20 word searches for kids, by grade
Easy word searches from kindergarten to fifth grade, with the words a child is learning that year. The grids grow and the words turn diagonal, then backwards, as the grades go up. Solve on screen, or print one to a page with its answer key.
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20 puzzles · Word searches for kids · answers included
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Kindergarten: 8 × 8, across or down
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Kindergarten: Animals word search. Find the 6 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 8 by 8 grid of letters hiding 6 words.
- CAT
- COW
- DOG
- FOX
- HEN
- PIG
Hint: Look for CAT first: it starts in row 2.
Answer1. CAT: row 2, column 4, across 2. COW: row 7, column 1, across 3. DOG: row 6, column 6, across 4. FOX: row 3, column 7, down 5. HEN: row 3, column 3, across 6. PIG: row 8, column 4, across
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Kindergarten: Colors word search. Find the 6 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 8 by 8 grid of letters hiding 6 words.
- BLACK
- BLUE
- GREEN
- PINK
- RED
- WHITE
Hint: Look for BLACK first: it starts in row 2.
Answer1. BLACK: row 2, column 3, across 2. BLUE: row 1, column 5, across 3. GREEN: row 8, column 1, across 4. PINK: row 1, column 1, across 5. RED: row 5, column 8, down 6. WHITE: row 3, column 2, down
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Kindergarten: Sight words word search. Find the 6 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 8 by 8 grid of letters hiding 6 words.
- AND
- CAN
- LOOK
- PLAY
- SEE
- THE
Hint: Look for LOOK first: it starts in row 2.
Answer1. AND: row 6, column 5, down 2. CAN: row 6, column 6, down 3. LOOK: row 2, column 6, down 4. PLAY: row 1, column 1, across 5. SEE: row 5, column 2, across 6. THE: row 3, column 7, down
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Kindergarten: My body word search. Find the 6 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 8 by 8 grid of letters hiding 6 words.
- ARM
- EAR
- FOOT
- HAND
- LEG
- NOSE
Hint: Look for FOOT first: it starts in row 3.
Answer1. ARM: row 5, column 6, down 2. EAR: row 4, column 2, across 3. FOOT: row 3, column 1, across 4. HAND: row 1, column 5, down 5. LEG: row 3, column 8, down 6. NOSE: row 3, column 7, down
First grade: 10 × 10, across or down
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First grade: Weather word search. Find the 8 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 10 by 10 grid of letters hiding 8 words.
- CLOUD
- COLD
- RAIN
- SNOW
- STORM
- SUN
- WARM
- WIND
Hint: Look for CLOUD first: it starts in row 3.
Answer1. CLOUD: row 3, column 7, down 2. COLD: row 7, column 2, across 3. RAIN: row 2, column 5, across 4. SNOW: row 10, column 3, across 5. STORM: row 1, column 10, down 6. SUN: row 6, column 1, across 7. WARM: row 1, column 2, across 8. WIND: row 1, column 9, down
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First grade: On the farm word search. Find the 8 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 10 by 10 grid of letters hiding 8 words.
- COW
- DUCK
- GOAT
- HEN
- HORSE
- LAMB
- PIG
- SHEEP
Hint: Look for HORSE first: it starts in row 4.
Answer1. COW: row 8, column 1, across 2. DUCK: row 2, column 9, down 3. GOAT: row 10, column 4, across 4. HEN: row 1, column 7, across 5. HORSE: row 4, column 1, across 6. LAMB: row 6, column 5, down 7. PIG: row 1, column 4, down 8. SHEEP: row 2, column 8, down
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First grade: Shapes word search. Find the 8 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 10 by 10 grid of letters hiding 8 words.
- CIRCLE
- CONE
- CUBE
- HEART
- OVAL
- SQUARE
- STAR
- TRIANGLE
Hint: Look for TRIANGLE first: it starts in row 3.
Answer1. CIRCLE: row 4, column 2, down 2. CONE: row 2, column 7, across 3. CUBE: row 6, column 3, across 4. HEART: row 5, column 9, down 5. OVAL: row 3, column 10, down 6. SQUARE: row 5, column 8, down 7. STAR: row 7, column 6, down 8. TRIANGLE: row 3, column 1, across
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First grade: Sight words word search. Find the 8 words under the grid. Words go across or down.
A 10 by 10 grid of letters hiding 8 words.
- AFTER
- AGAIN
- COULD
- EVERY
- GIVE
- KNOW
- THANK
- WALK
Hint: Look for AFTER first: it starts in row 4.
Answer1. AFTER: row 4, column 6, across 2. AGAIN: row 4, column 1, across 3. COULD: row 2, column 4, across 4. EVERY: row 5, column 6, across 5. GIVE: row 5, column 3, down 6. KNOW: row 5, column 4, down 7. THANK: row 9, column 6, across 8. WALK: row 3, column 7, across
Second grade: 12 × 12, across, down or diagonally
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Second grade: Plants word search. Find the 10 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 12 by 12 grid of letters hiding 10 words.
- FLOWER
- LEAF
- PETAL
- ROOT
- SEED
- SOIL
- SPROUT
- STEM
- SUNLIGHT
- WATER
Hint: Look for SUNLIGHT first: it starts in row 5.
Answer1. FLOWER: row 6, column 6, across 2. LEAF: row 2, column 1, across 3. PETAL: row 1, column 6, across 4. ROOT: row 6, column 11, down 5. SEED: row 12, column 1, up to the right 6. SOIL: row 11, column 1, up to the right 7. SPROUT: row 7, column 9, down 8. STEM: row 5, column 1, down 9. SUNLIGHT: row 5, column 1, across 10. WATER: row 7, column 5, down
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Second grade: Community helpers word search. Find the 10 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 12 by 12 grid of letters hiding 10 words.
- BAKER
- CHEF
- DENTIST
- DOCTOR
- FARMER
- FIREFIGHTER
- LIBRARIAN
- NURSE
- PILOT
- TEACHER
Hint: Look for FIREFIGHTER first: it starts in row 2.
Answer1. BAKER: row 6, column 2, down to the right 2. CHEF: row 3, column 6, across 3. DENTIST: row 1, column 5, across 4. DOCTOR: row 2, column 5, down 5. FARMER: row 11, column 6, across 6. FIREFIGHTER: row 2, column 12, down 7. LIBRARIAN: row 4, column 1, down 8. NURSE: row 5, column 7, across 9. PILOT: row 10, column 7, across 10. TEACHER: row 8, column 5, across
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Second grade: In the ocean word search. Find the 10 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 12 by 12 grid of letters hiding 10 words.
- CORAL
- CRAB
- DOLPHIN
- JELLYFISH
- OCTOPUS
- SEAL
- SHARK
- STARFISH
- TURTLE
- WHALE
Hint: Look for JELLYFISH first: it starts in row 4.
Answer1. CORAL: row 5, column 12, down 2. CRAB: row 6, column 10, down 3. DOLPHIN: row 3, column 11, down 4. JELLYFISH: row 4, column 9, down 5. OCTOPUS: row 3, column 3, down 6. SEAL: row 1, column 1, down 7. SHARK: row 6, column 2, down 8. STARFISH: row 4, column 6, down 9. TURTLE: row 6, column 8, down 10. WHALE: row 1, column 7, across
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Second grade: Sight words word search. Find the 10 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 12 by 12 grid of letters hiding 10 words.
- ALWAYS
- AROUND
- BECAUSE
- BEFORE
- FIRST
- FOUND
- THESE
- WHICH
- WOULD
- WRITE
Hint: Look for BECAUSE first: it starts in row 6.
Answer1. ALWAYS: row 5, column 12, down 2. AROUND: row 1, column 1, down 3. BECAUSE: row 6, column 7, down 4. BEFORE: row 2, column 4, across 5. FIRST: row 5, column 8, down 6. FOUND: row 5, column 3, across 7. THESE: row 8, column 9, down 8. WHICH: row 8, column 4, down 9. WOULD: row 4, column 10, down 10. WRITE: row 7, column 3, down
Third grade: 13 × 13, across, down or diagonally
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Third grade: The solar system word search. Find the 12 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 13 by 13 grid of letters hiding 12 words.
- ASTEROID
- COMET
- EARTH
- JUPITER
- MARS
- MERCURY
- MOON
- NEPTUNE
- ORBIT
- SATURN
- URANUS
- VENUS
Hint: Look for ASTEROID first: it starts in row 7.
Answer1. ASTEROID: row 7, column 5, across 2. COMET: row 11, column 5, across 3. EARTH: row 4, column 5, across 4. JUPITER: row 8, column 6, across 5. MARS: row 3, column 5, across 6. MERCURY: row 6, column 1, across 7. MOON: row 1, column 3, across 8. NEPTUNE: row 12, column 3, across 9. ORBIT: row 5, column 4, across 10. SATURN: row 1, column 8, across 11. URANUS: row 2, column 13, down 12. VENUS: row 8, column 2, down
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Third grade: Math words word search. Find the 12 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 13 by 13 grid of letters hiding 12 words.
- AREA
- ARRAY
- DIVIDE
- EQUAL
- ESTIMATE
- FACTOR
- FRACTION
- MULTIPLY
- PERIMETER
- PRODUCT
- QUOTIENT
- ROUNDING
Hint: Look for PERIMETER first: it starts in row 8.
Answer1. AREA: row 5, column 3, up to the right 2. ARRAY: row 2, column 3, down 3. DIVIDE: row 1, column 1, down 4. EQUAL: row 7, column 5, up to the right 5. ESTIMATE: row 10, column 1, up to the right 6. FACTOR: row 2, column 10, down 7. FRACTION: row 13, column 4, across 8. MULTIPLY: row 8, column 2, up to the right 9. PERIMETER: row 8, column 4, across 10. PRODUCT: row 10, column 7, across 11. QUOTIENT: row 11, column 4, across 12. ROUNDING: row 12, column 6, across
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Third grade: Habitats word search. Find the 12 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 13 by 13 grid of letters hiding 12 words.
- ARCTIC
- CAVE
- DESERT
- FOREST
- GRASSLAND
- MOUNTAIN
- OCEAN
- REEF
- RIVER
- SAVANNA
- TUNDRA
- WETLAND
Hint: Look for GRASSLAND first: it starts in row 9.
Answer1. ARCTIC: row 5, column 12, down 2. CAVE: row 1, column 2, down 3. DESERT: row 9, column 4, up to the right 4. FOREST: row 1, column 4, across 5. GRASSLAND: row 9, column 3, up to the right 6. MOUNTAIN: row 12, column 3, up to the right 7. OCEAN: row 2, column 5, across 8. REEF: row 1, column 3, down to the right 9. RIVER: row 13, column 7, across 10. SAVANNA: row 6, column 6, down to the right 11. TUNDRA: row 8, column 7, down to the right 12. WETLAND: row 3, column 1, down
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Third grade: Reading words word search. Find the 12 words under the grid. Words go across, down or diagonally.
A 13 by 13 grid of letters hiding 12 words.
- ADJECTIVE
- AUTHOR
- CHARACTER
- NOUN
- PARAGRAPH
- PLOT
- PREFIX
- SENTENCE
- SETTING
- SYLLABLE
- TITLE
- VERB
Hint: Look for ADJECTIVE first: it starts in row 10.
Answer1. ADJECTIVE: row 10, column 2, across 2. AUTHOR: row 2, column 6, down 3. CHARACTER: row 12, column 2, across 4. NOUN: row 8, column 9, across 5. PARAGRAPH: row 11, column 1, across 6. PLOT: row 5, column 9, across 7. PREFIX: row 3, column 1, down 8. SENTENCE: row 13, column 3, across 9. SETTING: row 4, column 4, across 10. SYLLABLE: row 1, column 3, down 11. TITLE: row 1, column 6, across 12. VERB: row 6, column 13, down
Fourth and fifth grade: 15 × 15, in any direction, backwards too
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Fourth and fifth grade: Earth science word search. Find the 15 words under the grid. Words go in any direction, backwards too.
A 15 by 15 grid of letters hiding 15 words.
- CANYON
- CORE
- CRUST
- DELTA
- EARTHQUAKE
- EROSION
- FOSSIL
- GLACIER
- LAVA
- MAGMA
- MANTLE
- MINERAL
- SEDIMENT
- VOLCANO
- WEATHERING
Hint: Look for EARTHQUAKE first: it starts in row 13.
Answer1. CANYON: row 13, column 15, up 2. CORE: row 1, column 7, right to left 3. CRUST: row 11, column 9, down to the left 4. DELTA: row 15, column 1, up to the right 5. EARTHQUAKE: row 13, column 13, up to the left 6. EROSION: row 10, column 7, right to left 7. FOSSIL: row 14, column 4, across 8. GLACIER: row 9, column 14, up 9. LAVA: row 11, column 1, down 10. MAGMA: row 5, column 13, up 11. MANTLE: row 6, column 9, down to the right 12. MINERAL: row 3, column 3, down 13. SEDIMENT: row 5, column 6, down to the right 14. VOLCANO: row 3, column 5, across 15. WEATHERING: row 15, column 15, right to left
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Fourth and fifth grade: Matter and energy word search. Find the 15 words under the grid. Words go in any direction, backwards too.
A 15 by 15 grid of letters hiding 15 words.
- ATOM
- CIRCUIT
- CONDENSATION
- DENSITY
- ENERGY
- EVAPORATION
- FRICTION
- GAS
- GRAVITY
- LIQUID
- MAGNET
- MASS
- MOLECULE
- SOLID
- VOLUME
Hint: Look for CONDENSATION first: it starts in row 14.
Answer1. ATOM: row 4, column 4, across 2. CIRCUIT: row 7, column 1, across 3. CONDENSATION: row 14, column 13, right to left 4. DENSITY: row 1, column 13, down 5. ENERGY: row 8, column 10, right to left 6. EVAPORATION: row 1, column 11, down 7. FRICTION: row 12, column 14, right to left 8. GAS: row 10, column 10, right to left 9. GRAVITY: row 7, column 15, down 10. LIQUID: row 13, column 4, up 11. MAGNET: row 2, column 14, down 12. MASS: row 3, column 12, down 13. MOLECULE: row 5, column 10, right to left 14. SOLID: row 9, column 1, down 15. VOLUME: row 2, column 1, across
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Fourth and fifth grade: The American Revolution word search. Find the 15 words under the grid. Words go in any direction, backwards too.
A 15 by 15 grid of letters hiding 15 words.
- AMENDMENT
- COLONY
- CONGRESS
- CONSTITUTION
- DECLARATION
- FREEDOM
- INDEPENDENCE
- LIBERTY
- MINUTEMEN
- MUSKET
- PATRIOT
- PRESIDENT
- REDCOATS
- REVOLUTION
- TREATY
Hint: Look for CONSTITUTION first: it starts in row 15.
Answer1. AMENDMENT: row 1, column 1, across 2. COLONY: row 13, column 13, right to left 3. CONGRESS: row 3, column 13, right to left 4. CONSTITUTION: row 15, column 2, across 5. DECLARATION: row 4, column 2, across 6. FREEDOM: row 14, column 15, up 7. INDEPENDENCE: row 2, column 2, down 8. LIBERTY: row 11, column 9, right to left 9. MINUTEMEN: row 13, column 14, up to the left 10. MUSKET: row 7, column 6, down 11. PATRIOT: row 14, column 13, right to left 12. PRESIDENT: row 10, column 1, up 13. REDCOATS: row 12, column 14, up to the left 14. REVOLUTION: row 2, column 3, across 15. TREATY: row 6, column 14, right to left
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Fourth and fifth grade: Fractions and geometry word search. Find the 15 words under the grid. Words go in any direction, backwards too.
A 15 by 15 grid of letters hiding 15 words.
- ACUTE
- ANGLE
- DECIMAL
- DENOMINATOR
- EQUIVALENT
- IMPROPER
- INTEGER
- MIXED
- NUMERATOR
- OBTUSE
- PARALLEL
- PERCENT
- PERPENDICULAR
- RATIO
- SYMMETRY
Hint: Look for PERPENDICULAR first: it starts in row 15.
Answer1. ACUTE: row 5, column 12, down 2. ANGLE: row 9, column 4, up 3. DECIMAL: row 11, column 9, across 4. DENOMINATOR: row 2, column 7, down 5. EQUIVALENT: row 13, column 3, up 6. IMPROPER: row 10, column 13, up 7. INTEGER: row 8, column 1, up 8. MIXED: row 9, column 1, down 9. NUMERATOR: row 13, column 5, up 10. OBTUSE: row 14, column 7, right to left 11. PARALLEL: row 9, column 8, up 12. PERCENT: row 11, column 2, up 13. PERPENDICULAR: row 15, column 10, up 14. RATIO: row 2, column 14, down 15. SYMMETRY: row 9, column 11, up
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