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Bugs, beetles and the other six-legged creatures of the garden and the forest.

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Find these words

  • APHID
  • BEETLE
  • CICADA
  • COCOON
  • EARWIG
  • FIREFLY
  • HIVE
  • HORNET
  • LACEWING
  • LADYBUG
  • LARVA
  • TERMITE
  • TICK
  • WASP
  • WEEVIL
  • WINGS

About this puzzle

Bugs, beetles and the other six-legged creatures of the garden and the forest.

A good way to use it

Take the list into the yard with a magnifying glass. Kids count how many of the insects they can find.

Print the Insects word search

Each PDF is one US Letter page with a name line, the grid and the word list, plus an answer key on page 2. These are the exact puzzles shown above.

V T W G G M A R C SA H E L C T I C K SW O E Y I C M I J VI R V C C N N L I JN A I K A T Y D I DG X L P D C A A B LS T E N A B O N O AT E R M I T E T E RD F D H O R N E T VA R F I G E X O N A
Easy: 10 words10 by 10, words read left to right or top to bottom.Download PDF
T I C K C L A R V A O W GW J R H T D N S C G E U IT A N H A D W D N A O C HM E S C N T R I B C E A IC F I P E E W E E V I L VO C I G T E E T S G E E EC C A R C E F A I Y N A BO Y W A E V R W P R T S EO L L V F F R M I H G A EN E L T I A L T I N I T TO A H O E E P Y I T S D LE H O R N E T W O N E R EE T D L A D Y B U G R M N
Medium: 16 words13 by 13, words also run on the diagonal.Download PDF
Q L D H Z O T O U I P E O F B DG A C I O F I R E F L Y O S R FI U D A D R D I S H N E S L O LC Y B A T Y N C A T E B A T E ED X P Y C E T E N O U C I M T AR I H T D I R A T M E U U E G AA E I A C A C P K W Q R K R N EG L S N A M L D I S E C A A A SO T W O N E D N O L I A R Y T RN E S E T R G M E R L L T E M QF E N R E A M P C V E A T O N TL B O W N V M F R I I I R O S HY N U A N L I C I E M H E A T OI T W S A N I L E R R G T I N RC O N P E W A O E Z O F C L J AS G N I W D O T C X R K E B C X
Hard: 22 words16 by 16, words run in all eight directions, backward too.Download PDF

The Insects word list

All 36 words the puzzles draw from. Easy puzzles use the shorter ones; hard puzzles reach for the longest. Want your own list? Open these words in the word search maker.

  • ANT
  • ANTENNAE
  • APHID
  • BEE
  • BEETLE
  • BUTTERFLY
  • CATERPILLAR
  • CICADA
  • COCOON
  • CRICKET
  • DRAGONFLY
  • EARWIG
  • FIREFLY
  • FLEA
  • FLY
  • GNAT
  • GRASSHOPPER
  • HIVE
  • HORNET
  • KATYDID
  • LACEWING
  • LADYBUG
  • LARVA
  • LOCUST
  • MANTIS
  • MOSQUITO
  • MOTH
  • PUPA
  • ROACH
  • SWARM
  • TERMITE
  • THORAX
  • TICK
  • WASP
  • WEEVIL
  • WINGS
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Questions

Is the Insects word search free to print?

Yes. Each level has a PDF with the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key and word list on page 2. There is nothing to sign up for. Print as many copies as you need for home or a classroom.

How many words are in the Insects word search?

The easy puzzle hides 10 words, medium hides 16 and hard hides 22. They are picked from a list of 36 Insects words, so New puzzle gives you a different mix each time.

What is the longest word on this list?

Caterpillar, at 11 letters. It is in the hard puzzle shown above.

Which level should I pick?

Easy is a 10 by 10 grid with words that run left to right or top to bottom, which suits ages 6 to 8. Medium is 13 by 13 and adds diagonals. Hard is 16 by 16 with backward words, for older kids and adults.