How it works
This Spanish-speaking countries word search hides the 21 a Spanish class learns: 20 countries, from Mexico and Spain to Equatorial Guinea, and Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. Each clue says where the country lies.
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Spanish-speaking countries and their capitals
Capitals of Spanish-Speaking Countries is a second printable puzzle of 22 names, Asunción to Tegucigalpa. Three more lists pair countries with capitals by region: South America (19 words), Central America and Mexico (11), and the Caribbean, Spain and Africa (10). Open More options and tick Show clues, not words, and a pupil reads "Capital of Uruguay, on the Río de la Plata" and hunts for Montevideo.
Equatorial Guinea has a new capital
Class lists pair Equatorial Guinea with Malabo. In 2026 the country moved its capital to Ciudad de la Paz, a new city on the mainland. Malabo is still the word to find, and its clue gives the change; Ciudad de la Paz is not hidden, because LAPAZ, Bolivia's La Paz, sits inside it.
- Easy Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals has the eight names of 3 to 5 letters: Chile, Cuba, Peru, Spain, Lima, Quito, Sucre and La Paz.
Questions and answers
What are the 21 Spanish-speaking countries?
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Is the Spanish-speaking countries word search printable with an answer key?
Yes. Print or save as PDF gives the puzzle with a Name and Date line, and the answer key follows on a page of its own. New puzzle lays the same 21 countries out afresh, so neighbors get different grids.
Which capital of Bolivia is in the puzzle, Sucre or La Paz?
Both. Sucre is the capital named in Bolivia's constitution and La Paz is where the government sits; each is a word in the capitals puzzle and in the South America list.
Are Guatemala City, Mexico City and Panama City in the puzzles?
They are in the capitals puzzle. The Central America and Mexico list leaves them out, because GUATEMALA, MEXICO and PANAMA are already inside them; there the clue of each country says its capital shares its name.