Word Search Formats for Every Solver, from Large Print to Hard
Sorted by the sheet, not the topic: bigger letters, giant grids, grade packets, reversed words, a hidden message, blank grids.
Pick by who is solving. For bigger type, the large print grid opens near 28 point.
9 pages
By solver 3
Sheets set up for the person solving: bigger letters, longer words in a wider grid, or packets by grade band for a class.
- Large Print Word Search Printable for Seniors and Activity GroupsPress Print or save as PDF: grid letters near 28 point, an 18 point word list, then the answer key.
- Word Search Printable for AdultsTwenty-eight long words in all eight directions in a 20 by 20 grid, with the answer key on page 2.
- Word Search PDF for KidsPick a grade band and a theme, then print 2 to 30 different puzzles with the answer keys last.
By challenge 4
Look-alike words with decoys, 50 to 100 words in one grid, every word backwards or a single word hidden once, for solvers who finish the usual sheet too fast.
- Word Search Puzzles Hard to FinishForty look-alike words and up to 8 one-letter-off decoys in a 25 by 25 grid, with an answer key.
- 50 Word Word Search Printable, Plus Giant 75 and 100 Word GridsPress Print for 50 words in a 25 by 25 grid and its answer key, or press 100 words first.
- Backwards Word SearchEvery word runs backwards and none reads forwards, at 3 levels, each with a printed answer key.
- Impossible Dog Word SearchFind the one DOG hidden in 225 squares of D, O and G, then tap its first and last letters.
Make your own 2
Pages for building a puzzle yourself or hiding something extra in the grid.
- Word Search Puzzles with Hidden Messages You Can Write YourselfFind all 10 words and the leftover letters spell a message; type your own in the Your hidden message box.
- Blank Free Printable Word Search Template PDF to Fill In by HandAn empty grid and ruled word lines on one sheet, for pupils who hide the words by hand.
More about these tools
Adults get a 20 by 20 grid of 7 to 12 letter words. A class gets packets of 2 to 30 different puzzles in three grade bands. A fast finisher gets 40 look-alike words with decoys, 100 words in one grid, every word backwards, or one word hidden once among its own letters.
Two pages are for building: one hides your message in the leftover squares, and the blank template prints an empty grid to fill by hand. On every page but the blank template you can use your own words, print with the answer key on its own page, or solve on screen and send a share link. For a plain puzzle from your own list, open the word search maker.
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