We designed our word search maker with busy educators in mind. It’s perfect for quickly creating educational word search puzzles that fit your needs. Whether you want a small 5×5 grid for younger students or an impressive 30×30 challenge, our tool has you covered.
Make learning fun! Test your students on how long it takes them to solve your puzzle, or create a friendly competition to see who finishes the fastest. Best of all, it’s completely free — create as many word searches as you like, in any size, and play online or print at your convenience.
What is a Word Search Puzzle?
A word search, also known as a word find, is a puzzle game where you find hidden words in a grid of letters. The goal is to locate and mark words placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Word search puzzles are often themed — featuring topics like holidays, seasons, food, or animals — and can range from easy to challenging, depending on whether a list of words is provided.
Improves Spelling
Word searches help students recognize English letters and improve their spelling skills. They can also learn to identify misspelled words or “fake” words that almost look correct.
Flexible Customization
Modify the word list by adjusting word lengths or changing the number of words. You can also set different grid sizes, choosing between square or rectangular formats.
Versatile Learning Tool
Word searches offer diverse learning opportunities. Teachers can customize the difficulty based on vocabulary complexity or the topic, making it easy to adapt to different age groups and learning levels.
Boosts Creativity
Creating their own word search puzzles can give students confidence and encourage creative thinking, making it a great exercise for independent learning.
Supports ESL Learning
ESL teachers find word searches particularly helpful for reinforcing vocabulary, especially with young learners who benefit from reading-based activities.
Create your own word search to see how effective it can be for your students! If you create a puzzle that works well, share it with other teachers in the comments below.
Scanning for the First Letter
Scan the puzzle grid from left to right or top to bottom to locate the first letter of the word you’re searching for. Then, check the surrounding letters to continue finding the entire word.
Look for Unique Letters
Focus on rare letters like Q, J, X, and Z. These unique letters can make it easier to identify words.
Find Identical Letter Pairs
When words contain two adjacent identical letters, like in “different,” use that as a clue to locate them faster.
Extra Tips:
Creating a word search puzzle with Planerium word search maker is very easy! Just add your desired words in the words area where each word in a separate line, then click Start. Planerium word search puzzle can arrange the terms horizontally, vertically, diagonal, and backward.
When done printing, you’ll get an alert for closing the window.
