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Word search maker

Add your words. Print a puzzle and its answer key.

A word puzzle with a green pencil and paper leaf

One word per line, or separate with commas. Up to 12 different words, 12 letters each. English letters A–Z.

Puzzle settings
Making your word search

Use a spelling list, animal names or words from a topic you are studying. Repeated words appear once. Across and down uses left-to-right and top-to-bottom words; All directions also adds diagonals and backwards words.

New puzzle changes the layout and keeps your words. The second page marks one location for each word and lists its start and end coordinates. Extra matches can occur in the random letters.

Printing help

Choose A4 or US Letter to match your printer, use 100% scale and turn browser headers and footers off. Print page 1 for the puzzle, or both pages to include the answer key.

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