Printable word searches

Hidden-word grids with a checklist underneath. Easy grids only run across and down, hard ones hide words backwards and on diagonals.

Easy

Ages 4 to 6

Medium

Ages 7 to 9

Hard

Ages 10 and up

How to play

  1. Read the word list, then scan the grid for the first letter of a word.
  2. Circle each word you find and tick it off the list.
  3. Words can run across, down and (on harder levels) diagonally or backwards.