Grocery Shopping Word Search

Print a grocery store puzzle that walks the aisles from produce to checkout, with its answer key.

Name Date

Find every word hidden in the grid. Words go across and down.

0 of 15 words found

GDDGOUHCQEEESIV

IAGOFHIIAGNLYTT

HILBEETRECEIPTW

ORRQIWAHLYUATLT

UYXDRIIACASHIER

LWFSROSSHELFNSG

BNESHOPPERCWBCO

NECJLAWCCTHVHAL

ARSBFXNRKSAMPLE

TOTALHBHOPNGEEA

KBSROYABUDGETOO

YNPCAISETLEOACE

FLTOONKVEDAELEN

PRODUCEOXNWLCEK

UBNENOTAISLEVOP

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ProducePRODUCE
ScaleSCALE
DairyDAIRY
AisleAISLE
ShelfSHELF
BasketBASKET
SampleSAMPLE
ShopperSHOPPER
CheckoutCHECKOUT
CashierCASHIER
BarcodeBARCODE
ReceiptRECEIPT
TotalTOTAL
ChangeCHANGE
BudgetBUDGET

15 of 23 words from the Grocery Store list.

Write a shopping list of five things your family buys every week.

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Answer key: Grocery Shopping Word Search

GDDGOUHCQEEESIV

IAGOFHIIAGNLYTT

HILBEETRECEIPTW

ORRQIWAHLYUATLT

UYXDRIIACASHIER

LWFSROSSHELFNSG

BNESHOPPERCWBCO

NECJLAWCCTHVHAL

ARSBFXNRKSAMPLE

TOTALHBHOPNGEEA

KBSROYABUDGETOO

YNPCAISETLEOACE

FLTOONKVEDAELEN

PRODUCEOXNWLCEK

UBNENOTAISLEVOP

PRODUCE, SCALE, DAIRY, AISLE, SHELF, BASKET, SAMPLE, SHOPPER, CHECKOUT, CASHIER, BARCODE, RECEIPT, TOTAL, CHANGE, BUDGET

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All 132 words

Produce 19

Apples Fruit sold loose or by the bag.
Bananas Yellow fruit sold in bunches.
Berries Small juicy fruit sold in little boxes.
Bunch A group of things held together, such as carrots tied by their tops.
Celery Crisp green stalks.
Fresh Newly picked or made; not canned or frozen.
Herbs Leafy plants for flavor, sold in small bundles.
Lettuce A leafy green sold by the head.
Mist A fine spray that keeps greens crisp.
Onions Bulbs sold loose or in net bags.
Organic Grown without man-made fertilizers or pesticides.
Peppers Hollow vegetables in green, red and yellow.
Potatoes Tubers sold by the sack.
Produce Fresh fruits and vegetables, and the section that sells them.
Ripe Ready to eat.
Scale The device that weighs loose fruit.
Seasonal Sold at the time of year it is harvested.
Spinach Dark leafy greens, often sold in a bag.
Weigh To find how heavy something is.

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Dairy and Deli 15

Butcher The worker who cuts and sells meat.
Cheese A food made from milk curd, sold in blocks, slices and shreds.
Cooler A chilled case with glass doors.
Counter A long flat surface where a worker serves shoppers.
Dairy Milk and foods made from it; also their cold section.
Deli The counter that sells sliced meat, cheese and prepared food.
Dozen Twelve of something.
Eggs Sold by the dozen in a carton.
Gallon A large measure for liquid, equal to four quarts.
Milk A white drink sold by the quart, half gallon and gallon.
Quart A measure for liquid, equal to two pints.
Seafood Fish and shellfish, laid out on ice.
Sliced Cut into thin flat pieces at the counter.
Take a number To pull a ticket and wait until yours is called.
Yogurt A thick, tangy food made from milk.

Bakery 14

Bagels Chewy bread rings.
Baguette A long, thin loaf of French bread.
Bakery The section that sells bread, cakes and rolls.
Buns Soft rolls for burgers and hot dogs.
Cookies Small sweet baked rounds, sold by the box or the dozen.
Croissant A flaky roll shaped like a crescent.
Cupcakes Small frosted treats baked in paper cups.
Donuts Rings of fried sweet dough.
Loaf Bread baked in one piece.
Muffins Small quick breads shaped like cups.
Rolls Small round breads.
Sourdough Bread raised with a fermented starter, with a tangy taste.
Tortillas Thin flat rounds of corn or wheat.
Whole wheat Flour or bread made from the entire grain.

Frozen and Pantry Aisles 22

Aisle A walkway between two rows of shelves.
Beans Seeds sold dried in bags or cooked in tins.
Bulk bins Open containers where shoppers scoop out what they need.
Canned goods Food sealed in metal tins.
Cereal Breakfast grain in a box.
Condiments Ketchup, mustard and other things added at the table.
Crackers Thin, crisp baked squares.
Detergent Soap for laundry or dishes.
End cap The display at the end of a row of shelves.
Freezer A cold case that keeps food hard as ice.
Frozen Kept below freezing so it lasts for months.
Generic Sold without a well-known maker's name, often for less.
Ice cream A frozen dessert sold in tubs and pints.
Ingredients The things a food is made of, listed on its package.
Jar A glass container with a screw-on lid.
Juice A drink pressed from fruit.
Label Printed information on a package.
Pantry A cupboard at home where dry food is kept.
Paper towels Rolls for wiping up spills.
Pet food Bags and tins for dogs and cats.
Shelf A flat board that holds goods for sale.
Snacks Chips, crackers and other small bites.

Around the Store 18

Bagger The worker who packs what you bought.
Basket A hand-carried container for a few items.
Cart A wheeled basket to push. One of the first was rolled out in Oklahoma in 1937.
Customer Someone who buys from a store.
Entrance The door shoppers come in by.
Exit The way out.
Grocery A store that sells food. The word comes from an Old French name for a wholesaler.
Name tag A badge that tells you what to call a worker.
Parking lot Where shoppers leave their cars.
Sample A free taste of a food.
Shopper A person buying things.
Shopping list The items you plan to buy, written down.
Sign A board overhead that names what each row holds.
Sliding door An entry that opens by itself as you walk up.
Spill What "cleanup on aisle five" is called for.
Stocker The worker who fills the shelves.
Stockroom The space in back where extra goods wait.
Supermarket A large self-service food store, a format that first appeared around 1930.

At the Checkout 20

Barcode A pattern of lines a machine can read. One was first scanned at a supermarket checkout in 1974.
Beep The sound a scanner makes for each item.
Cashier The worker who rings up what you buy.
Cents Hundredths of a dollar.
Change Money handed back when you pay with more than the cost.
Checkout Where you pay before leaving.
Coins Metal money.
Conveyor belt The moving strip that carries items to the cashier.
Debit card A plastic rectangle that pays straight from a bank account.
Divider The bar that separates your items from the next shopper's.
Dollars Units of United States money.
Express lane The line for shoppers with only a few items.
Line People waiting one behind another.
Paper bag A brown sack for carrying food home.
Receipt The printed slip that lists what you paid for.
Register The machine that adds up a sale and holds the money.
Scanner The device that reads a barcode with a beam of light.
Total The sum of all the prices.
Tote A sturdy bag you bring from home and use again.
Wallet A flat case for money and cards.

Prices and Saving 24

Bargain A good buy at a low price.
Budget A plan for how much to spend.
Calculator A device for adding up prices.
Clearance A sale to empty the shelves of an item.
Compare To look at two items and see which is the better buy.
Coupon A slip or code that takes money off.
Discount A cut in the usual price.
Estimate To make a careful guess at the total before you pay.
Flyer A printed sheet of the week's specials.
Half off A price cut by fifty percent.
Meal plan A list of what a household will eat this week.
Need Something you must have, such as food.
Ounce A unit of weight written oz on a package; sixteen make a pound.
Pound A unit of weight that loose fruit is often priced by.
Price tag A label that shows what an item costs.
Rain check A slip that promises the sale price later, when an item has run out.
Recipe Directions for making a dish, with a list of what goes in.
Round up To raise a price to the next whole dollar when adding in your head.
Sale A time when prices are lowered.
Savings Money kept instead of spent.
Stock up To buy extra while the price is low.
Tax Money added to a sale and paid to the government.
Unit price The cost for one ounce or one pound, printed on the shelf for comparing sizes.
Want Something nice to have but not required.

How this list was compiled: Own work: the word list and every clue were written for this page. Word meanings were checked on 8 October 2026 against each word's entry in Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grocery and the entries for the other words, with the word history of grocer). Facts in the clues were checked the same day against these English Wikipedia articles: Grocery store (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocery_store), Supermarket, Shopping cart and Universal Product Code. Licence: own work

How it works

Produce, Dairy, Bakery, Checkout, Coupon and Receipt are among the words this grocery shopping word search opens on. It is written for a life skills or money unit. Food names are on the food word search.

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Seven lists, in the order of a shopping trip

Produce has Scale, Bunch and Ripe. Dairy and Deli has Dozen, Gallon and Take a number. Bakery has Loaf, Baguette and Whole wheat. Frozen and Pantry Aisles has Freezer, Canned goods and End cap. Around the Store has Stocker and Shopping list, At the Checkout has Scanner, Conveyor belt and Receipt, and Prices and Saving has Price tag, Round up, Need and Want.

Two clues with a date

One of the first shopping carts was rolled out in Oklahoma in 1937, and a barcode was first scanned at a supermarket checkout in 1974.

On a class trip to a store, pupils can check off each word of Around the Store as they spot it.

Questions and answers

Is this a grocery store word search to print?

Yes: its subject is the grocery store itself, department by department. Press Print or save as PDF for two pages on Letter or A4, the puzzle with a name and date line and the writing strip, then the answer key.

What words are in the grocery shopping word search?

132 words and phrases, each with a clue, from Jar and Beep to Conveyor belt and Express lane. No store, product or maker is named.

Which list fits a money or life skills unit?

Prices and Saving. Its 24 words include Budget, Coupon, Discount, Unit price, Estimate and Tax. Rain check is there too: a slip that promises the sale price later, when an item has run out.

Which list suits first and second grade?

Short and Easy has 12 words of 3 to 5 letters, from Cart, Deli and Loaf to Eggs, Milk and Jar. Easy hides them across and down, never backwards.

All 132 words

Produce 19

Dairy and Deli 15

Bakery 14

Frozen and Pantry Aisles 22

Around the Store 18

At the Checkout 20

Prices and Saving 24

How it works

Seven lists, in the order of a shopping trip

Two clues with a date

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