Free printable classroom activity
Free printable word search
Make your own printable word search from any list of words in seconds: choose the difficulty, add an answer key, and print a class set. A calm five-minute filler that doubles as spelling practice. Free, no sign-up.
Make your own word search
Open the free word search maker and type your words, this week's spellings, a topic list, or names. Pick how tricky to make the grid, add an answer key for quick checking, and print. Press again for a fresh layout, so every child or every group can have a different puzzle.
It is free, with no account and no email, and it all runs in your browser, so the words you type are never saved or sent anywhere.
How it works
- Open the word search maker.
- Type or paste the words you want hidden in the grid.
- Choose the difficulty and tick the answer key if you want one.
- Press Make word search, then Print or Save as PDF.
A filler that quietly does some good
A word search looks like a treat, and it is, but it also has children reading each word letter by letter, which is gentle spelling practice in disguise. Handy for the last five minutes of a lesson, early finishers, a relief day, or a calm settle after lunch. Build it from this week's spellings and the filler becomes revision no one minds doing.
More free make-your-own tools
The word search comes from our free word search maker, which builds a puzzle from your own words. It is one of a small set of free, make-your-own tools you can use without signing up:
- Maths Worksheet Generator · times tables, addition, subtraction, division
- Spelling Worksheet Generator · your weekly list as practice sheets
- Word Search Maker · a printable word search from your own words
- Award Certificate Maker · Star of the Week and more
- Name Tracing Generator · turn any name into a tracing sheet
See them all on the free tools page, or browse our finished free printables shelf.
Free printable word search: common questions
Is the word search maker free?
Yes. Every puzzle is free to make and print, with no sign-up and no email. It runs in your browser, so your words are never saved or sent anywhere.
Can I use my own words?
Yes. Type any list, spellings, topic words or names, and the puzzle is built from exactly those.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. You can add an answer key so checking, or self-checking, takes seconds.
What age is a word search for?
Roughly ages 6 to 11. You choose the words and the difficulty, so it can be gentle or more of a challenge.