Printable Elements Word Search
A free printable Elements word search in three levels, from a 5-word starter to a 23-word challenge. Each sheet opens as a one-page PDF that prints on Letter or A4, in large print, with its own answer key.
Pick a level below: easy for early readers, medium for most kids and a quick break, hard for adults and anyone who wants a long hunt. Print it, or open the PDF and save it for later. Two players can battle on one sheet.
Hard Elements Word Search Printable
- 15×15 grid
- up to 23 words
- all 8 directions
Words run across, down, diagonally and backwards. The 18 pt letters stay easy on the eyes, so this is the one for adults and strong readers.
Opens the PDF in a new tab: print it or save it from there. On a phone, use Share, then Print.
Want a fresh grid? You get new sheets for all three levels, with a new mix of words.
Medium Elements Word Search Printable
- 12×12 grid
- 15 words
- 8 directions, a few backwards
Words run across, down and diagonally, and a few read backwards. The right size for most kids, and a quick break for adults.
Opens the PDF in a new tab: print it or save it from there. On a phone, use Share, then Print.
Want a fresh grid? You get new sheets for all three levels, with a new mix of words.
Easy Elements Word Search Printable
- 10×10 grid
- 5 words
- across and down only
Short words that read only left to right or top to bottom, in big letters. A first puzzle for early readers.
Opens the PDF in a new tab: print it or save it from there. On a phone, use Share, then Print.
Want a fresh grid? You get new sheets for all three levels, with a new mix of words.
Battle a Friend on Paper
Print one sheet and sit side by side, each with a different color pen. When you spot a word, circle it in the grid and cross it off the list in your color. A word belongs to whoever circles it first. When the list is done, count your color: the most words wins. Check any word you doubt against the answer key.
Battle a Friend Online
Play these puzzles against a friend in real time, on any phone or computer: two players, one grid, and each word goes to whoever finds it first.
Words in the Elements Printable Puzzle
These are all the words the Elements puzzle draws from. Each sheet takes a random selection, so the easy sheet holds up to 5 of them, the medium sheet up to 15 and the hard sheet up to 23 – generate a new puzzle above and you get a different set.
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Argon
- Arsenic
- Barium
- Beryllium
- Bismuth
- Boron
- Bromine
- Cadmium
- Calcium
- Carbon
- Cerium
- Cesium
- Chlorine
- Chromium
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Dysprosium
- Europium
- Fluorine
- Gadolinium
- Gallium
- Germanium
- Gold
- Hafnium
- Helium
- Holmium
- Hydrogen
- Indium
- Iodine
- Iridium
- Iron
- Krypton
- Lanthanum
- Lead
- Lithium
- Lutetium
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Mercury
- Molybdenum
- Neodymium
- Neon
- Nickel
- Niobium
- Nitrogen
- Osmium
- Oxygen
- Palladium
- Phosphorus
- Platinum
- Polonium
- Potassium
- Promethium
- Rhenium
- Rhodium
- Rubidium
- Ruthenium
- Samarium
- Scandium
- Selenium
- Silicon
- Silver
- Sodium
- Strontium
- Sulfur
- Tantalum
- Technetium
- Tellurium
- Thallium
- Thulium
- Titanium
- Tungsten
- Vanadium
- Xenon
- Ytterbium
- Yttrium
- Zinc
- Zirconium
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