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Printable word search puzzles in a variety of popular topics. Lots of fun word find puzzles to download and print in pdf or image format.
We have a great range of easy word search puzzles that will give kids hours of word hunting fun!
When I was younger I would spend most of my free time completing word searches and I was so proud of myself for being able to complete them quickly.
Word search and puzzle games are the perfect fun exercises for kids to do regularly to help them develop and are great for keeping them off screens.
There is a variety of printable word searches to choose from and these are perfect for classroom distribution or even just a rainy day at home.
Free Printable Word Searches
There’s no need to scour the internet for a free word search! If you’re looking for free printable word finds, then you will enjoy this vast collection.
These word searches are perfect for both adults and children and are great resources for moms and teachers – feel free to use them in your lesson!
So grab your favorite pen or sharp pencil, find the hidden words, and have some fun the old-fashioned way! Good Luck!
You will find word searches that focus on animals, the bible, vacation, seasons, holidays, school and school subjects, and popular entertainment that kids enjoy.
Valentines – PDF
Thanksgiving – PDF
Superhero – PDF
Star Wars – PDF
Mother’s Day – PDF
Minecraft – PDF
These word search puzzles are available in pdf and image format and are designed for US letter size paper and can also be printed on A4 paper.
Memorial Day – PDF
To use any of these free printable word searches, simply click the image and save it to your computer, then print.
Fast Food – PDF
Currencies – PDF
More Free Word Searches
- Animal Word Search
- Countries Word Search
- Camping Trip Word Search
- Color Word Search
- Word Search Game – Faith
- Princess Word Search
- Fantasy Word Search
- Farm Word Search
- Fruit and Veg Word Search
- Harry Potter Word Search
- School Word Search
- New Baby Word Search
- Ocean Word Search
- Pirate Word Search
- Common Jobs Word Search
- Sweet Treats Word Search
- Teen Slang Word Search
- The Body Word Search
- Space Word Search
- Vacation Word Search
Seasonal and Holiday Word Search
- Christmas Word Search
- Fall Word Search
- Halloween Word Search
- Summer Word Search
- Spring Printables Templates & Worksheets
- St Patrick’s Day Printables
Printable Puzzles
Along with these free printable word searches, we also have a great collection of puzzle printables such as Printable Kids Crossword Puzzles, Printable Sudoku (with different levels), and many more printable games.
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Cities of Japan
Travel & Tourism
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DBT
Health & Fitness
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May
Seasonal
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Health and Wellness
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Track And Field
Sports
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Chewing Gum Brands
Food & Drinks
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Rats
Animals
Finds the words related to the types and behavior of rats including pet rats or mouse.
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Natural Selection
Science
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Transition Words
Vocabulary
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Words with Prefixes
Vocabulary
Prefixes are a syllable, or group of syllables, added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning. This puzzle has list of words that start with a prefix e.g. ‘un-‘, ‘non-‘, ‘pre-‘, ‘re-‘ etc.
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Humility
General
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Mental / Emotional Health
Health & Fitness
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Roblox
Kids
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation. It allows users to program games and play games created by other users.
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Elvis Presley
Music
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Interior Design
General
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Stranger Danger
Health & Fitness
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Remembrance Day
Occasions
Remembrance day also known as Armistice Day was first observed in 1919. It marks the day when Word War One (WWI) ended on 11th November in 1918. People remember those who lost their lives in the war by wearing a red poppy and holding a two minute silence.
remberance, rememberance
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Holiday Destinations
Travel & Tourism
vacation spots, vacation places
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Christian Marriage
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Julius Caesar
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Fox
Animals
foxes
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Create your own custom word search worksheets! A variety of options
are available including font size, font style, lowercase or uppercase
letters, grid shape, word placement, and more.
Experiment with the settings below to find the best results for
printing. You may also need to adjust your browser’s page setup (change
margins, header/footer, or switch to landscape/portrait mode), then
go to ‘Print Preview’ before printing. These options are under your
browser’s File menu. Landscape mode works best for many puzzles.
Also, set your margins to 0.5″ or less.
Before you create your puzzle, you might also
want to highlight your word list and press Ctrl+C to keep a copy
of it on your computer’s clipboard. That way, if you need to come
back and change settings, you can paste the words into the blank
by pressing Ctrl+V. Otherwise you’ll have to re-type them.
(These
shortcut
commands work on Windows systems.)
PLEASE NOTE: If you are concerned about inappropriate words in the randomized letters, be sure to proofread before handing out to students.
Instead of teaching kids new words the usual way, why not add some fun with these free printables? You can download and print them easily by just clicking on the images and help the toddlers find out the commonly used words. You’ll find different entertaining themes of word searches below like circus, animals, flowers, and so on.
Now that they’ve learned so many words, you can take a little test to check their skills in spelling and vocabulary. You’ll surely be surprised to see them learn them easily and quickly.
Free Word Search Printable Puzzles for Kids – 100+ Free Printable Pages Post Preview: Use this word search puzzle guide to find free printables for kids of all ages. This includes a large variety of topics to use throughout the year such as holidays, seasonal topics, and educational topics.
I have always loved doing word searches, even when I was a kid. We used to do a lot of road trips when I was young going between Indiana and Wisconsin, and I would frequently do word searches and other puzzles to pass the time.
You know, back when it was all about paper and pencil kind of stuff on road trips. Well, that and my Walkman and my carefully picked favorite 12 cassette tapes.
Because I have always loved word searches, I have made and shared a lot of them here on Real Life at Home. This post is a great way to find all of those free word search printable puzzles by category, which includes more than 100 pages of word search printables.
To get each of the printables mentioned throughout this post, please follow the link to go to the original post for each individual printable.
Quick Links to Information in this Post
I will continue to add resources to this post as I add more word searches to the site. So, make sure to keep checking back and/or pin it for future use.
Another great option is to subscribe to the Real Life at Home Weekly Newsletter. That way, you’ll never miss a new printable of any kind!
Some of the printables included in this post are for a single page word search, while others are for a whole set of multiple pages that includes different levels or different topics.
Free Word Search Printables for Every Month
If you’re looking for a general word search that is perfect to do any time in the month, here is a whole collection of word search printables for each month of the year. Each one features words related to that month such as holidays, events, weather, and more.
All of the months include two different levels of difficulty as well as two graphics that can be colored in on each page unless otherwise noted.
January Word Search Printable Set
February Word Find Printable Set
March Word Find Set
April Word Search Printable Set
May Word Find Set
June Word Search Set
July Word Search Printable Set
August Word Find Printable Set
September Word Search Printable Set
October Word Search Printable Set
November Word Search Printables
December Word Find Printable Set
Like crossword puzzles? Here is a super cute set of 10 printable crossword puzzles that are perfect for kids!
Spring Seasonal Topics and Spring Holidays
Spring-themed Topics
Spring Word Search Printables Set – This includes two different levels of difficulty and pictures to color in
Earth Day Word Search Printables – Two levels of difficulty with a version with eight terms and larger letters and a version with 15 terms and smaller letters.
Four Free Spring Word Search Printables – These include the following topics: Windy Day, Rainy Day, In the Garden, At the Pond
Easter Word Search
Religious Easter Word Search Printable – This is a single page religious word search printable with 20 words and phrases about Easter
Summer Seasonal Topics and Summer Holidays
Summer Topics
Easy Summer Word Search Printables Set – This is a set of two similar word finds but with different levels of difficulty. The easiest version includes eight search terms and bigger letters. The harder puzzle includes 15 words or terms and smaller letters. Both versions have pictures that can be colored in.
Summer-Themed Word Search Printable – This one includes 21 words or phrases and smaller letters. This is a more difficult puzzle than the one mentioned above.
Sun Word Search Printable – This one has a picture to color and has words about the sun with an emphasis on summertime.
Flip Flop Word Find – Eight words about flip flops and a picture of flip flops to color
Sandcastle Word Search – Eight words about the beach and sandcastles
Easy Summer Word Search Set – Five different themed printables each featuring eight search terms. Summer themes include picnic, lemonade, crab, popsicle, and surfing.
Fall Seasonal Topics and Fall Holidays
Fall-themed Topics
Fall Word Search Printables – This is a set of three similar word finds but with different levels of difficulty. The easiest version includes just six search terms and bigger letters. The hardest of the three includes 15 words or terms and smaller letters.
Fall-themed Word Search – This is a harder fall word find featuring 21 search terms all about autumn
Acorn Word Search Printable – Eight words about acorns and an acorn picture to color
Apple Word Find – Eight words about apples and a picture of apples in a bushel basket to color
Back to School Word Search Set – Two different levels of difficulty and both have school-themed pictures to color in or just for decoration
Veterans Day and Remembrance Day Word Find Puzzles – There are both Veterans Day versions and Remembrance Day versions in this set with two levels of difficulty of each puzzle
Halloween Word Finds
Easy Halloween Word Finds (Set of Five) – These Halloween-themed puzzles include pictures that can be colored and the following themes: pumpkins, witches, costumes (with a ghost costume), trick or treating, and spiders.
Thanksgiving Word Search Printables
Easy Thanksgiving Word Search Printables – These easy Thanksgiving-themed puzzles with eight words per puzzle include pictures that can be colored and the following themes: turkeys, leaves, and corn.
Thanksgiving Word Search Set – Two different levels of difficulty of Thanksgiving word finds with a choice of clipart; one puzzle has 12 search words and the other has 24 search words
Winter Seasonal Topics and Winter Holidays
Winter-themed Topics
Winter Word Search Printables – This is a set of three similar word finds but with different levels of difficulty. The easiest version includes just six search terms and bigger letters. The hardest of the three includes 24 words or terms and smaller letters. There is also a 12 word and search term puzzle as a middle version.
Christmas Word Search Printables
Advent Word Find Set – Two levels of difficulty and an Advent wreath to color on each version
Christmas Word Search Set (Secular) – This set includes four word searches with the following topics: Santa, Santa’s workshop, Santa’s house, and Santa’s reindeer. The set also includes both black and white and color versions.
Christmas Word Find Set (Religious) – Two levels of difficulty along with the choice of color or black and white versions in this religious-based Christmas set
Happy New Year’s Word Search Printables
New Year’s Word Search Printable – Two different levels of difficulty as well as a Happy New Year’s graphics that can be colored in on each page
Valentine’s Day Word Search Printables
Free Set of Three Valentine’s Day Word Search Printables for Kids – This set has cute penguin graphics and is available in black and white and in color. This set includes the following topics: Valentine’s Day symbols, Valentine’s Day words, and Valentine’s Day gifts.
Valentine’s Day Word Search – A single page word search in color with seventeen words to find in a big heart
Saint Valentine’s Day Word Find – A single page word search in color with three religious messages about love. Kids will find all of the individual words in these messages within a large heart on the page.
Free History and Social Studies Word Search Printables
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Word Search Printable Set – There are two versions of this puzzle with different levels of difficulty.
George Washington Word Find Set – Two versions available and includes a picture that can be colored
Abraham Lincoln Word Find Set – Two versions available and includes a picture that can be colored
Nature Word Search Printables
Easy Ocean Word Search Printable – Eight words about ocean waves and a picture of a wave to color
Easy Owl Word Find – Eight words about owls and a picture of an owl to color
Sea Turtle Word Search – Eight words about sea turtles and a picture of a sea turtle to color
Forest Animals Word Search Printable Set – This free set includes three word searches with forest animals as well as other thing you might see in the woods.
Religious Word Search Printables
Names of Jesus Word Search Set – There are two levels of difficulty on this set – one with 10 names of Jesus and the other with 20 names of Jesus.
Our Father / The Lord’s Prayer Word Search Set – This set includes both the Catholic and Protestant version of this prayer. Each version has the prayer shown on it and kids will look for the words that are shown in bold in the prayer in the puzzle area.
Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Printable Packet – This is the only set on this whole list that is not totally free for everyone. It is free, however, for email subscribers (you can ask for the puzzle through a request form on that post) or it can be purchased for $1.25. It includes both a word search and a crossword puzzle.
Lent Word Search Printable – This puzzle includes 20 words and phrases to search for about Lent
Stations of the Cross Word Search / Way of the Cross Word Search – This includes two different levels of difficulty. In one, kids fill in some of the information and then find those words in the puzzle. In the other, they just look for the underlined words in the names of each station.
All Saints Day Word Search – There is one version with 12 saints names to find in the puzzle and another version with 25 saints names to find.
Catholic Word Search Printables
I have a bunch of different free Catholic word search printables here at Real Life at Home. As a matter of fact, I have a whole post that lists them all, just like this one.
This includes monthly saint and feast day word searches, word finds about specific saints, ones about sacraments, and more.
So, rather than being repetitive, you can visit this post to see all of the Catholic word search printables. (Although some of them, but not most, are also in some of the lists in this post.)
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Looking for a great selection of free printable word search puzzles?
You’ve come to the right place. We have over 100 free printable word searches to choose from.
Word searches are a popular puzzle game that require players to search for hidden words in a grid of letters.
Words can be spelled out horizontally, vertically and diagonally — forwards or backwards.
The word search puzzle is completed by finding all the words.
Word search puzzles are great for testing the brain. They train us to quickly look for patterns and combinations.
They’re also great for learning new vocabulary and spelling. On top of this, they’re also very fun!
All our puzzles are free. They are for personal use only (they are not to be reproduced for sale or marketing purposes).
We do encourage them to be used by schools and education services. Teachers are welcome to print puzzles for classroom distribution.
The option to print off our puzzles means that you don’t have to be using an online device to play them.
We understand that many people prefer the traditional pen and paper method when it comes to word searches —
you then have the choice to play them anywhere regardless of whether you’ve got wi-fi.
Our free printable word search puzzles are suitable for kids and adults alike.
They come in a range of difficulties: easy, medium and hard.
Whether you’re looking for something simple to pass the time or something challenging,
you’re certain to find the right puzzle here.
The 15 Most Popular Printable Word Searches In 2023
It could be worth taking a moment to browse through our most popular printable word searches.
Our most popular word searches include exciting categories such as animals, board games, planets and vegetables.
We also have several word search puzzles based around popular films and cartoons such as Harry Potter,
Disney and superheroes.
On top of this, we have seasonal word searches themed around events such as
Thanksgiving and
Easter (very popular around certain times of the year!).
Below is a list of some of the most popular printable word searches downloaded from out site in 2021:
This is just a list of our most popular printable word search puzzles.
There are plenty more puzzles to choose from on our site if you’re looking for something different or a little unique.
Take the time to search through our hundreds of word searches and see what you can find —
you’ll be amazed by some of the options we have. You can print them off today and play them immediately.
Alternatively, you can download them as pdf to print it later.
The 15 Best Printable Word Searches For Kids In 2023
Our word searches aren’t just aimed at adults. We also have a great selection of word searches aimed at kids.
Our word searches for kids aim to be simpler and more fun. Some of them incorporate
colors,
while others adopt fun themes like animals
or Disney.
This motivates kids to develop a more positive association with word games.
If you want to avoid word searches containing long words,
consider our 6 letter word search puzzles
and 7 letter word search puzzles.
These are ideal for young kids who may still be learning to spell basic words.
You can also find word search puzzles aimed at specific school grade ages including 1st grade word search puzzles,
2nd grade word search puzzles and 3rd grade word search puzzles.
These are ideal if you’re a teacher trying to find the right puzzle for your class.
Some of our word searches for kids have been very popular over the last year.
You can check out best kids word search puzzles below:
On top of these popular puzzles, we have many other options for kids.
Browse through our site to check out our array of word search puzzle games aimed at children.
Such puzzles are great for parents looking to keep kids occupied, while also
helping to teach them vocabulary and build problem-solving skills.
They can also be great resources for teachers who may be looking for a fun way to spice up English lessons.
The Top 5 Most Popular Printable Puzzle Collections
These collections contain multiple word search puzzles all belonging to a specific theme.
If you’re looking to print off multiple puzzles, but you want to keep them all within a certain
difficulty rating or topic, our collections are a great tool for helping you to do this.
To put your brain to the test, why not challenge yourself to our collection of hard puzzles?
Alternatively, explore our collection of puzzles for kids if you want to keep things basic and child-friendly.
We have a variety of collections to choose from that you can explore on this site.
Below are some of our most popular printable word search puzzle collections.
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Word Search Hard
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Word Search Easy
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Animal Puzzles
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TV Show Printable Puzzles
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Word Searches for Adults
You can browse a few other collections on our site. Print them off and play them over a few days,
or challenge yourself to complete as many word searches as you can in an hour.
Check out more printable word searches…
There are so many other fun word search puzzles to choose from on our site.
This includes various niche themes. We encourage you to take a look through our collections to see what appeals to you.
For example, we have all kinds of holiday-themed word search puzzles that you can print off.
A Christmas word search puzzle could be great for getting into the festive spirit in December.
A Halloween word search could meanwhile be perfect for searching all kinds of spooky words in October.
Other examples of event and holiday word searches include a Valentine’s day word search,
a St. Patrick’s day word search,
a mother’s day word search and
a spring word search.
You’ll also find puzzles on our site themed around various activities and interests.
For instance, a sports word search could be a great option
if you’re a sports fan.
If you’re a teacher looking for a word search puzzle based around a certain subject,
take a look to see if any of our word search games match your criteria.
A few examples of some of the other word search puzzles we provide include:
Recently Added Word Search Puzzle Topics
Yummy Food & Drinks Word Search Puzzles
Celebrate Popular Holidays with Word Search
Educational Word Puzzles
Don’t pay for printed word search puzzle books when you can download all of ours for free.
We have so many puzzles to keep you occupied. These printable word search puzzles aren’t the only games we offer either…
Play Word Search Online
You can also play word search online. This could be a fun alternative to printable word searches.
Our Online Word Search Game is much like playing with pen and paper.
You’re presented with a grid of letters and several words to locate.
The big difference is that you use the cursor on the screen to strike through the words when you find them.
A progress bar at the top counts each word as you find it.
There are a few other big differences such as the ability to compete against other players
(although there is also a solo mode) and the ability to build an online score. Try it out to see what you think.
Word Search Generator
Another fun tool to try on our site is our Word Search Generator.
This puzzle maker tool allows you to create endless different word search print outs for the same topic.
This feature is also free!
First, choose a topic, for example Christmas.
Then press Generate new puzzle button and the
generator then picks a selection of random words related to the topic and creates a new set of easy, medium and hard puzzles for you.
Original Word Search
Generated Word Search
As you can see in the example above, generated word search has a different set of words and a new grid of letters.
Using this puzzle generation tool you can create practically endless puzzle possibilities.
If you’re struggling to find new word searches to use, this is a great feature to try out — you’re
guaranteed to end up with a new word search every time.
For Teachers And Parents
If you’re a teacher or parent, you’ll be pleased to know that all content on our site is child appropriate.
There are no bad words used in our word searches.
We also don’t allow user-generated content so that we can make sure content meets our standards.
Our puzzle maker tool is designed to only generate child-friendly words.
We don’t allow people to select their own words when using the puzzle maker.
This prevents people from creating and sharing inappropriate content using our Word Search Generator.
Our site also doesn’t feature any chat features.
While our Online Word Search does allow players to compete against strangers online,
players are unable to communicate with each other, so you don’t have to worry about kids talking to strangers.
The Word Search Battle is designed to be fun and educational.
We hope to encourage friendly competition and team building,
while also helping children and adults to learn new vocabulary.
We regularly moderate content to ensure that it is safe and user-friendly for all ages.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to recommend any features to improve our site,
including any features that could make it more child-friendly.
Try our word search printable puzzles today!
Try our free printable word searches today. You’ll find word search puzzles for everyone ranging
from printable word search puzzles for kids to hard word search puzzles for adults.
The full list of our word search puzzle topics you can check here.
On top of browsing through our collections of word searches, don’t forget to
try our word search generator and enjoy an endless choice of new puzzles.