Printable Word Searches

Word searches on themes for grown-ups, with tidy grids and every word checked to appear exactly once.

Print puzzles 1–10 from this page

Answers come in their own PDF so you can keep them out of sight, or choose the combined booklet with the answers at the back.

10 puzzles (PDF)Answers (PDF)Puzzles + answers Just 5, with answers

A4 by default. US Letter: puzzles · answers · combined

How our levels differ

Easy grids are 12×12 and words only run across and down. Medium grids are 14×14 and add diagonals. Hard grids are 16×16, words can run in all eight directions including backwards, and the filler letters are drawn from the hidden words themselves, so false starts are everywhere.

Printing tips

Every PDF is laid out for both A4 and US Letter. Choose “Actual size” or “100%” in your printer dialogue rather than “Fit to page” so grids stay square.

The puzzles are black on white with thin rules, so they print cleanly in greyscale and use very little ink. Answers come in a separate PDF, so you can print the puzzles now and keep the solutions for later.