Collection · 31 puzzles

Easy Word Searches

Short, everyday words for beginning readers, English learners, seniors and anyone who wants a relaxed solve. Animals: Pets, the Dog, the Cat, Farm Animals and Baby Animals. Food: Fruit, Vegetables, Cereal and Cooking Terms. Outdoors: the Weather, the Snowman, Kites, Nature, the Garden, Farming, the Beach, Fishing, Golf and Basketball, with the Planets and Space overhead. Words and stories: Colors, Shapes, Opposites, Rhyming Words, Homophones, Dr Seuss, Fairy Tales, the Pumpkin, Music Genres and Star Wars.

Most of written English is short words. When Peter Norvig counted the words in the Google Books scans in 2012, the average word came out at just under five letters. These lists stay close to that: about three words in four have six letters or fewer.

Printable Easy Word Searches

Easy Word Search Puzzles

Every puzzle prints in three levels: easy hides 5 words in a 10 by 10 grid, reading only across and down; medium hides 15 in a 12 by 12 grid; hard hides up to 23 in a 15 by 15 grid. Each print is a fresh draw from the topic's word list, and every sheet comes with an answer key. The same puzzles play online, on your own or against a friend in real time.