Graduation Word Search
This graduation word search fits everything from a preschool moving-up ceremony to a high school or college grad party. It is filled with cap-and-gown words like diploma, tassel and commencement, and it makes a great last-week-of-school activity for students.
Graduation Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- CAP
- CEREMONY
- CLASS OF
- CLASSMATES
- COMMENCEMENT
- DEGREE
- DIPLOMA
- GOWN
- GRADUATE
- GRADUATION
- HONORS
- MEMORIES
- PRINCIPAL
- SALUTATORIAN
- SENIOR
- SIGNATURES
- TASSEL
- TEACHERS
- VALEDICTORIAN
- YEARBOOK
Graduation Hidden Message Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go across, down and diagonally.
- CEREMONY
- CLASSMATES
- COMMENCEMENT
- GOWN
- GRADUATION
- HONORS
- MEMORIES
- PRINCIPAL
- SALUTATORIAN
- SENIOR
- SIGNATURES
- TASSEL
- TEACHERS
- VALEDICTORIAN
- YEARBOOK
Hidden message: the leftover letters, read left to right and top to bottom, spell a secret message._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Graduation Word Search — Answer Key
Graduation Hidden Message Word Search — Answer Key
Hidden message: Congratulations grad
About this graduation word search
- The flat graduation cap is called a mortarboard because it resembles the board masons use to hold mortar.
- Traditionally, graduates wear the tassel on one side of the cap and move it to the other side once their degree or diploma is conferred.
- The processional march "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar is played at many North American graduation ceremonies.
- For a grad party, add the graduate's school, mascot and future plans with the custom generator.
Want a different version? Make your own word search with these words, a shaped grid, or bent words.
Words in these puzzles
graduationgraduatediplomadegreecapgowntasselcommencementceremonyvaledictoriansalutatorianhonorsprincipalteachersclassmatesyearbooksignaturesmemoriesseniorclass of
Frequently asked questions
›Is this graduation 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 graduation 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.