3rd Grade Word Search
This 3rd grade word search features the vocabulary third graders meet across subjects: multiplication and fractions, plant and animal adaptations, maps and government, plus prefix and suffix words from spelling lists. It works well as a vocabulary review before a unit test or as structured fun on a half day.
3rd Grade Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- ADAPTATION
- AREA
- DENOMINATOR
- DIVISION
- EQUATION
- ESTIMATE
- EXTINCT
- FOSSIL
- FRACTION
- GRAVITY
- HIBERNATE
- MIGRATE
- MULTIPLY
- NUMERATOR
- PERIMETER
- PREDATOR
- PREY
- PRODUCT
- QUOTIENT
- ROUNDING
3rd Grade Hidden Message Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- ADAPTATION
- AREA
- EQUATION
- ESTIMATE
- EXTINCT
- FOSSIL
- HIBERNATE
- MIGRATE
- PERIMETER
- PREDATOR
- PREY
- PRODUCT
- QUOTIENT
- ROUNDING
Hidden message: the leftover letters, read left to right and top to bottom, spell a secret message._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3rd Grade Word Search — Answer Key
3rd Grade Hidden Message Word Search — Answer Key
Hidden message: Third grade is great
About this 3rd grade word search
- Many third grade classes introduce multiplication facts and fractions, so math vocabulary like product, quotient and numerator is worth extra practice.
- Words like unhappy, careful and rewrite let students spot the prefix or suffix once they find them; have them underline the word part.
- Ask early finishers to sort the found words into math, science, social studies and language columns on the back of the sheet.
- Third graders can usually handle words in all eight directions, which makes the hard version a good fit by the second half of the year.
Want a different version? Make your own word search with these words, a shaped grid, or bent words.
Words in these puzzles
multiplydivisionfractionnumeratordenominatorproductquotientperimeterarearoundingestimateequationadaptationfossilextinctpredatorpreymigratehibernategravity
Frequently asked questions
›Is this 3rd grade word search free to print?
Yes. Print it straight from your browser or download the PDF, which includes 2 puzzles and their answer keys. No sign-up needed.
›Where is the answer key?
The answer keys print on their own pages after the puzzles, and they are in the PDF too. Every word is highlighted, so checking is quick.
›Can I make my own 3rd grade word search?
Yes. Press "Customize this puzzle" to open it in the word search maker. There you can add or remove words, change the grid size, pick a shape or add a hidden message.