Free phonics games and activities to print: Word Search Puzzles
! Make your standard word search with text or use images as the text hints.
This generator lets you make a unique type of word search for phonics exercises or spelling practice. You can select images that you want to use and type in any text you’d like to be entered into the puzzle. So, you can choose from 400+ images to create printable games to supplements your current phonics resources or to support students working with the phonics workbooks from this site. It’s super simple, easy to use, fast, but very powerful.
Choose the type of puzzles you’d like to make and the word search maker will open in a new tab
What makes this word search different from others?
— Thanks for asking! This template doesn’t just have students look at a word and try to find it. Instead, you can use images and students have to think about how the word is spelled. They can write it below the image and then try to find it in the puzzle to verify they were correct. It makes the word search a ‘work’ sheet and not a simple time-filler.
— With the text only version, you can have different text than the puzzle. So, you can enter a question as your hint and it will work just like a crossword puzzle. Students will have to read the question, think about the answer and find it. Again, by doing this, you are making this activity a ‘work’ sheet, not just a printable game.
— You can enter the word as scrambled text for students to unscramble and then find.
It may be a good idea to go over each of the images with the students one time if they are not familiar with the content from Fun Fonix.
There is a print menu if you are on a PC, but if you are using a mobile device the menu may not appear. You will need to print the word search just like you would print any page off the Internet.
This word search maker comes courtesy of one of my other site: Tools for Educators — at Tools for Educators.com find this worksheet generators and many more with 1000s of images to choose from.
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Free word search maker with images or text hints
from Tools for Educators: These worksheet makers are light, easy to use, but very powerful. Make work searches for kids, elementary school, phonics programs, language classes and more.
You can use text for your puzzle hint: find the same word, unscramble the word and find it, read a clue for the puzzle word, or use your own ideas. It’s up to you.
word search maker: text only
You can use images as the puzzle hints: choose an image category below and type the word you want entered into the puzzle. The maker will generate a puzzle with your image choices below.
— if you want to make a word search with clues, use the text only generator above. There is an option to include free text instead of the puzzle word as a hint!
— if you want a crossword and word search together on the same page, use the crossword maker.
You can use up to 16 images for your word search with images. You can use less by just using 8, 12 or any lower number. The maker will generate a puzzle based on what you enter.
These word search makers are free word searches to print that you can use online to make personalized word searches with images as hints. You can select the image you want to use and type in any text for that picture you’d like. So, you can choose from 1,000s of images to create the perfect word search for school, home use, parties, waiting rooms, anything.
These can handle some foreign languages as well. So, I hope French, LOTE, Spanish teachers and more can use the word search creator for their classes as well.
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Earth Day word search puzzles are a fun, educational activity to help your students or children celebrate the holiday. They can strengthen their vocabulary skills while being reminded of what makes our planet so special. The following Earth Day word search puzzles are free to print, and there are a few you can complete online. They are organized by skill level and recommended grade level.
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Easy Puzzles
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The Earth Day word search puzzles below have 15 or fewer hidden words to find. These easy puzzles are great for kids in grades 1 to 3.
- Simple Earth Day word search: This six-word puzzle is great for younger kids.
- Word search with pictures: There are just seven words to find in this easy, four-page word search puzzle with an included answer sheet. You’ll need a free membership to log in.
- Earth Day word search and maze: There are 10 words hidden inside this puzzle, and there’s an attached sheet for an Earth Day maze.
- Word search with a few long words: There are 12 words to find in this puzzle that’s best for second- or third-graders.
- Environment-themed word search: There are 13 slightly advanced words hiding in this puzzle that has a climate theme. It’s ideal for second- and third-graders.
- «Superhard» word search: This 15-word puzzle is labeled as «super hard» because the words can be spelled forward, backward, diagonally, up, or down. However, the words are on a first- through the third-grade level.
- Conservation-themed word search: This is another simple Earth Day puzzle with 15 words to find.
- Recycling word search: There are 15 words to find in this colorful Earth Day puzzle that’s all about recycling.
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Medium Difficulty Puzzles
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These Earth Day word search puzzles have a moderate difficulty level with between 16 and 29 words to find. They work best for students in grades 4 and 5.
- Planet word search: Find the 16 words that are hidden forward, backward, diagonally, up, and down.
- Elementary-age word search: There also are 16 words hiding in this puzzle from TeacherVision that’s meant for grades 3 through 5.
- Earth Day worksheet: Print out this Earth Day worksheet to find the 18 hidden terms, such as planet, soil, water, environment, and conserve.
- Save the planet word search: There are 20 hidden words about recycling and conservation in this free puzzle. You’ll need a free membership to log in.
- Earth Day holiday word search: You’ll also need to find 20 words in this puzzle that celebrates the Earth Day holiday.
- Earth word search: Why is our planet so special? Explore the highlights of Earth in this fun word search that would be perfect for Earth Day. You’ll need to find 20 words to solve it.
- Earth Day word search: There are 20 hidden Earth Day words in this puzzle. Can you find them all?
- Science word search: You’ll be on the hunt for 27 hidden Earth-related words in this free puzzle from Science Kids.
- Sustainability word search: This free printable worksheet also has 27 hidden words to find that is all about conservation and protecting the environment.
- Earth Day every day: This Earth Day word search puzzle has 28 words to find, all themed around protecting the planet.
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Challenging Puzzles
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Try these Earth Day word searches if you dare. There are so many letters jumbled up in the puzzles that they’re sure to make you think. They’re built for kids in grades 6 and up as well as adults.
- Difficult Recycling word search: This Earth Day word search is on the more difficult side with 15 words to find. The words run forward, backward, diagonally, up, and down.
- Earth Day challenge: There are a whopping 64 words to find in this free, printable Earth Day word search. And many of the words have a substantial number of letters. Fortunately, a clear answer key is provided.
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Online Puzzles
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These Earth Day word search puzzles vary in skill level and are all online, which means you don’t have to print them to complete them.
- Earth Day word search game: Win this word search game by finding 16 hidden words, such as energy, pollution, habitat, and litter.
- Interactive word search for kids: Find 11 words in this free online puzzle that’s built for elementary-age kids.
- Planet Earth online word search: There are 25 hidden words in the puzzle that all have to do with our planet, Earth. You can customize a ton of settings here like sounds, fonts, grid lines, and turning on and off a kid mode.
Make your own word search puzzles with the Word Search Maker! This easy-to-use tool allows you to provide your own word list and create custom word searches in minutes. You can then download and print them instantly, or play online the pre-made puzzles right away. So get creative and have some fun!
How do you create custom Word Search Puzzles?
It’s easy! Just provide your word list and the Word Search Maker will create a puzzle for you.
- Enter your words into the text box provided. Make sure to add no more than 30 words.
- Select the theme or topics of your word search.
- Words should only include letters from a-z – uppercase or lowercase. You can use space and dash but these will be omitted while searching for your word search.
- Make sure not to use any personal information if you want your puzzles added to our database.
- When you are ready, click on “Regenerate” and the word search will be generated for you.
- If you want to download and print your word search puzzle, just click on “Download PDF.” The word search will be downloaded as a PDF file which you can then print.
NOTE: These are randomly generated words so be sure to proofread carefully before using. You can also regenerate the puzzle with new array of words.