Penguin Word Search

Three penguin puzzles, from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy8 × 8 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 16 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Penguin Word Search, easy level: 8 by 8 letter grid
E	C	T	S	O	T	A	I
T	H	S	V	A	D	E	C
M	I	N	P	I	R	G	E
D	C	O	L	D	N	T	F
S	K	W	R	E	G	T	E
W	O	E	G	G	D	O	A
I	A	A	W	I	N	G	S
M	A	F	I	S	H	N	T

Find these 8 words

CHICK
COLD
EGG
FISH
ICE
SNOW
SWIM
WING

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Penguin Word Search, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
L	S	A	C	O	L	O	N	Y	G	N	N
T	F	E	N	L	T	H	H	L	S	A	F
E	P	U	E	T	N	R	U	O	I	L	L
S	Q	U	I	D	A	O	S	D	I	O	I
C	I	C	E	B	E	R	G	L	D	N	P
P	T	L	Y	A	E	R	C	T	N	L	P
T	A	M	H	H	O	K	W	T	I	C	E
D	D	R	T	R	A	R	A	F	I	E	R
D	L	A	E	X	I	I	D	A	D	C	S
R	E	P	K	N	E	L	D	I	A	E	A
F	M	S	W	I	T	L	L	T	D	I	S
E	O	N	Y	I	N	S	E	A	E	T	Y

Find these 12 words

ANTARCTICA
COLONY
EMPEROR
FEATHERS
FLIPPERS
HUDDLE
ICEBERG
KRILL
PARENTS
SLIDE
SQUID
WADDLE

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Penguin Word Search, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
P	O	E	I	E	L	V	G	E	N	T	O	O	F	E
I	E	M	S	I	I	L	E	O	M	I	N	T	O	G
I	O	N	T	G	A	L	A	P	A	G	O	S	O	N
M	E	N	G	C	O	I	E	A	S	B	B	T	R	I
E	D	L	I	U	S	N	I	D	O	S	T	E	P	T
C	H	E	T	E	I	X	I	G	A	T	P	A	R	N
H	R	R	S	L	L	N	G	M	D	P	I	E	E	U
I	E	B	A	G	T	A	C	D	O	V	M	E	T	H
N	A	E	C	O	N	R	E	H	T	U	O	S	A	R
S	R	O	Y	I	S	I	K	I	I	D	M	T	W	E
T	E	V	N	N	H	C	M	I	I	C	T	U	H	B
R	F	G	A	E	O	N	E	M	H	B	K	X	N	B
A	I	N	O	R	A	C	A	M	I	I	O	E	U	U
P	A	W	W	M	M	D	T	S	H	W	H	D	G	L
D	I	I	N	C	U	B	A	T	E	G	S	O	T	B

Find these 16 words

ADELIE
BLUBBER
CHINSTRAP
GALAPAGOS
GENTOO
GLACIER
HUNTING
INCUBATE
MACARONI
PENGUIN CHICK
ROCKHOPPER
SOUTHERN OCEAN
SWIMMING
TOBOGGANING
TUXEDO
WATERPROOF

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About these word searches

These penguin word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Egg, Ice and Cold in an 8 × 8 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 16 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, a morning work sheet or a vocabulary warm-up before a theme lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in US Letter or A4, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer key. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger kids on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer key on a separate sheet for self-checking.
Color in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

E	C	T	S	O	T	A	I
T	H	S	V	A	D	E	C
M	I	N	P	I	R	G	E
D	C	O	L	D	N	T	F
S	K	W	R	E	G	T	E
W	O	E	G	G	D	O	A
I	A	A	W	I	N	G	S
M	A	F	I	S	H	N	T

L	S	A	C	O	L	O	N	Y	G	N	N
T	F	E	N	L	T	H	H	L	S	A	F
E	P	U	E	T	N	R	U	O	I	L	L
S	Q	U	I	D	A	O	S	D	I	O	I
C	I	C	E	B	E	R	G	L	D	N	P
P	T	L	Y	A	E	R	C	T	N	L	P
T	A	M	H	H	O	K	W	T	I	C	E
D	D	R	T	R	A	R	A	F	I	E	R
D	L	A	E	X	I	I	D	A	D	C	S
R	E	P	K	N	E	L	D	I	A	E	A
F	M	S	W	I	T	L	L	T	D	I	S
E	O	N	Y	I	N	S	E	A	E	T	Y

P	O	E	I	E	L	V	G	E	N	T	O	O	F	E
I	E	M	S	I	I	L	E	O	M	I	N	T	O	G
I	O	N	T	G	A	L	A	P	A	G	O	S	O	N
M	E	N	G	C	O	I	E	A	S	B	B	T	R	I
E	D	L	I	U	S	N	I	D	O	S	T	E	P	T
C	H	E	T	E	I	X	I	G	A	T	P	A	R	N
H	R	R	S	L	L	N	G	M	D	P	I	E	E	U
I	E	B	A	G	T	A	C	D	O	V	M	E	T	H
N	A	E	C	O	N	R	E	H	T	U	O	S	A	R
S	R	O	Y	I	S	I	K	I	I	D	M	T	W	E
T	E	V	N	N	H	C	M	I	I	C	T	U	H	B
R	F	G	A	E	O	N	E	M	H	B	K	X	N	B
A	I	N	O	R	A	C	A	M	I	I	O	E	U	U
P	A	W	W	M	M	D	T	S	H	W	H	D	G	L
D	I	I	N	C	U	B	A	T	E	G	S	O	T	B

E	C	T	S	O	T	A	I
T	H	S	V	A	D	E	C
M	I	N	P	I	R	G	E
D	C	O	L	D	N	T	F
S	K	W	R	E	G	T	E
W	O	E	G	G	D	O	A
I	A	A	W	I	N	G	S
M	A	F	I	S	H	N	T

L	S	A	C	O	L	O	N	Y	G	N	N
T	F	E	N	L	T	H	H	L	S	A	F
E	P	U	E	T	N	R	U	O	I	L	L
S	Q	U	I	D	A	O	S	D	I	O	I
C	I	C	E	B	E	R	G	L	D	N	P
P	T	L	Y	A	E	R	C	T	N	L	P
T	A	M	H	H	O	K	W	T	I	C	E
D	D	R	T	R	A	R	A	F	I	E	R
D	L	A	E	X	I	I	D	A	D	C	S
R	E	P	K	N	E	L	D	I	A	E	A
F	M	S	W	I	T	L	L	T	D	I	S
E	O	N	Y	I	N	S	E	A	E	T	Y

P	O	E	I	E	L	V	G	E	N	T	O	O	F	E
I	E	M	S	I	I	L	E	O	M	I	N	T	O	G
I	O	N	T	G	A	L	A	P	A	G	O	S	O	N
M	E	N	G	C	O	I	E	A	S	B	B	T	R	I
E	D	L	I	U	S	N	I	D	O	S	T	E	P	T
C	H	E	T	E	I	X	I	G	A	T	P	A	R	N
H	R	R	S	L	L	N	G	M	D	P	I	E	E	U
I	E	B	A	G	T	A	C	D	O	V	M	E	T	H
N	A	E	C	O	N	R	E	H	T	U	O	S	A	R
S	R	O	Y	I	S	I	K	I	I	D	M	T	W	E
T	E	V	N	N	H	C	M	I	I	C	T	U	H	B
R	F	G	A	E	O	N	E	M	H	B	K	X	N	B
A	I	N	O	R	A	C	A	M	I	I	O	E	U	U
P	A	W	W	M	M	D	T	S	H	W	H	D	G	L
D	I	I	N	C	U	B	A	T	E	G	S	O	T	B

Penguin Word Search

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 16 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

E	C	T	S	O	T	A	I
T	H	S	V	A	D	E	C
M	I	N	P	I	R	G	E
D	C	O	L	D	N	T	F
S	K	W	R	E	G	T	E
W	O	E	G	G	D	O	A
I	A	A	W	I	N	G	S
M	A	F	I	S	H	N	T

L	S	A	C	O	L	O	N	Y	G	N	N
T	F	E	N	L	T	H	H	L	S	A	F
E	P	U	E	T	N	R	U	O	I	L	L
S	Q	U	I	D	A	O	S	D	I	O	I
C	I	C	E	B	E	R	G	L	D	N	P
P	T	L	Y	A	E	R	C	T	N	L	P
T	A	M	H	H	O	K	W	T	I	C	E
D	D	R	T	R	A	R	A	F	I	E	R
D	L	A	E	X	I	I	D	A	D	C	S
R	E	P	K	N	E	L	D	I	A	E	A
F	M	S	W	I	T	L	L	T	D	I	S
E	O	N	Y	I	N	S	E	A	E	T	Y

P	O	E	I	E	L	V	G	E	N	T	O	O	F	E
I	E	M	S	I	I	L	E	O	M	I	N	T	O	G
I	O	N	T	G	A	L	A	P	A	G	O	S	O	N
M	E	N	G	C	O	I	E	A	S	B	B	T	R	I
E	D	L	I	U	S	N	I	D	O	S	T	E	P	T
C	H	E	T	E	I	X	I	G	A	T	P	A	R	N
H	R	R	S	L	L	N	G	M	D	P	I	E	E	U
I	E	B	A	G	T	A	C	D	O	V	M	E	T	H
N	A	E	C	O	N	R	E	H	T	U	O	S	A	R
S	R	O	Y	I	S	I	K	I	I	D	M	T	W	E
T	E	V	N	N	H	C	M	I	I	C	T	U	H	B
R	F	G	A	E	O	N	E	M	H	B	K	X	N	B
A	I	N	O	R	A	C	A	M	I	I	O	E	U	U
P	A	W	W	M	M	D	T	S	H	W	H	D	G	L
D	I	I	N	C	U	B	A	T	E	G	S	O	T	B