Printable word search
A word search from your own list, at any grid size, with an answer grid that highlights every word. Diagonals and backwards are optional, so an easy sheet for a small child is two directions on a 10 × 10 grid.
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What you can change
- Your own words — spelling lists, names, topic vocabulary
- Diagonals and backwards on or off, for age-appropriate difficulty
- The word list prints beneath the grid
- It tells you how many words fitted, rather than dropping one silently
At a glance
| Grid | 8–22 |
|---|---|
| Directions | Up to 8 |
| Answer key | Yes |
Printing it correctly
Choose Print, then pick Save as PDF as the destination if you want a file. Set scale to 100% and margins to None — the sheet already carries its exact paper size, so the browser must not rescale it. Anything else and the dimensions you chose are no longer the dimensions on the page.
Questions
What if a word is too long for the grid?
It cannot be placed, and the sheet says how many of your words fitted so you can enlarge the grid.