Pirates word search
Ships, treasure and the language of the sea.
13 by 13, words also run on the diagonal. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter.
Find these words
- AHOY
- ANCHOR
- BANDANA
- BARREL
- BONES
- CAPTAIN
- COVE
- GALLEON
- PARROT
- PLANK
- REEF
- SKULL
- STORM
- SWORD
- TREASURE
- WAVE
About this puzzle
Ships, treasure and the language of the sea.
A good way to use it
Print one for a pirate-themed party. Kids find the words, then use the map for a treasure hunt.
Print the Pirates 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.
The Pirates word list
All 39 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.
- AHOY
- ANCHOR
- BANDANA
- BARREL
- BONES
- BOUNTY
- BURIED
- CANNON
- CAPTAIN
- CHEST
- COINS
- COVE
- CREW
- CUTLASS
- DECK
- EYEPATCH
- FLAG
- GALLEON
- GOLD
- HOOK
- ISLAND
- JEWELS
- LOOKOUT
- MAP
- MAST
- MATEY
- PARROT
- PIRATE
- PLANK
- REEF
- RUM
- SAIL
- SEA
- SHIP
- SKULL
- STORM
- SWORD
- TREASURE
- WAVE
SEEK: word search with a hidden word
SEEK is our daily word search. Find the listed words, and the leftover letters spell a hidden word. About four minutes.
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Questions
Is the Pirates 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 Pirates word search?
The easy puzzle hides 10 words, medium hides 16 and hard hides 22. They are picked from a list of 39 Pirates words, so New puzzle gives you a different mix each time.
What is the longest word on this list?
Eyepatch, at 8 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.