School Subject Word Searches With Clues and Answer Keys
A vocabulary word search for each school subject, with pupil-level meanings, easy and hard lists and an answer key.
Each page opens on a finished puzzle of one subject's key terms, and every word has a one-line meaning written for pupils. Math takes in number words, geometry, algebra, times tables and telling the time.
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Math 11
- Math Word Search Printable for Elementary and Middle SchoolPress New puzzle for a math vocabulary word search, then Print or save as PDF, or solve it on screen.
- Number Word Search Printable for Spelling One to a MillionPupils hunt for numbers spelled out, Zero to Million: New puzzle reshuffles the grid and Print adds the answer key.
- Geometry Word Search PDF for Units From Angles to ProofPick a geometry list, press New puzzle, and Print gives the puzzle page with its answer key behind it.
- Algebra Word Search PDF for Algebra 1 Vocabulary ReviewPress New puzzle to hide Algebra 1 terms in a fresh grid, then Print the sheet and its answer key.
- Multiplication Word Search With Times Table Facts as CluesPress New puzzle for fresh facts such as 6 × 7, then Print the sheet and its answer key. 2 × 7 · 3 × 5 · 2 × 8 or 4 × 4
- Time Word Search With Telling Time, Clock and Calendar ListsPrint a telling time word search with its answer key, or press New puzzle for 12 fresh clock clues.
- Probability Word SearchThe words of a probability unit on one sheet with its answer key, from Likely and Certain to Sample space.
- Statistics Word Search PrintableA statistics vocabulary sheet with its answer key, from Mean and Median to Outlier and Histogram.
- Middle School Measurement Word Search PrintableA measurement vocabulary sheet for middle school with its answer key: metric and customary units, tools and conversions.
- Quadratic Function Word Search PuzzleQuadratic function words in seven lists: parts of a quadratic, graphing a parabola, moving the graph, solving, real-world parabolas, conic sections and two-word terms.
- Printable Integer Word SearchInteger vocabulary in six lists: what an integer is, the number line, adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, properties and rules, and integers in real life.
Reading and languages 31
- Sight Word Word Search for Kindergarten, First and Second GradePrint a large-print sight word word search and answer key from a grade list or from this week's own words.
- Library Word Search With Book Parts and Reference Book CluesPrint a library word search with its answer key, or press New puzzle for a fresh grid of library terms.
- Literary Terms Word Search for Devices, Story Elements and PoetryPrint a literary terms word search with its answer key, or swap the word list for clues that give examples.
- Adjectives Word Search With Sense, Character and Comparing WordsSixteen describing words are already hidden: press New puzzle to swap them, or print the sheet and answer key.
- Spanish Animals Word Search, Free and Printable, With English CluesSixteen Spanish animal names are hidden, from a list of 23: New puzzle swaps them and Print adds the key.
- ELA Word Search (English Language Arts) for Reading and WritingA 16-word language arts puzzle is ready: print it with its answer key, or press New puzzle for fresh words.
- French Word Search Puzzles for Beginners, With le and la CluesSixteen French words from nine units are hidden: New puzzle swaps them, and Print adds the answer key.
- Grammar Word Search With Parts of Speech, Punctuation and CluesPrint a grammar word search with its answer key, or swap each term for a clue that opens with examples.
- Verb Word Search With Action, Vivid and Irregular VerbsEvery hidden word is a verb: press New puzzle for a fresh 16, then Print the sheet and answer key.
- Italian Word Search for Beginners With English CluesPress New puzzle for 16 Italian words, then Print: a ruled line beside each word, and the answer key.
- Word Search for ESL With Lowercase Letters and Translation LinesPress New puzzle for 12 beginner English words in lowercase, then print it with translation lines and the key.
- Homophones Word Search With Find the Partner CluesPress New puzzle for 16 hidden homophones, each with a clue naming its partner, then print it with the key.
- Noun Word SearchNouns sorted the way a grammar lesson sorts them: people, animals, places, things, ideas, collective nouns, irregular plurals and compounds.
- Printable Digraph Word SearchA word list for each digraph, ch, sh, th, wh and ph, and three lists of l, r and s blends, every word with a pupil-level meaning.
- Punctuation Word SearchThe names of the punctuation marks on one sheet with its answer key, and the marks themselves in the list.
- Short Vowel Word SearchThree-letter short vowel words in large print, hidden across and down only, with a list for each vowel.
- Compound Word Word SearchCompound words in lists that share a first word, sun, rain, foot, hand and more, every word with a pupil-level meaning.
- Silent E Word SearchSilent e words in a list for each long vowel, then add an e words, soft c and g, and the rule breakers.
- Contraction Word Search PrintableRead the contraction, then find the two words it stands for in the grid, with an answer key.
- Antonym Word Search PrintableNinety pairs of opposites in lists of ten pairs, each word hidden in one grid with its antonym and listed with a short meaning.
- Public Speaking Word SearchA speech class vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Podium and Pause to Ethos and Rebuttal.
- OI OY Word SearchA phonics puzzle of oi and oy words with its answer key, from Coin and Boil to Toy and Royal.
- Pronoun Word SearchA pronoun puzzle with its answer key, from She and They to Ours, Itself and Whom.
- Preposition Word Search PrintablePrepositions in six lists: place, direction and time, more one-word prepositions, two-word and three-word prepositions, grammar terms and prepositions with a preposition inside.
- Study Skills Word SearchStudy skills words in seven lists: reading and note-taking, memory tricks, planning your time, taking a test, focus and habits, finding information and thinking skills.
- Suffix Word SearchWords sorted by suffix (-ful, -less, -ness, -ment) and by prefix (un-, re-, pre-, mis-), each clue giving the base word and the part added to it.
- Onomatopoeia Word SearchSound words in six lists: animals, water, bangs and crashes, people, bells and engines, wind and fire. Each has a one-line meaning.
- Root Word SearchRoot words in nine lists: port, struct, graph, rupt, spect, dict, vis, mit and vert. Every clue names the root and what it means.
- Text Features Word SearchText features in seven lists: parts of a book, print, pictures and graphs, boxes and notes, screens, what readers do, and features with a feature inside.
- Poetry Word Search Free PrintablePoetry vocabulary in seven lists: kinds of poems, songs and old forms, lines and stanzas, rhythm and feet, rhyme and sound, the language of poetry, and poets.
- Adverbs Word Search PrintableAdverbs in seven lists: how, when, where, how often and how much, linking and sentence adverbs, and adverbs with an adverb inside.
Science and technology 10
- Science Word Search Printable, From Lab Tools to Famous ScientistsPrint a science word search and answer key, from the scientific method to 23 famous scientists, as words or clues.
- Computer Word Search With Parts, Keyboard and Internet ListsPress New puzzle for a new computer word search, then Print or save as PDF, or solve it on screen.
- Technology Word Search With Robot, Gadget and Online Life ListsNew puzzle deals fresh tech terms; Print or save as PDF gives the technology word search and its answer key.
- Computer Science Word Search With Coding, Binary and Data ListsPrint or save as PDF gives the computer science word search and answer key; New puzzle hides fresh coding terms.
- Psychology Word Search With Brain, Memory and Research ListsNew puzzle makes another psychology word search, and Print or save as PDF adds the answer key.
- Engineering Word Search PrintableEngineering vocabulary by theme: the design process, kinds of engineer, simple machines, materials, structures and the forces inside them.
- Sociology Word SearchA sociology vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Norm and Role to Stratification and Anomie.
- Child Development Word Search PrintableChild development vocabulary in seven lists: ages and stages, body and movement, thinking and language, feelings, play, care and the study of how children grow.
- Internet Safety Word SearchInternet safety words in seven lists: personal information, passwords and accounts, being kind online, tricks and risks, getting help, places online and the digital footprint.
- Agriculture Word SearchAgriculture vocabulary in nine lists: soil, crops, water, livestock, machines, the harvest, orchards and greenhouses, kinds of farming and caring for the land.
Arts, business and careers 20
- Music Word Search PDF With Instruments, Notation and ComposersFind instruments, notation and composers: New puzzle makes another grid, and Print or save as PDF adds the key.
- Art Word Search Puzzle With Studio Words, Art Careers and CluesPrint an art word search puzzle and its answer key, from Drawing to Art Careers, as words or clues.
- Careers Word Search Puzzle With Job Titles, Clues and a Writing TaskPrint a careers word search puzzle and answer key for career day, as job titles or clues about the work.
- Famous Artists Word Search With Painters, Sculptors and CluesPrint a famous artists word search and answer key, 139 names by century, craft and place, as names or clues.
- Business Word Search With Marketing, Money and Company TermsPrint a business word search and answer key, from Starting a Company to Marketing and Sales, as words or meanings.
- Elements of Art Word Search With Principles of Design and CluesPrint an elements of art word search and its answer key, a list for every element, as words or definitions.
- Career Exploration and Preparation Word Search With 12 Unit ListsPrint a career planning word search and answer key, from Knowing Yourself to Goals and Plans, as words or clues.
- Musicals Word Search With Stage, Song and Backstage WordsNew puzzle hides 16 stage words, from Audition to Ovation, and Print or save as PDF adds the answer key.
- Woodshop Word SearchShop class vocabulary in nine lists: hand tools, machines, kinds of wood, joints, fasteners, finishing, safety gear, the craft and first projects.
- Media Word SearchMedia unit vocabulary by theme: the newsroom, print, radio and sound, the screen, advertising, online media, and fact or opinion.
- Sewing Word SearchSewing class vocabulary by theme: tools and notions, machine parts, stitches, pattern and cutting, fabrics, fasteners and trims, garment parts and things to sew.
- PE Word Search PrintableGym class vocabulary by theme: movement skills, equipment, class games, warm-ups, fair play and fitness words, with no brand or league named.
- Employment Word SearchThe words of getting and keeping a job on one sheet with its answer key, from Resume to Paycheck.
- Free Printable Accounting Word Search PuzzlesAccounting vocabulary puzzles with answer keys for a business class, from Debit and Credit to Depreciation.
- Photography Word SearchA camera vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Lens and Shutter to Bokeh and Daguerreotype.
- Piano Word SearchA piano vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Keys and Pedal to Arpeggio and Sostenuto.
- Graphic Design Word SearchA graphic design vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Font and Logo to Kerning and Wireframe.
- Orchestra Word SearchAn orchestra vocabulary puzzle with its answer key, from Violin and Oboe to Concertmaster and Overture.
- Printable Welding Word Search PuzzlesWelding vocabulary in seven lists: processes, tools, safety gear, joints and positions, metals and gases, the arc and the bead, and the trade.
- Journalism Word SearchJournalism terms in seven lists: parts of a story, newsroom jobs, kinds of stories, reporting, ethics, the printed paper, and the five Ws with news values.
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Reading runs from sight words, digraphs, grammar, nouns, adjectives and verbs to homophones, literary terms, the library, ESL units, beginner French and Italian, and animal names in Spanish. Science sits with technology, engineering, computing and psychology; the arts with music, musical theater, famous artists, woodshop, sewing, media, business, careers and PE.
Tick Show clues, not words and the sheet becomes a vocabulary quiz: pupils read a meaning, name the term, then find it. Each subject has an easy list of short words and a hard list of long ones. Print or save as PDF gives the puzzle, then the answer key. For your own spelling list, use the word search maker.
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