2nd Grade Word Search Puzzles

2nd 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 2nd 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
2nd Grade		AMAZED, CAUSE, CHEW, CRAWL, DAWN, DRAW, GREW, HAUL, HE S, IMPOSSIBLE, IT S, KNEW, LAW, LAWN, MEW, NEW, PAUSE, PAWS, SAUCE, SAUCER, STRAW, SUCCEED, WHO S	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade		AGE, AREN T, BADGE, BRIDGE, CAGE, CENT, CHANCE, CIRCLE, CIRCUS, CLEVER, FENCE, FUDGE, GENTLE, GRAZE, HUGE, ISN T, NICE, PAGE, PENCIL, PLACE, PLEDGE, RACE, SHOCK, SINCE, SPACE, STAGE, STRANGE, TWICE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade		ACROSS, ALIVE, ALMOST, ALONE, ALSO, ALWAYS, APART, AROUND, AWAKE, AWAY, BECOME, BEHIND, BELONG, BELOW, ENJOY, ENTIRE, EQUAL, LENGTHEN, OBEDIENT, UNBROKEN, UNFOLD, UNKIND, UNLESS, UNLOAD, UNLOCK, UNPACK, WASN T, WEREN T	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade		BUSH, BUSHES, CAN T, COMBINE, COMPANION, COULD, COUSIN, DOUBLE, FULL, HANDFUL, HELPFUL, JOYFUL, LET S, PATIENT, PLAYFUL, PULL, PUSH, PUT, SHOULD, THANKFUL, TOUCH, TROUBLE, TRUTHFUL, WON T, WONDERFUL, WOULD, YOUNG	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade		AWARD, BEFORE, BUSINESS, COLLAR, COLOR, CREATOR, DISTURB, DOCTOR, DOLLAR, EXAMINE, EXPLORE, PASTOR, REWARD, SCORE, SHORE, STORE, TORE, WARM, WARN, WASHING, WATER, WORE, WORN, WRAP, WRESTLE, WRINKLE, WRITTEN, WRONG	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade		ACQUAINTANCE, ADMIRE, AIR, AIRPLANE, AWARE, BERRY, CARE, CAREFUL, CARROT, CARRY, CHAIR, CHERRY, COMMANDER, COMPARE, FAIR, FIRE, HAIR, HASN T, HAVEN T, PAIR, PARROT, PRAISE, SCARE, SHARE, SQUARE, STAIRS, TIRE, WIRE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade List		ADDED, AGAIN, ASKED, BOTH, CALLED, CLEANED, COUNTED, COUPLE, CREATED, DRESSED, ENDED, FAITH, HELPED, MAILED, MARKED, ONCE, ONLY, RAINED, RESTED, SPILLED, TALKED, TRUSTED, WISHED	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade List		CATCH, CHECK, CHOOSE, COMPANY, CRUNCH, HOPSCOTCH, KNOWLEGDE, LUNCH, MATCH, MUCH, SCRATCH, STITCH, STRETCH, SUCH, VICTORY, WHEN, WHICH, WHISPER, WHISTLE, WHO, WHOLE, WHOSE, WHY	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade List		ANIMAL, ANOTHER, BANANA, BRILLIANT, BROTHER, FATHER, FRONT, LEMON, LION, MELON, MONTH, MOTHER, NONE, NOTHING, OTHER, POUCH, SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, SON, THOUSAND, WON, WONDER, WORSHIP	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
2nd Grade Spelling		ALONG, AVOID, BLANK, BLANKET, BRING, DUNK, DWELL, HONEST, HONK, RANG, SANG, SINK, STRONG, STUNG, SWINGING, SWUNG, THANK, THEIR, THERE, THEY, THING, TRUNK, TWINKLE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
ER and FUL Suffixes		BAKER, CAREFUL, COLORFUL, DANCER, ER, FUL, HOPEFUL, JOYFUL, PAINTER, PLAYFUL, SING, SINGER, WRITER	Young Kids	Forward Only
HOMOPHONES		BUY, BY, FOR, FOUR, HOUR, KNEW, KNOW, NEW, NO, ONE, OUR, RIGHT, SEA, SEE, SEW, SO, THEIR, THERE, THREW, THROUGH, TO, TOO, TWO, WON, WOOD, WOULD, WRITE	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
ING Words		COOKING, DIVING, DOING, DRINKING, EATING, LEARNING, LOOKING, READING, RUNNING, SHOPING, SLEEPING, SLIDING, SMILING, SWIMMING, TAKING, TALKING, VISITING, WADDLING, WALKING, WRITING	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
ow Sounding Words		BLOWN, CLOUD, CROWN, DROWN, FLOWN, FOUND, FOWL, GROWL, GROWN, OWL, PLOW, PROWL, ROUND, ROW, SHOUT, SNOW, SOUTH, THROWN	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Sounds of e, a, i, and u		BELIEVE, BREAD, BRIGHT, DONKEYS, EAGLE, ENJOYMENT, ENTERTAIN, FIELD, FREIGHT, FRUIT, GOALIE, NEIGHBOR, PLAYFULLY, RESCUE, RULER, SHRIEK, SLEIGH, STEAK, STEW, STOOD	Young Kids	Forward Only
Spelling		CATCH, CHECK, CHOOSE, COMPANY, CRUNCH, HOPSCOTCH, KNOWLEDGE, LUNCH, MATCH, MUCH, SCRATCH, STITCH, STRETCH, SUCH, VICTORY, WHEN, WHICH, WHISPER, WHISTLE, WHO, WHOLE, WHOSE, WHY	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling List		BIBLE, BUBBLE, BUSY, COMMAND, COZY, DADDY, DESTROY, EAGER, FRECKLE, GIGGLE, HAPPY, LADY, LAUGH, MIDDLE, PENNY, PEOPLE, PRETTY, PUDDLE, PUPPY, PUZZLE, TABLE, TINY, TOGETHER	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling List		ALL, WE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling Words		BATH, BIRD, DARK, FARMER, GIRL, HARD, MIGHT, NURSE, RIGHT, SHORE, SQUIRT, START, STOR, THEN, THIRD, THIS, TURN, VERB, WERE, WITH	Moderately Challenging	Forward and Backward
Ten Apples Up on Top		ALL, APPLES, CAN, DRINK, DROP, EIGHT, FIVE, FOUR, GOOD, HOP, JUMP, LET, MOP, NINE, NOT, ON, ONE, SEE, SEVEN, SIX, SKATE, SKIP, STOP, TEN, THEM, THINK, THREE, TOP, TWO, UP	Simple	Forward Only
Trick word Review	Use 4 different colors to complete your search.	ABOUT, ARE, BEEN, BY, DOCK, FIX, FROM, HAS, HAVE, HER, INTO, LUCK, MUCH, NEW, ONLY, OR, OTHER, OUT, PATH, PUT	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
Un- Prefix		UNDO, UNHAPPY, UNLIKE, UNLOCK, UNOPEN, UNPACK, UNZIP	Young Kids	Forward Only
Words containing -nk	Find the words in the list hidden in the puzzle below.	ANKLE, BANK, BLANKET, BLINK, BUNK, CHUNK, DRINK, PINK, SKUNK, STINK, THANK, THINK	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
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