Word Search Puzzles - Play & Print Free
Free word search puzzles. Play online or print with answer keys.
The sled dogs that saved a town
In January 1925, diphtheria broke out in the icebound gold rush town of Nome, Alaska, and the only serum that could stop it sat nearly 700 miles away in Nenana. Twenty mushers and around 150 sled dogs carried the antitoxin across the territory in relay, covering 674 miles in five and a half days through subzero blizzards and hurricane-force winds. Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog Togo took the longest and most dangerous stretch, crossing the shifting ice of Norton Sound, while Gunnar Kaasen's dog Balto led the final leg into town. Balto's bronze statue still stands in New York's Central Park, honoring every dog in the relay.
Read & play →The chihuahua is the smallest recognized dog breed in the world and shares its name with a Mexican state.
Dalmatian puppies are born plain white, and their first spots usually appear within about ten days of birth.
Racing greyhounds reach peak speeds of about 43 miles per hour, with all four feet airborne twice each stride.
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's.
Popular puzzles
School subjects Word Search
The glittery word 'glamour' began as nothing more than an old Scottish twist on 'grammar.'
Play →or printCooking verbs Word Search
A printable word search: play online or print with an answer key.
Play →or printFlowers Word Search
Young sunflowers swing east to west with the sun, but adults stop and lock to face the sunrise.
Play →or printBrowse by category
Languages
Make your own
What is a word search?
A word search is a grid of letters with words hidden inside it — placed across, down, or diagonally, and sometimes backwards — among random filler letters. You find each word from a list and mark it. Word searches build vocabulary and spelling recognition, which makes them a favourite for kids, ESL and language learners, and classrooms. Every puzzle here is free to play online or print as a PDF with an answer key, in ten languages.
Type a word list (a spelling list, a vocab set, a team roster) and we set it into a clean grid you can play on screen or print for the class.
Make your own →