Type your words and watch the puzzle build itself. Play it online, print it for class, or share it with a link.
Or play a ready-made one:
Type a title and your words, pick a grid size and how tricky the directions are. The puzzle on the right updates as you go, with the answers circled, and that exact puzzle is the one you get. Don't like where a word landed? Hit Shuffle.
Then play it online (drag across a word to circle it), print it for the classroom or a party, or copy the link to send the same puzzle to anyone.
A lot of word search generators hide the print button, add a watermark, or make you create an account first. This one doesn't. There's no signup, no email wall, no upgrade tier, and no limit on how many puzzles you make.
Every puzzle has a share link, so a teacher can send one to the whole class or a parent can text it to the kids. It works on phones, tablets, Chromebooks and laptops.
Printing gives you just the title, the grid and the word list. No site header, no footer, no ads on the page. Press Reveal answers first to print an answer key with every word circled, or skip it for a real challenge.
Spelling and vocabulary practice, sub plans, ESL and language learning, sight words for early readers, Sunday school and church groups, birthday parties and baby showers, brain games for seniors and memory care, holiday activities, or any time you want a quick puzzle from your own words. If you've been looking for a free word search maker, a printable word search generator, a modern alternative to Discovery Education's Puzzlemaker, or a WordMint alternative that doesn't charge to print, you're in the right place.