Large print word search puzzles with big, bold letters at least 24 points tall in an 8 by 8 or 10 by 10 grid and the word list in 18 point type: pick an everyday theme or type your own words, then print the puzzle and its answer key.
Class set
One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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What makes the print large
The letters in the grid are printed at 24 points or more, with light lines between the squares and fewer squares to a page: an 8 by 8 grid holds up to 6 words and a 10 by 10 grid up to 9, where the word search printable page fits up to 20 words in a 15 by 15 grid of smaller letters. Words run across and down, or also diagonally down and up to the right; none run backward. Each word is hidden exactly once, and the answer key marks where. The themes use everyday words from the garden, the kitchen, birds, trees, travel and the weather.
Three examples
In the garden: nine words in a 10 by 10 grid, across and down.
Birds in the 8 by 8 grid with diagonal words, the biggest letters.
Travel in lowercase on A4 paper.
Ready-made large print word searches
Three puzzles made by the generator above from its themes, each with its answer key, to print in one tap.
In the kitchen Nine kitchen words in a 10 by 10 grid, with diagonals.Download the PDF
Trees Nine tree names in a 10 by 10 grid, across and down.Download the PDF
Weather Nine weather words over two 8 by 8 puzzles.Download the PDF
Questions and answers
How big are the letters?
At least 24 points tall in the PDF printed at full size: about 29 points in the 8 by 8 grid and about 25 points in the 10 by 10 grid on Letter size paper. The word list under the grid is in 18 point type.
How is this different from the word search printable page?
That page makes grids of 10 to 15 squares with up to 20 words and words that can run backward. This one keeps to 8 or 10 squares, up to 9 words a puzzle and no backward words, so the letters can be printed larger.
Can I use my own words?
Yes. Choose My own words and type up to 18 words of 3 letters or more; each must be no longer than the grid is wide. More words than one grid holds are shared out over up to three puzzles.
Is there an answer key?
Yes, unless it is switched off: after the puzzles, each puzzle is printed again with every word marked by a yellow band.
Are the words I type saved?
No. They are sent with the request that draws the puzzle and dropped once it is drawn; they are not in the page address, not logged and not saved in this browser.
