1st Grade Word Search Puzzles

1st Grade Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

To view or print a 1st Grade word search puzzle click on its title. Once you've clicked a title you see a link to separate answer grid page with hints for the teachers that show where the words start. Our most important instruction is that we want you to be sure to have fun while you learn!!!

Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
1st Grade		DON T, HERE, JOINED, KICKED, LIFTED, LOOKED, PAINTED, PLAYED, PRAYED, SIGHED, SNOWED, SOUNDED, THANKED, WANTED, WASHED	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade		BENCH, CHEST, CHIN, CHOOSE, CHURCH, DITCH, MATCH, MR, MRS, MUCH, PATCH, RICH, STITCH, SUCH, WHICH	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade		BLIND, CHILD, CLIMB, COLD, COMB, FATHER, FIND, FOLD, GOLD, KIND, MILD, MIND, OLD, SOME, WILD	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade		BICYCLE, CENT, CIRCLE, CIRCUS, CITY, FACE, GRACE, ICE, LACE, MICE, PENCIL, PRICE, PULL, PUSH, PUT	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade List		BECAUSE, BOAT, BOOK, CLOUD, CLOWN, FIRST, GIRL, HORSE, LIKE, MOON, MOTHER, PRAY, SERVE, SNOW, TRY	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade List		AFRAID, AGAIN, AGO, ALIKE, ALONE, ALONG, AMOUNT, APART, AROSE, AROUND, ASIDE, ASLEEP, AWAKE, AWAY, SAYS	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade List		BAKING, GETTING, HOPED, HOPING, HOPPED, HOPPING, LIKED, NAMED, RAKING, SAVED, SKIPPED, SOME, TAPING, TAPPING, WERE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade Spelling		ARE, BITE, BRIGHT, DELIGHT, GIVE, INVITE, KITE, LIGHT, MIGHT, POLITE, QUITE, RIGHT, SIGHT, WHITE, WRITE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade Spelling		A, COME, DO, GIVE, HAVE, I, OF, ONE, SAID, THE, TO, TWO, WAS, WHAT, YOU	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
1st Grade Words		BURN, BURST, CHIRP, CURL, DIRT, DONE, FERN, GIRL, GREAT, LAUGH, PAPER, SHIRT, SOON, STERN, TALK, TURN, WERE, WORK	Young Kids	Forward Only
ang Word Search		BANG, CLANG, FANG, GANG, HANG, RANG, SANG	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
aw Words		CLAW, CRAWL, DAWN, DRAW, DRAWN, GNAW, HAWK, JAW, LAWN, PAW, RAW, SAW, SHAWL, SQUAWK, STRAW, THAW	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Basic Reading Words		RAN, RUN, THE, THEM, THEN, WE, WENT	Easy	Forward Only
Beginning L and R Blends		BLUE, BROWN, CLIP, CRAB, DRUM, FLAG, FRIEND, GLAD, GRAB, PLAY, PRETTY, SLOW, TREE	Simple	Forward Only
Common Words		AFTER, ASK, COLD, COULD, FAST, FIRST, FROM, GAVE, HOW, JUST, OFF, OLD, OPEN, OVER, PUT, READ, SAID, SING, SOME, STOP, TAKE, THANK, THE, THEM, THINK, WALK, WHEN, WHY, WISH, WORK, YOU	Simple	Forward Only
Common Words		AND, ARE, IS, OF, THAT, THE, TO, WAS, WITH, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
Common Words		AND, ARE, HAVE, HIS, IS, OF, ONE, THAT, THE, THEY, THIS, TO, WAS, WITH, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
Common Words		ALL, BUT, BY, EACH, FROM, HAD, HOW, OTHER, OUT, SAID, SHE, SOME, THERE, USE, WE, WERE, WHAT, WHEN, WORD, YOUR	Simple	Forward Only
Common Words		ABOUT, DO, IF, LIKE, MANY, SHE, SO, THEIR, THEM, THEN, TIME, WAY, WHICH, WILL, WOULD, WRITE	Simple	Forward Only
Common Words		COME, COULD, DAY, GO, HAS, HER, HIM, LONG, LOOK, MAKE, MORE, SEE, THESE, THING, TWO	Simple	Forward Only
Common Words		DID, KNOW, MOST, MY, NO, NUMBER, OVER, SOUND, WATER, WHO	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
Common Words		BEEN, CALL, DOWN, FIND, FIRST, MAY, NOW, PEOPLE, SIDE, THAN	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
Connect Words		AND, BE, IN, IS, IT, OF, THAT, THE, TO, WAS	Easy	Forward Only
E Words		BED, END, FELL, JET, LEG, MEN, NECK, STEP, THEN, YES	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
E Words		BELL, BEN, DEN, FELL, KEN, SELL, SPELL, TELL, TEN, YELL	Simple	Forward Only
Easy Words		AT, BE, FROM, HAVE, INTO, LEFT, THEY, THIS	Easy	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
ee Words		BEE, BEEP, JEEP, KNEE, PEEP, SHEEP, TEEPEE, THREE, TREE, WEEP	Older Children	Forward and Backward
Final k Sound		BARK, BOOK, CLAY, DARK, EVERY, HAVE, HOOK, INTO, KICK, LOVE, MAKE, MANY, ONE, OUT, PARK, STACK, STICK, THERE, THINGS, THROUGH, TOOK, TRACK, TWO, WANTS, WAS, YOUR	Very Difficult	Forward Only
First Grade Reading Words		DIG, DOES, HER, KICK, LOOK, PICK, PIG, PIN, THERE, WIN	Simple	Forward Only
First Reading Words	Find the words in the puzzle. They are only going forward	BED, CAT, DOG, DOT, EGG, GOT, HOP, LIP, LOT, MOP, SAT, STOP, TIP, TOP	Easy	Forward Only
Frequently used words		AND, ARE, BAD, BALL, BOY, COME, DO, FAST, GIRL, HE, HERE, SHE, TOY	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
ge Words		AGE, CAGE, GARAGE, GERMS, LARGE, LARGER, LARGEST, PAGE, RAGE	Young Kids	Forward Only
ight Words		BRIGHT, DELIGHTFUL, FIGHT, FLIGHT, KNIGHT, LIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, RIGHT, SIGHT, STRAIGHT, TIGHT	Young Kids	Forward Only
Learning to Read		ARE, COME, HAS, HAVE, IS, LIKE, MY, OF, SAID, THE, WAS, WHAT, YOU	Easy	Forward Only
Little Puzzle		AND, BUG, NIGHT, OR, PIG, RED, SOME, THANK, THE, YELLOW	Simple	Forward Only
long o and long u words		COLE, CUTE, DROVE, FROZE, HOLE, HOSE, MULE, NOSE, ROBE, RODE, ROPE, ROSE, TOTE, TUBE, WROTE	Simple	Forward Only
oy words		BOY, BUOY, CLOY, COY, GROYNE, JOY, PLOY, SOY, TOY, TROY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Phonics Words		CLUCK, DUCK, DUMP, HEN, PEN, POND, PUP, QUACK, SAID, SWIM, TEN, THE, TRUCK	Simple	Forward Only
Reading Basics		BEST, BOB, BOX, COME, DOLL, DRIP, HANDS, KID, LOCK, LOST, MOM, OFF, SOFT, STOP, TOSS, TRIP, WANT, WAS, WILL	Simple	Forward Only
sh and th words		FISH, RUSH, SHELL, SHIP, SHOP, SHUT, THEN, THIN, TRASH, WITH	Simple	Forward Only
Short i Words		BIG, CHILL, CHIN, CHIP, DID, DRILL, DRIP, FIG, FIX, FLICK, FRILL, GRIN, HID, HILL, IN, KICK, LICK, LID, LIP, MILL, MIX, PICK, PILL, RID, SHIP, SICK, SIX, SPILL, SPIN, SQUID, THIN, THRILL, TICK, TRICK, TRIP, WHIP, WIG, WILL, WIN	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Short vowel A words		ANT, AX, BAG, CAN, FAN, GAS, MAN, PAN, RAN, TAG, VAN, WAX	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Short vowel I words		DID, DIG, DIP, HIP, LIP, PIG, PIN, SIN, TIN, TIP, WIG, WIN	Easy	Forward Only
short vowel words that end in CK		BACK, BLOCK, CHECK, DUCK, JACK, NEXK, SICK, SNACK, SOCK, TUCK	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sight Words		BOY, CAR, CAT, DOG, GIRL, LIKE, SCHOOL, THE	Kindergarten	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sight Words		FIVE, FOR, FOUR, HAVE, LIKE, LITTLE, LOOK, ONE, SEE, THE, THEY, THREE, TWO, WITH, YOU	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
Sight Words		ARE, COME, DO, FOR, GO, HAVE, HERE, IS, IT, LIKE, LITTLE, LOOK, ME, MY, NO, ON, ONE, SEE, THE, TO, WE, WHAT, YOU	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sight Words	Find the sight words in the word search	AND, ARE, CAN, COULD, HAS, HAVE, HERE, JUST, ME, MY, OF, OUT, PUT, SAID, SAW, SHOULD, SOME, THERE, THEY, THIS, WANT, WAS, WE, WHAT, WHERE, WHO, WHY, WILL, WITH, WOULD	Simple	Forward Only
Sight words	please locate the sight words, this will help you know how to read and write	AND, ARE, AT, CAN, DO, FOR, GO, HAS, HAVE, HE, HERE, IS, LIKE, LITTLE, LOOK, ME, MY, PLAY, SAID, SEE, SHE, THE, THIS, WAS, WE, WHAT, WHERE, YOU	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Sight Words		AND, BLACK, EIGHT, FIVE, GREEN, HAVE, ORANGE, PURPLE, SEVEN, SIX, THREE, WE, YELLOW, YOU	Simple	Forward Only
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