Word search about space

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a word search?

A word search is a puzzle where there are rows of letters placed in the shape of a square, and there are words written forwards, backwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. There will be a list of words for the player to look for and the goal of the player is to find those words hidden in the word search puzzle, and highlight them.

How do I choose the words to use in my word search?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose words that have a variety of different lengths, difficulty levels and letters. You don’t need to worry about trying to fit the words together with each other because WordMint will do that for you!

How are word searches used in the classroom?

Word search games are an excellent tool for teachers, and an excellent resource for students. They help to encourage wider vocabulary, as well as testing cognitive abilities and pattern-finding skills.

Because the word search templates are completely custom, you can create suitable word searches for children in kindergarten, all the way up to college students.

Who is a word search suitable for?

One of the common word search faq’s is whether there is an age limit or what age kids can start doing word searches. The fantastic thing about word search exercises is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need.

Word searches can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a word search template?

For the easiest word search templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick an easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

• Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
• Head to ‘My Puzzles’
• Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Word Search’
• Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen words
• That’s it! The template builder will create your word search template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a Word document or PDF and print!

How can I print my word search template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create a word search in other languages?

Word searches are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as it tests their reading comprehension skills in a fun, engaging way.

We have full support for word search templates in Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images.

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A vast expanse with seemingly no end. Have you ever been to the edge of space? While we can blast you off into orbit on a space rocket, we can entice you to explore space in this vega good space-themed Word Search Battle.

How far do you want to venture into space? Stay grounded or head into the stratosphere and go gravity-free in this cosmic online puzzle that can be played online and downloaded as a printable to take with you on your own space travels.

Head for the stars and generate a new space word search over and over again as you mimosa past mars, Jupiter, and Saturn before returning to earth! Is your space knowledge on par with NASA, or are you more earth-ling and prefer to keep your feet on terra Firma?
See if you can comet and qualify for space travel by choosing one of our word search difficulty levels;

• Blast off with an easy word search with up to 5 words
• Asteroid further into space with a medium difficulty word search with up to 13 words
• Makemake history with our hard word search that has up to 23 words.

Aim for the moon and play amongst the stars as you orbit the solar system and bring together the universe by playing this space word search battle with other astronauts to see who is worthy of being mission control and who is left behind. Whether you play online or as a printable puzzle, you can be sure to love this space-themed word search.

These free printable space word searches are fun for adults and kids, alike. Pick from an easy outer space word search for kids or a more challenging version for older children and adults.

I’ve always loved word searches. I have a special method for finding all the words fast and I love to challenge myself to see how quickly I can complete the puzzle.

Unlike most free printable word searches on The Artisan Life, there are two difficulties for this word search.

One is an easy space word search and features words that are only written forwards and in a straight line. There are no backwards or diagonal words in this space-themed word search, which makes it easier to solve.

The second version is what I usually share – a more difficult word search with words hidden forwards, backwards, and on the diagonal. This version is more challenging and great for older kids (and adults!) who are ready for a challenge.

Benefits of word searches for children

Word searches are fun and good for your child’s brain and development.

Word searches can reinforce vocabulary learned in lessons or through reading. They also help your child look for constant clusters, recognize patterns, and notice vowel patterns.

Some word search benefits include improved:

• Word recognition 
• Spelling skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Visual discrimination
• Vocabulary

Working word searches at home can help reinforce classroom learning, especially when your child isn’t physically in school.

Because there are two difficulties to pick from, you can print the word search that best meets your child’s current needs and skills.

Related: Free printable outer space bingo

Please note that, like all Artisan Life free printables, these word searches are available for personal and classroom use. You are welcome to print and use them as many times as you’d like with your own children, students, therapy clients, homeschool co-op, etc.

You are not licensed to alter, redistribute, or charge for the printables. Please do not share the printouts or files with other adults for their use. Instead, send your friends and coworkers to this page so they can download their own copies.

You may share the files with your own students for distance learning purposes. However, I would greatly appreciate if you could please send them to this page for their own copies if at all possible.

Individual download links are located below the preview images. Please follow the links to access the PDF file. Links are highlighted in grey to make them easier to find. Both puzzles include their answer key!

Easy space word search for kids

First there’s the easier word search for kids. As mentioned above, all words are written forwards and on a straight line (down or across). There is also a picture to color with the Earth, stars, and a rocket.

If your kiddos love outer space, be sure to grab this free printable outer space memory game!

Download the outer space word search for kids here

Challenging outer space word search

Next there’s a more challenging outer space word search. These words may be forwards, backwards, and on the diagonal. There’s also a showing star to color.

Download the space word search here

Do you need more low-prep, educational fun for your children? Be sure to check out these additional free printable word searches on The Artisan Life.

This word search puzzle will help you learn to spell words we use for talking about planets and exploring space.

Instructions

Click on the letters to highlight the words as you find them.

All the words go across from left to right and down from top to bottom.