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Hard Word Search
A 15 by 15 grid with sixteen longer words hidden in all eight directions, backwards and diagonally too. Words come from 9 themes, 420 words in all. Play here or print the sheet, then press New puzzle for another.
Hard Word Search
0 of 16 found
- BUILDER
- BUZZARD
- CACTUS
- ENGINEER
- FOREST
- KATYDID
- LETTUCE
- MOSQUITO
- PAINTER
- PARSLEY
- PEACOCK
- SCALLION
- SNAPPER
- TRUMPET
- TYPHOON
- ZUCCHINI
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All 420 words in the hard word search
Each new puzzle picks its words from this list, so BUZZARD and CANARY may turn up in one grid and not the next.
- ACORN
- ACTOR
- ALIEN
- ANEMONE
- ANT
- ANTENNA
- APHID
- ARTICHOKE
- ARTIST
- ASH
- ASPARAGUS
- ASTEROID
- ASTRONAUT
- AURORA
- AUTHOR
- BAKER
- BAND
- BANJO
- BANKER
- BARBER
- BARK
- BARNACLE
- BASS
- BEAN
- BEAT
- BEE
- BEET
- BEETLE
- BELL
- BIRCH
- BLACKBIRD
- BLIZZARD
- BLOOM
- BLUEBIRD
- BLUES
- BREEZE
- BROCCOLI
- BROOK
- BUD
- BUG
- BUGLE
- BUILDER
- BUMBLEBEE
- BUSH
- BUTCHER
- BUTLER
- BUTTERFLY
- BUZZARD
- CABBAGE
- CACTUS
- CANARY
- CANYON
- CAPTAIN
- CARDINAL
- CARP
- CARPENTER
- CARROT
- CATERPILLAR
- CAULIFLOWER
- CAVE
- CEDAR
- CELERY
- CELLO
- CHARD
- CHEF
- CHEMIST
- CHICKADEE
- CHICKPEA
- CHILL
- CHIVE
- CHOIR
- CHORD
- CICADA
- CLAM
- CLERK
- CLOUD
- CLOVER
- CLOWN
- COACH
- COCKROACH
- COCOON
- COD
- COMET
- CONCH
- CONDOR
- COOK
- CORAL
- CORN
- COSMOS
- COWBOY
- CRAB
- CRANE
- CRATER
- CRICKET
- CROW
- CUCKOO
- CUCUMBER
- CYCLONE
- DAISY
- DANCER
- DENTIST
- DEW
- DISCO
- DIVER
- DOCTOR
- DOLPHIN
- DOVE
- DRAGONFLY
- DRIVER
- DRIZZLE
- DROUGHT
- DRUM
- DUCK
- DUET
- EAGLE
- EARTH
- EARWIG
- ECLIPSE
- EDITOR
- EEL
- EGGPLANT
- EGRET
- ELM
- EMU
- ENGINEER
- FALCON
- FARMER
- FERN
- FIELD
- FINCH
- FIR
- FIREFLY
- FISHER
- FLAMINGO
- FLEA
- FLOWER
- FLUKE
- FLURRY
- FLUTE
- FLY
- FOG
- FOGGY
- FOREST
- FROST
- GALAXY
- GALE
- GARDENER
- GARLIC
- GNAT
- GONG
- GOOSE
- GOURD
- GRASS
- GRASSHOPPER
- GRAVITY
- GROCER
- GROVE
- GUARD
- GUITAR
- GULL
- GUPPY
- GUST
- HAIL
- HARP
- HAWK
- HAZE
- HERB
- HERON
- HILL
- HIVE
- HORN
- HORNET
- HOUSEFLY
- HUM
- HUMID
- HUMMINGBIRD
- HURRICANE
- ICE
- IVY
- JANITOR
- JAY
- JAZZ
- JELLYFISH
- JOCKEY
- JUDGE
- JUNGLE
- KALE
- KATYDID
- KAZOO
- KEEPER
- KELP
- KESTREL
- KINGFISHER
- KIWI
- KRILL
- LADYBUG
- LAKE
- LARK
- LARVA
- LAWYER
- LEAF
- LEEK
- LENTIL
- LETTUCE
- LIBRARIAN
- LIGHTNING
- LILAC
- LILY
- LOBSTER
- LOCUST
- LOG
- LUNAR
- LUTE
- LYRIC
- MAGPIE
- MANTA
- MANTIS
- MAPLE
- MARS
- MARSH
- MASON
- MAYFLY
- MAYOR
- MEADOW
- MECHANIC
- MELODY
- METEOR
- MIDGE
- MINER
- MIST
- MISTY
- MOCKINGBIRD
- MONSOON
- MOON
- MOSQUITO
- MOSS
- MOTH
- MUSICIAN
- MUSSEL
- NANNY
- NARWHAL
- NEBULA
- NECTAR
- NOTE
- NOVA
- NURSE
- OAK
- OBOE
- OCTOPUS
- OKRA
- ONION
- OPERA
- ORB
- ORBIT
- ORCA
- ORCHID
- ORGAN
- OSPREY
- OSTRICH
- OTTER
- OWL
- OYSTER
- PAINTER
- PARROT
- PARSLEY
- PARSNIP
- PEA
- PEACOCK
- PEANUT
- PELICAN
- PENGUIN
- PEPPER
- PERCH
- PETAL
- PHEASANT
- PIANO
- PIGEON
- PILOT
- PINE
- PLANET
- PLANKTON
- PLUMBER
- POET
- POLKA
- POLLEN
- POND
- POPPY
- POTATO
- POTTER
- PRAWN
- PROBE
- PUFFIN
- PULSAR
- PUMPKIN
- QUAIL
- QUASAR
- RADISH
- RAIN
- RAINBOW
- RAINY
- RANGER
- RAP
- RAVEN
- RAY
- REEF
- RHUBARB
- RHYTHM
- RIVER
- ROBIN
- ROCK
- ROCKET
- ROOT
- ROSE
- ROVER
- SAILOR
- SALMON
- SAP
- SARDINE
- SCALLION
- SCALLOP
- SCIENTIST
- SCOUT
- SEAL
- SEED
- SHALLOT
- SHARK
- SHEPHERD
- SHOWER
- SHRIMP
- SHUTTLE
- SING
- SINGER
- SITAR
- SKATE
- SKY
- SLEET
- SMELT
- SNAPPER
- SNOW
- SNOWY
- SOIL
- SOLAR
- SOLE
- SOLO
- SONG
- SPACE
- SPARROW
- SPINACH
- SPONGE
- SPRAT
- SPROUT
- SQUASH
- SQUID
- STAR
- STARFISH
- STARLING
- STINGRAY
- STONE
- STORK
- STORM
- SUN
- SUNNY
- SURGEON
- SWALLOW
- SWAN
- TAILOR
- TEACHER
- TELESCOPE
- TEMPO
- TERMITE
- THORN
- THUNDER
- TICK
- TIDE
- TOMATO
- TORNADO
- TOUCAN
- TREE
- TROUT
- TRUMPET
- TUBA
- TULIP
- TUNA
- TUNE
- TURKEY
- TURNIP
- TURTLE
- TUTOR
- TWIG
- TYPHOON
- UKULELE
- UNIVERSE
- URCHIN
- VALLEY
- VET
- VINE
- VIOLA
- VIOLIN
- VULTURE
- WAITER
- WALRUS
- WASP
- WAVE
- WEEVIL
- WELDER
- WHALE
- WILLOW
- WIND
- WINDY
- WING
- WINGS
- WOOD
- WOODPECKER
- WRASSE
- WREN
- WRITER
- YAM
- ZENITH
- ZODIAC
- ZUCCHINI
Printable hard word search
Pick a level, press Print and the grid prints on one page with its word list. Easy (8 by 8, across and down) suits early readers; hard (15 by 15, every direction) keeps adults busy.
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How many words are in this hard word search?
Each puzzle hides 8 to 16 words depending on the level, picked from a list of 420 words. The longest is CATERPILLAR, with 11 letters.
How do I print it with the answers?
Press Print for the puzzle sheet. Press Show answers, then Print again, for the answer key: the hidden words are boxed on the grid.
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