Word search picture puzzles

Everybody loves a good riddle once in a while and solving hard word searches on a regular basis can even improve your problem-solving skills and logical thinking. It makes your brain cells go wild while trying to come with the answer and when you do solve it, the feeling of accomplishment is more than gratifying. This time, we have prepared some word searches for you — simple yet very satisfying hidden words puzzles for you to solve.

All you have to do is find the words in the pictures below. We don’t want to torture you with the unknown, so we’ll say that there are precisely six hidden words in pictures, and they do relate to the themes of the drawings.

And if these word puzzles are not enough for you, try our hidden panda picture challenge!

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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.

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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. 

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

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Like crossword puzzles? Here is a super cute set of 10 printable crossword puzzles that are perfect for kids!

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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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  School Word Search Puzzles

Why do school word search puzzles bring so much fun?

Doing a school word search puzzle is a type of activity that is recognized by many as bringing so much joy and fun. This is because there is an attraction in the form of a challenge to solve what has been started in the word search puzzle game. Moreover, doing a word search puzzle while at school can provide a moment of pleasure after receiving a lesson which is quite brain-draining.

What a school word search puzzle contains?

In school word search puzzles, when it is done by children who feel they are in school, it will recall memories of activities that have been done and also objects found around the school. This will be the material or word that must be looked for in a school word search puzzle. Because it is familiar, it is not that difficult for children to do. Not only children, even adults who have passed the school level can also do this because it can leave a nostalgic impression. Each of these elements will be connected and everyone will experience the same experience when faced with the school word search puzzle content.

How many words in a school word search puzzle?

The number of words in the puzzle to be completed is uncertain. This will always change due to the size of the sheet used to put the school word search puzzle and also the desire of the creator who made the word search puzzle. In some puzzles, a list of words to look for in scrambled letters is provided. On some others, you will not find a clue how many words are in the school word search puzzle. It doesn’t really matter how many words are there if you enjoy the process of searching for them.

  Back to School Word Search Puzzles Printable

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  School Word Searches

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  Back To School Word Search Puzzle Answers Printable

  Free Printable Word Search Puzzles For Middle School Students

  Educational Word Search Puzzles For High School Printable

Is school word search a puzzle kind of learning tool?

Although it can be played at school and contains content that is familiar with kinds of school things, it is very rare to find school word search puzzles used as the main learning tools. This puzzle is more appropriate to be used as ice-breaking after learning. However, for several levels of education such as preschool and kindergarten, the method of using a word search puzzle is quite balanced with other learning methods. The factor behind that is because of the age of preschoolers and kindergarteners, who are very young kids who still really like games.

Need the solutions? Help is at hand! All of the ANSWERS to our word search quizzes are available in this single Adobe PDF document (the file size is approximately 0.4MB).