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Word Search Puzzles (Non-Holiday)

This page contains basic, intermediate, and advanced word search puzzles for kids. For holiday puzzles, please visit the holiday page you're looking for.

Word Search Puzzles - Worksheets

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Basic
(Grades K-3)

This word search puzzle is the perfect activity for your students to solve. Find apple-themed words, such as: sweet, seeds, pie, juice, and basket.
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Apples
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Bees  FREE 
Search for bee words in this word find puzzle. Words include bee, buzz, hive, queen, sting, yellow, black, pollen, and nectar.
1st through 3rd Grades
Bees
This is a fun activity for a birthday celebration. Find all of the birthday words in this puzzle, including: wish, party, friends, celebrate, and cake.
1st through 4th Grades
Birthday
Cars  FREE 
Find the car words in the word search puzzle. Word list includes door, hood, trunk, mirror, seat belt, fast, drive, and bumper.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Cars
This puzzle has 14 hidden words related to dental health, such as brush, smile, x-ray, floss, and more. Can your students find them all?
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Dental Health
Find the fall words in the word search puzzle. Word list includes leaf, colors, autumn, cool, rake, scarecrow, and wind.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Fall (Autumn)
Farm Animals  FREE 
Find the farm animal words in the puzzle. Word list includes pig, horse, cow, turkey, rooster, and hen.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Farm Animals
Five Senses  FREE 
Find the words see, eyes, colors, light, dark, hear, ears, sound, loud, soft, feel, touch, cool, warm, taste, tongue, sweet, sour, smell, nose, scent, and odor.
1st and 2nd Grades
Five Senses
This is an easy-level football-themed word search puzzle. Find the hidden words, such as: throw, team, player, kick, goal, and coach.
1st through 3rd Grades
Football (Easy)
Find the farm sea words in the puzzle. Word list includes fish, boat, salt, sand, diver, and whale.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
In the Sea
Find the pets hidden in the puzzle. Words include gerbil, hamster, dog, cat, ferret, bunny, and bird.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Pets (Easy)
How many school words will your students be able to find. Word list includes friend, pencil, math, read, write, sing, and teacher. This is a great beginning-of-the-year activity.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
School
Find the summer time words! Word list includes sunny, pool, beach, kids, and hot.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Summer Time
Hunt for transportation words in this wordsearch puzzle. Word list includes: train, plane, car, bus, and helicopter.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Transportation
Find the farm wintry words in the puzzle. Word list includes mittens, scarf, snow, ice, hat, sled, and skate.
Kindergarten to 2nd Grade
Winter Fun
Your students will have fun finding the hidden words in this zoo-themed word search. Some of the zoo words used are: zebra, wolf, panda, lion, fox, and camel.
Kindergarten to 3rd Grade
Zoo

Intermediate
(Grades 3-6)

Find the baseball words in this puzzle. Word list includes catcher, pitcher, home plate, glove, pop fly, and homerun.
2nd through 4th Grades
Baseball
Get ready for summer fun by solving this beach-themed word search puzzle. Find words like: waves, towel, sunshine, seashells, picnic, and lifeguard.
2nd through 6th Grades
Beach
Search only for the bird species hidden in this word find puzzle. Word list includes snowy owl, ostrich, pelican, penguin, chicken, and hummingbird.
2nd through 4th Grades
Birds
Find all of the camping words in this camp-themed word search puzzle. Some of the words in this puzzle include: wildlife, nature, lantern, hiking, flashlight, and campfire.
2nd through 6th Grades
Camping
Track down the dinosaurs words in this intermediate-level word search puzzle. Hidden words include Stegosaurus, Pterodactyl, paleontologist, fossil, teeth, bones, roar, and Tyrannosaurus Rex.
2nd through 4th Grades
Dinosaurs
Have fun finding all the types of dog breed words in this dog-themed word search puzzle. Some of the dog breeds in this puzzle are: Maltese, terrier, greyhound, bulldog, and beagle.
2nd through 6th Grades
Dogs
Your students will enjoy finding all of the words in this fairy tale-themed word search puzzle. Some of the words included are: witch, prince, magic, giant, fairy, castle, and beanstalk.
2nd through 6th Grades
Fairy Tales
Do you know which of these animals are fish and which are not? Circle only the fish in the puzzle. Word list includes trout, clownfish, seahorse, pufferfish, and great white shark.
2nd through 4th Grades
Fish
This word search puzzle is a little harder than the easy version with a larger puzzle and more words. Some of the words included are: touchdown, tackle, quarterback, offense, interception, fumble, field goal, and defense.
3rd through 6th Grades
Football (Intermediate)
This word search puzzle features the names of Greek deities. Word list includes: Poseidon, Zeus, Athena, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Ares, Hestia, Demeter, Hades, Hermes, Hephaestus, Hera, and Apollo.
4th through 6th Grades
Greek Deities
Students will have fun finding all of the healthy food words in this word search puzzle. Some of the foods in this puzzle are: radish, lettuce, cheese, celery, blueberry, and banana.
2nd through 6th Grades
Healthy Foods
How many organs and body parts can you find in the puzzle? Words include stomach, muscle, mouth, kidney, ears, and bones.
3rd through 5th Grades
Human Body
Circle the invertebrates in the word list. Then find only the invertebrates in the puzzle.
3rd through 5th Grades
Invertebrates
Decide which animals from the list are mammals. Only the mammals are hidden in the puzzle. Other animals are not hidden in the puzzle.
2nd through 4th Grades
Mammals
Hunt and highlight the words on this pet-themed word search puzzle. Some of the words in this puzzle include: parakeet, guinea pig, iguana, kitten, and ferret.
2nd through 6th Grades
Pets (Intermediate)
Challenge yourself to find all of the words on this pirate-themed word search puzzle. Some of the pirate words used are: treasure, sails, plank, gold, compass, and anchor.
2nd through 6th Grades
Pirates
Reptiles  FREE 
Determine which animals are reptiles. Only the reptiles in the puzzle. Word list includes turtle, crocodile, python, and gecko.
2nd through 4th Grades
Reptiles
Students will enjoy solving this word search puzzle featuring solar system words. Some of the words used are: Saturn, orbit, Neptune, asteroid, and gravity.
2nd through 6th Grades
Solar System
This summer-themed word search puzzle is a little harder than the easy version and has more words to find as well as some diagonal. Some of the words included are: vacation, sunglasses, sprinkler, sleepover, popsicles, picnic, and camp.
2nd through 6th Grades
Summer (Intermediate)
Find the Summer Olympic events hidden in this word search puzzle. Words include: tennis, swimming, gymnastics, diving, and archery.
3rd through 6th Grades
Summer Olympics
Search for each of the original 13 colonies hidden in the puzzle. Make a list as you find the words.
4th Grade
Thirteen American Colonies
Students will have fun reviewing weather words by solving this word search puzzle. Weather words included in this puzzle are: thunder, sleet, hurricane, foggy, and cloudy.
3rd through 6th Grades
Weather
How many Winter Olympic events can you find hidden in the puzzle? Word list includes: snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, and alpine skiing.
3rd through 6th Grades
Winter Olympics
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Holiday Worksheets

We have holiday word searches too! Just jump to the specific holiday page you're looking for.

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Math Crossword Puzzles

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Dot-to-Dot Printables

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Sample Worksheet Images

Autumn (Fall) Word Search Puzzle

Beach (Summer) Word Search Puzzle

Word Search Puzzle - Pets

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