Hard · Word search

Hard Word Search

Name:Hard Word SearchQMQUBJEBECNETSIXELNDYXAMTMRFQMKGWRHYTHMYEADPQTIYCAMOUFLAGEPLCCLRCNAACKQHOARAHPVENUOKEENCVAGUARANTEETEQHFFCNWQBRSRWEGHEAIIMSNESOEZUQCDJYLCFMNCIEXVEIMCOATUFENUURISSRWXRTQKECIEAAWIHOFNCHWBOSVHLSCNRENECEEOHTPVUEVJMNSETNRELFDCISJLLUJHECVAEATURRPREQZSFQIRMEDLRTNMBRYJVUBDCERNSOLLEYUCIORNOOZGRUXRMIIUDVFVEMXEUBOACFEMMAOQDPIHLNDBSARCAPOWIHSWWLETKYEKGCOMECQSLGOGEPAOXBDPHKHGCOOICIZGSVTDCQMYVRUAFNSAMYEETARAPESFind these wordsACCOMMODATEACQUAINTANCEBUREAUCRACYCAMOUFLAGECONSCIENCEDEFINITELYEXISTENCEFLUORESCENTGUARANTEEHIERARCHYJEWELRYLIAISONMILLENNIUMMISCHIEVOUSNECESSARYOCCURRENCEPERSEVERANCEPHARAOHPRIVILEGEQUESTIONNAIRERHYTHMSEPARATESILHOUETTETHRESHOLD

A hard word search with the biggest grid and every direction on: twenty-four words people often misspell, such as accommodate, rhythm and mischievous. Double letters and silent ones make them easy to miss, even when you are looking straight at them.

One per line, or separated by commas. 24 words hidden

Grid size

20 × 20 letters.

Difficulty

Words go every way, backwards too.

Paper
More optionsCAPITALS, regular print
Letters
For a classOne puzzle, answer keys

Same words, a new grid on each: one per student, so neighbors cannot copy.

One per line. Each name gets its own puzzle with the name filled in. Names stay in this browser: they are not added to the link or saved.

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2 pages: puzzle, then answer key

Words in this puzzle

  • accommodate
  • acquaintance
  • bureaucracy
  • camouflage
  • conscience
  • definitely
  • existence
  • fluorescent
  • guarantee
  • hierarchy
  • jewelry
  • liaison
  • millennium
  • mischievous
  • necessary
  • occurrence
  • perseverance
  • pharaoh
  • privilege
  • questionnaire
  • rhythm
  • separate
  • silhouette
  • threshold

Every word can be changed in the box above before you print.

Ideas for using it

  • Time yourself, then try again with Mix again for a new layout of the same words.
  • For older students, ask them to write each word correctly from memory after finding it.
  • Make it even harder by turning off the answer key until the end of the week.
Hard Word Search: printable puzzle with 24 words to find, from a free word search maker

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