Animal Word Search
80 puzzles
Lions, penguins, pandas and more.
🔎 Find them all
Free Printable Word Searches
1,200 free word search puzzles in 15 themes, from animals and space to Christmas and Halloween. Each one prints on a single A4 or Letter page with a hidden answer key, or you can play it on screen.
Every puzzle is generated by our own program and checked so that every word is in the grid exactly once, with no accidental extra words hiding in the random letters.
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Choose a theme and difficulty
Food Word Search
80 puzzles
Pizza, pancakes, fruit and sweet treats.
Christmas Word Search
80 puzzles
Santa, snowmen, stockings and sleighs.
Halloween Word Search
80 puzzles
Pumpkins, ghosts, witches and bats.
Easter Word Search
80 puzzles
Bunnies, baskets, chicks and spring flowers.
Thanksgiving Word Search
80 puzzles
Turkey, pumpkin pie, harvest and thanks.
Color Word Search
80 puzzles
Red, blue, turquoise, crimson and more.
Countries Word Search
80 puzzles
France, Japan, Brazil, Kenya and more.
Space Word Search
80 puzzles
Planets, rockets, comets and astronauts.
Sports Word Search
80 puzzles
Soccer, tennis, swimming and gymnastics.
Jobs Word Search
80 puzzles
Doctors, chefs, pilots and firefighters.
Nature Word Search
80 puzzles
Forests, rivers, mountains and weather.
Riddle & Brain Teaser Word Search
80 puzzles
Clues, codes, mysteries and puzzles.
Kids' Fun Word Search
80 puzzles
Toys, dinosaurs, castles and birthday parties.
Seasons Word Search
80 puzzles
Spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Seasonal word searches: Christmas, Halloween, Easter and Thanksgiving →
Difficulty levels
- 🌱 Easy
- Easy word searches hide words across (left to right) and down (top to bottom), always forwards. Words never cross each other.
- ⭐ Medium
- Medium word searches add diagonal words (reading down-right and up-right) to across and down. Words are still always forwards.
- 🔥 Hard
- Hard word searches use all 8 directions, including backwards and up, and words are allowed to cross and share letters.
- 🧸 Kids
- Kids word searches use a small 10×10 grid with only short words (3–6 letters) hidden across and down, printed with extra-large letters.
Grid sizes
- Small 10×10: 10–12 words, up to 8 letters each
- Medium 15×15: 14–18 words, up to 12 letters each
- Large 20×20: 20–25 words, up to 15 letters each
How to print
- Pick a theme and open a puzzle.
- Choose 1 or 2 puzzles per page, or the kids version.
- Press Print (or Ctrl/Cmd + P). Leave scale at 100% and margins on Default.
- Need the answers? Use “Show answer key” or the printable answer page.
Good to know
Printable word search questions
Yes. Every word search is free to print for home, classroom and personal use. Open a puzzle, press Print, and it comes out on one A4 or US Letter page in black and white.
Three: small (10×10 with 10–12 words), medium (15×15 with 14–18 words) and large (20×20 with 20–25 words).
By the directions words can run. Easy words go across and down, forwards only. Medium adds diagonals. Hard uses all 8 directions, including backwards, and words can cross each other. The Kids level uses a small grid, short words and extra-large letters.
Yes. A program checks every grid: each word on the list is in the grid exactly where it should be, appears only once, and no other word from the theme or from our blocklist turns up by accident in the random letters. These checks are part of our automated tests.
Yes. Use “Generate new puzzle”, choose any theme, difficulty and size, and we build a new puzzle in your browser. Its page address can be bookmarked or shared and always shows the same puzzle.
Answers are hidden by default. On any puzzle page choose “Show answer key”, or open the printable answer page to keep it separate from the puzzle.
Yes. Every puzzle page has a Play on screen tab: drag across the letters (or tap the first and last letter), find the words, use a hint if you are stuck and share your time.
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Riddles to go with your word search
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