Word Search Maker for Teachers
Turn this week’s vocabulary into a printable puzzle with clues, a name line and an answer key. The example below is ready to edit.
Plant Vocabulary
Solve each clue, then find the answer in the grid. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- A new plant starts from this
- Colourful part of a flower
- Energy source for plants
- Gas plants give off
- Holds the plant up and carries water
- How plants make food from sunlight
- Takes in water from the soil
- The green pigment in leaves
- When a seed starts to grow
- Yellow powder bees carry between flowers
Plant Vocabulary — Answer Key
How teachers use it
Vocabulary review
Type "word = definition" and switch the word bank to clues. Students read the definition, work out the word, then find it.
Weekly spelling lists
Paste this week’s list and print a class set. "Words with missing letters" turns the word bank into a spelling check.
Early finishers and sub plans
Keep a stack of themed puzzles ready. Every puzzle prints with a name and date line and an answer key on its own page.
Differentiation
Make the same list easy (across and down, school-print font) for some students and hard (all eight directions, backwards too) for others.
Share with students
"Copy share link" makes a link that opens the exact same puzzle on any device. Post it in your class page.
Languages
Spanish (with Ñ), French and German letters fill the grid, so the puzzle works for language classes.
Ready-made puzzles by grade and subject
Younger students: word searches for kids and easy printables. Need it fast? The word search generator makes one from a theme in one tap. More classroom puzzles: the crossword maker, word scramble maker and bingo card generator.
Frequently asked questions
›Is it free for teachers?
Yes. Making, printing and downloading puzzles with answer keys is free, with no account and no class limit.
›Can I add clues or definitions?
Yes. Write each line as "word = clue" and choose "Show clues instead of words" under word bank. The answer key still shows every word.
›Will students see the answers?
Only if you print the answer key page. On screen, answers stay hidden until you press "Show answers".
›Does it print on A4 paper?
Yes. Pick US Letter or A4 under "Look & print" before you print or download the PDF.