Printable Solving Equations Crossword Puzzle

Each clue is an equation and each answer is x written as a word, so crossing letters check the algebra.

More options

Settings you change are kept in this browser for your next visit.

Name Date

Solving Equations Crossword

Solve each equation. Write the value of x as a word with no space or hyphen: 21 is TWENTYONE, and −4 is NEGATIVEFOUR.

This grid is wider than a phone screen, so it scrolls sideways. It prints whole.

Tap a square, and its clue shows here.

Across

Down

Type in a square and the next one takes over. Tap the same square again, or press Space, to switch between Across and Down. Arrow keys move around the grid, Enter goes to the next clue, and a clue takes you to its squares.

Print gives 2 pages on Letter or A4: the puzzle with its clues, then the answer key. The squares print 10 mm wide. For a PDF, choose Save as PDF in the print window.

A share link holds the puzzle number and these settings, nothing you typed.

Answer key: Solving Equations Crossword

1F2SIXTY3FOURIIF4FIVE5TENTE6FORTYONEEE7NINETYNIN8EGL9THIRTYTHREEWTVEELNVE

Across 2 SIXTYFOUR · 4 FIVE · 5 TEN · 6 FORTYONE · 7 NINETYNINE · 9 THIRTYTHREE

Down 1 FIFTEEN · 3 FIFTYEIGHT · 8 ELEVEN · 9 TWELVE

Next step Find algebra vocabulary in a word search

All 110 clues

Show all clues and answers

One-Step Equations 24

  • Eight 2x = 16
  • Eleven 4x = 44
  • Fifteen x + 10 = 25
  • Fifty-Eight 3x = 174
  • Fifty-Four x ÷ 3 = 18
  • Fifty-Three x − 11 = 42
  • Five 11 + x = 16
  • Forty-Nine 2x = 98
  • Forty-One 16 + x = 57
  • Four 14 + x = 18
  • Nineteen 3x = 57
  • Ninety-Five x − 5 = 90
  • Ninety-Nine x ÷ 3 = 33
  • Ninety-Two x ÷ 2 = 46
  • Sixty-Four x ÷ 2 = 32
  • Sixty-Nine x ÷ 3 = 23
  • Sixty-One 29 + x = 90
  • Sixty-Seven x + 26 = 93
  • Sixty-Three x + 10 = 73
  • Ten 28 + x = 38
  • Thirty-Three x ÷ 3 = 11
  • Twelve x ÷ 6 = 2
  • Twenty 5x = 100
  • Twenty-Six x + 17 = 43

Two-Step Equations 22

  • Eighty-Four x ÷ 4 − 4 = 17
  • Eighty-Nine 2x + 4 = 182
  • Eighty-One 3x + 2 = 245
  • Eighty-Seven x ÷ 3 + 4 = 33
  • Fifty-Five x ÷ 5 + 5 = 16
  • Fifty-One x ÷ 3 − 9 = 8
  • Fifty-Six x ÷ 2 + 6 = 34
  • Forty-Four x ÷ 2 − 9 = 13
  • Forty-Seven 3x − 11 = 130
  • Forty-Two x ÷ 2 − 2 = 19
  • Fourteen 8x + 1 = 113
  • Ninety-Six x ÷ 4 − 4 = 20
  • Seventy 3x + 2 = 212
  • Seventy-Four x ÷ 2 − 1 = 36
  • Seventy-Nine 2x + 9 = 167
  • Six 5x − 3 = 27
  • Thirty-Five 15 + 2x = 85
  • Thirty-Nine 5x + 2 = 197
  • Thirty-Two 7x − 3 = 221
  • Three 12 + 3x = 21
  • Twenty-Eight x ÷ 2 − 6 = 8
  • Zero 4x + 18 = 18

Variables on Both Sides 19

  • Eighty-Six 4x − 90 = 3x − 4
  • Eighty-Two 4x + 12 = 3x + 94
  • Forty-Three 4x + 11 = 2x + 97
  • Ninety-Eight 4x − 10 = 2x + 186
  • Ninety-Seven 3x − 1 = x + 193
  • One 4x + 4 = 3x + 5
  • Seventy-Five 2x − 8 = x + 67
  • Seventy-Seven 5x − 86 = 4x − 9
  • Seventy-Two 5x − 7 = 4x + 65
  • Sixteen 3x − 22 = 2x − 6
  • Sixty 6x − 6 = 3x + 174
  • Thirty-Four 2x − 7 = x + 27
  • Thirty-One 5x − 38 = 4x − 7
  • Thirty-Seven 5x − 3 = 2x + 108
  • Twenty-Five 4x − 38 = 3x − 13
  • Twenty-Nine 7x + 4 = 6x + 33
  • Twenty-Three 4x − 3 = 3x + 20
  • Twenty-Two 6x + 10 = 2x + 98
  • Two 5x − 7 = x + 1

Equations With Parentheses 19

  • Eighty-Eight 2(x − 3) − 6 = 164
  • Eighty-Five 2(x − 2) − 5 = 161
  • Eighty-Three 2(x + 6) = 178
  • Fifty-Nine 4(x + 6) + 7 = 267
  • Fifty-Two 3(x − 9) − 1 = 128
  • Forty-Five 6(x − 9) = 216
  • Forty-Six 4(x − 1) − 7 = 173
  • Nine 3(x + 3) + 8 = 44
  • Ninety-One 3(x − 7) − 2 = 250
  • Seven 3(x + 2) = 27
  • Seventeen 7(x − 7) − 4 = 66
  • Seventy-One 3(x + 5) + 10 = 238
  • Seventy-Six 3(x + 10) + 11 = 269
  • Seventy-Three 2(x + 2) = 150
  • Sixty-Eight 2(x − 10) = 116
  • Sixty-Five 5(x − 10) − 6 = 269
  • Sixty-Two 4(x − 11) − 4 = 200
  • Thirty 5(x − 7) = 115
  • Twenty-One 3(x − 5) = 48

Negative Numbers 26

  • Eighteen −4x + 13 = −59
  • Eighty x − 90 = −10
  • Fifty −2x = −100
  • Fifty-Seven −3x = −171
  • Forty x − 53 = −13
  • Forty-Eight x − 58 = −10
  • Negative Eight x ÷ 2 = −4
  • Negative Five x ÷ 5 = −1
  • Negative Four 3x + 9 = −3
  • Negative Nine x − 11 = −20
  • Negative One 3x − 20 = −23
  • Negative Seven 6x − 20 = −62
  • Negative Six x ÷ 2 = −3
  • Negative Ten −4x = 40
  • Negative Three −3x + 22 = 31
  • Negative Two −4x = 8
  • Ninety x − 103 = −13
  • Ninety-Four x − 101 = −7
  • Ninety-Three x − 103 = −10
  • Seventy-Eight x − 79 = −1
  • Sixty-Six −2x + 12 = −120
  • Thirteen −2x = −26
  • Thirty-Eight −3x = −114
  • Thirty-Six −3x + 19 = −89
  • Twenty-Four x − 26 = −2
  • Twenty-Seven −5x = −135

How this list was compiled: 110 equations written for this site, each with one integer solution; the answer is that number spelled as a word. Every equation was built from its solution and then solved again from its printed text in exact arithmetic, and no number is the answer to two clues. The grade named for each set follows the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (thecorestandards.org), read in October 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

This printable solving equations crossword puzzle is a criss-cross grid with an equation for every clue. Solve 5x − 3 = 27 and write SIX in the squares. It opens on ten one-step equations, and the answer key prints last.

Read the full guide

Five sets, from one step to both sides

One-Step Equations has x + 17 = 43 and x ÷ 3 = 23. Two-Step Equations has 5x − 3 = 27. Variables on Both Sides has 4x + 11 = 2x + 97. Equations With Parentheses has 3(x + 2) = 27. Negative Numbers has −4x = 8, where the answer is NEGATIVETWO.

How the answers are written

Every solution is an integer from −10 to 99, spelled with no space or hyphen: 21 is TWENTYONE. A slip shows up at once, because the letters will not fit the crossing answer. No number is the answer to two clues.

  • Students who finish early can check each answer by putting it back into its equation.

Questions and answers

What grade is a solving equations crossword for?

In the Common Core standards, one-step equations are a grade 6 skill, two-step equations and equations with parentheses grade 7, and variables on both sides grade 8. Pick the set that matches your unit.

Does the equations crossword come with an answer key?

Yes. The key prints last, with the filled grid and every answer by number, and the line beside Print gives the page count on Letter or A4.

How do students write a negative answer?

As NEGATIVE and the number, run together: x − 11 = −20 gives NEGATIVENINE. Negative answers appear only in the Negative Numbers set, and under All.

More tools

Show 7 more

Browse Puzzles