Animal word search
Start with familiar animals like PANDA and ZEBRA, or try the challenge for ECHIDNA and PANGOLIN. With a partner, describe an animal and let them find its name.
Free Word Search Puzzles
Find hidden words on your phone or computer, or print the puzzle to solve on paper.
Play online
Download PDFAcross and down only. Drag across a word or tap its two ends. Use the arrow keys to move and Enter to select each end.
Words to find
0 of 8 found- BADGER
- CAMEL
- HERON
- KOALA
- OTTER
- PANDA
- SEAL
- ZEBRA
Drag across a word or tap its two ends.
ThemeAnimals
LevelEasy (9×9)
DirectionsAcross and down only.
Printable word search puzzles
Each PDF has a clean puzzle and a separate answer key. For a class set, print copies of page 1 and keep the key for yourself. The sheets are US Letter size. Choose Fit to page when printing on A4.
Sports word search
Find games, equipment and people on the field. Start with short words like GOAL and NET, then try longer ones such as VOLLEYBALL.
More printable themes (11)
Dinosaur word search
Look for the clues a dinosaur leaves behind, from a BONE to a TRACK. The harder puzzle mixes dinosaur names with words from a fossil dig.
Food word search
Search the kitchen for BREAD, CORN and other familiar foods. The challenge adds ingredients you might see on a shopping list.
Thanksgiving word search
Find food and table words for a Thanksgiving gathering. Serve the easy sheet before dinner, or hand out the harder one with the pie.
Christmas word search
Start with bells, stars and things on the tree. On the harder sheet, look for longer words such as STOCKING and MISTLETOE.
November word search
Look for ACORN, CIDER and FROST in the easy fall puzzle. The challenge adds longer harvest words like CRANBERRY and CHESTNUT.
Fall word search
Take an autumn walk on paper. Look for autumn colors and things on the ground before moving on to SUNFLOWER and SCARECROW.
Winter word search
Find things to wear and ways to play on a cold day. Try the challenge for longer words like SNOWFLAKE.
Halloween word search
Look for a MASK, a BAT and a BROOM on the easy sheet. The harder hunt has party words like COSTUME and CAULDRON.
Summer word search
Look for things you might take to the beach or a picnic, from a KITE to SUNSCREEN.
Bible word search
The easy puzzle uses names from Bible stories. The challenge switches to books of the Bible, including GENESIS and PROVERBS.
Ramadan word search
Find English and transliterated words from Ramadan, including DATES and IFTAR. The challenge adds SUHOOR and SADAQAH.
How to play a word search
- Choose a word from the list. On Easy, the eight words read left to right or top to bottom. Challenge has ten words and they can also run backwards or diagonally.
- Trace the word in a straight line, or tap its first and last letters. With a keyboard, use the arrow keys to move and Enter to select each end.
- Stuck on CINNAMON in the November challenge? Look for two Ns together, then check for an I on one side and an A on the other. Words can cross, so include letters you’ve already marked.