Classroom Word Search Maker

A Find-a-Word Generator for Classroom Fun!

This word search maker opens up a world of options for the classroom with printable word searches you can create on your own, then print for your students!

The Create Your Own Word Search widget tool allows you to customize the word list included in your word search, and you can also choose the board size, font, and select lower or uppercase letters. Click the Play button to get started.

How to Create Your Own Word Search

Ready to give the word search generator a go? Here’s all you need to know to make a word search that’s been customized for your classroom and lesson.

1. Click the ‘Play’ button at the top of the page.
2. Add the title of your word search.
3. Enter your list of words or select a word list.
4. Select your board size.
5. Choose the school font required.
6. Choose from upper or lower case letters.
7. Select Yes or No for diagonal words to be included in the find a word.
8. Now, just click download on the top right corner to access your Word Search!

Generate Easy, Medium, and Difficult Word Search Puzzles With Ease!

In addition to being able to make your own word search and print it out, we also have created a few easy, medium-difficulty, and hard word searches ourselves to make things quick and easy for teachers! Here are some of the word searches you’ll find already made!

• 50 States Word Search
• Antarctica Vocabulary
• Chinese New Year Vocabulary
• Electricity  Vocabulary
• Ancient Egypt  Vocabulary
• Earthquake Vocabulary
• Advertising Vocabulary
• Coding Vocabulary
• Geometry Vocabulary

You can also create your puzzle using a word list right from the Teach Starter website. It’s quick, easy, and fun!

Ideas to Use Word Search Generator

Spelling Word Searches, Science Word Searches, and More!

Looking for a way to help your students learn their weekly spelling lists? A word search is a perfect activity to include in a spelling words activity grid.

Just copy and paste your spelling list into the word list box. Before you know it, you’ll have a spelling list activity ready to go for Monday morning.

It turns out that a good old find-a-word can also be used as a brilliant introduction to a new area of learning or a lesson hook. Next time you introduce a new History or Geography topic, use our Word Search Widget to hide topic-specific words and encourage your students to guess the topic.

To make your life even easier, our word search widget includes a huge collection of custom word lists that range from ‘Ancient Egypt Vocabulary’ to ‘Weather and Erosion Vocabulary.’ All you have to do is hit the drop-down arrow next to ‘Select a Word List.’

High Frequency or Sight Word Word Search

Are the students in your class struggling to retain the knowledge of high-frequency or sight words? You’ve guessed it… use the word search maker to hide them in a word search. For more confident students, encourage them to extend their learning by constructing their own word search using the sight words they have found.

Don’t forget to check out our collection of Sight Word Resources.

Hidden Message Word Search

Hide a special message for your students in a word search. Write your personalized message in the ‘words’ box. Don’t forget to mix the words up and to separate the words with commas or enter one word per line. For an extra challenge, cut the word list from the bottom of the printable before giving it to your students to solve.

Create Difficult Word Search Puzzles for Word Finder Classroom Challenges

Set up a word search challenge in your classroom by using the generator to create advanced word search challenges for your students. Use the tool to input your own list of difficult words, or generate really hard word search puzzles with 20, 50, or 100 words to really put them to the test. Award the winner with a Word Whiz! certificate or special prize.

Create a Find-a-Word Printable Using Student Names

Have you finally been given your class list for the new academic year? Get organised as soon as possible, and create a quick and easy word search using student names! A ‘Get to Know Your Classmates Word Search’ is a great way to help your students get to know their new peers.

Ask your students to find the hidden names in the word search and put faces to the names. Use this activity idea in conjunction with our other fun first-day-of-school activities.

Make a Math Word Search

Students need to build their mathematical vocabulary in order to decipher what the question is asking them to do. Who would have thought that one mathematical application such as addition would have so many names? You can help your students to become familiar with the different terms associated with mathematical symbols by displaying our Mathematics Vocabulary Posters.  Next, reinforce your learning by creating a word search of all the important vocabulary.