decades Periods of ten years. Ten of them make a century.
Dimes Ten-cent coins. Ten of them are worth 100 cents.
Dollar The main unit of money in the United States, equal to 100 cents.
Googol The number written as a 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Hundredth Coming next after the ninety-ninth. Also one of 100 equal parts of a whole.
Latin The language of ancient Rome. Its word for 100, centum, is where cent comes from.
Nickels Five-cent coins. It takes twenty of them to be worth 100 cents.
Percent Out of each 100. Half of anything is 50 of this, and all of it is 100.
Perfect With nothing wrong or missing. On a test, it is a score of 100 out of 100.
Quarters Coins worth 25 cents. Four of them are worth 100 cents.
Roman Of ancient Rome. In its numerals the letter C stands for 100.
Senate The upper chamber of Congress. It has 100 members, two from each state.
Yards Lengths of three feet. An American football field has 100 of them between its goal lines.

100 Days of School 20

Books Sets of printed pages fastened along one side inside a cover.
Calendar A table that shows the days, weeks and months of a year.
Days Periods of 24 hours. A full week of lessons has five of them.
First Coming before all others. The count to 100 starts on this day of school.
Friends People you know, like and trust.
Grade A year of school, such as second or third. Also a mark given for work.
Kindergarten The school year before first grade. Counting to 100 by ones and by tens is one of its math goals.
Learning Gaining knowledge of something, or skill in it, through study or practice.
Lessons Periods of time in which something is taught.
Math The study of numbers, amounts and shapes.
Practice To do something over and over so that you get better at it.
Progress Movement forward, toward a goal.
Pupils Children who are taught by a teacher.
Reading Looking at printed words and grasping what they mean.
Recess A break in the school day for rest or play.
School A place where children go to be taught.
Students People who go to classes at a school.
Teacher A person whose job is to lead a class and help it learn.
Weeks Periods of seven days. Twenty of them with five school days in each hold 100 school days.
Writing Forming letters and words on paper with a pencil or pen.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. Word meanings were checked on 10 October 2026 in Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/milestone and the entry for each word) and in the American Heritage Dictionary (https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=milestone and the entry for each word). The American Heritage entries also give the coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, cent), the Celsius scale, googol, the Roman numeral C, the Roman army's century and the Latin centum behind cent, century, percent and centipede. The counting goals are in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: kindergarten K.CC.A.1 (https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Content/K/CC/), grade 1 1.NBT.B.2.a (https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Content/1/NBT/) and grade 2 2.NBT.A.1.a (https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/Content/2/NBT/). The 100 members of the Senate: Wikipedia, United States Senate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate). The 100 yards between goal lines: Wikipedia, American football field (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_field). The letter C for 100: Wikipedia, Roman numerals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals). The length of the school year by state: National Center for Education Statistics, State Education Practices, Table 1.1, 2020 (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/tab1_1-2020.asp). The sums in the clues (ten tens, twenty fives, fifty twos, four quarters, 100 seconds) were worked twice. Licence: own work

How it works

Hundred, Tens, Crown, Collection and Milestone are among the 15 words in the first puzzle of this printable 100th day of school word search. The bank holds exactly 100 words, one for each day, every one with its meaning.

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Ten tens, a century and a googol

Each themed list has 20 words. Counting to 100 splits the number: fifty Twos, twenty Fives, ten Tens. Words That Mean 100 looks further: a Century lasts 100 years, a Centipede is named for 100 feet, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius and a Googol is a 1 with 100 zeros.

Why day 100 is a counting day

Counting to 100 by ones and by tens is a kindergarten goal in the Common Core standards, and second grade calls 100 a bundle of ten tens. 100 of Everything holds things to count out: Marbles, Crayons, Blocks, a paper Chain of 100 Links. Under the list, two lines ask what you can do now that you could not on day one. To count along, print the hundreds chart.

A tally of 100 is twenty bundles of five marks: quick to draw and quick to check.
Four Quarters, ten Dimes or twenty Nickels make a dollar: three ways to show 100 cents with real coins.
For kindergarten, start from Easy 100th Day: 39 words of 3 to 5 letters, Tens, Zero and Jar included.

Questions and answers

When is the 100th day of school?

No fixed date. Count every day school is in session from the first, skipping weekends, holidays and closures. Twenty full weeks make 100. More than half the states require 180 school days a year, which puts day 100 a little past the middle.

What is the 100th day of school?

The hundredth day a class has met since the school year began: a milestone worth a party. 100 is also the first number written with three digits.

What can you bring for 100 days of school?

Anything small and safe to count: 100 pennies, beads, stickers, stamps, pebbles or pieces of cereal. Glue them to a poster in ten rows of ten, or bag them in tens, so anyone can check the total at a glance.

Is the 100th day word search printable free?

Yes. Print or save as PDF puts the puzzle on one sheet of Letter or A4, with a name and date line and one writing question. The answer key follows on a second sheet, all 15 words ringed.

All 100 words

Counting to 100 20

Counting to 100, continued

100th Day Party 20

100 of Everything 20

Words That Mean 100 20

100 Days of School 20

How it works

Ten tens, a century and a googol

Why day 100 is a counting day

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