Shapes word search
Flat shapes and solid shapes, from the circle to the dodecahedron.
13 by 13, words also run on the diagonal. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter.
Find these words
- ANGLE
- ARROW
- CIRCLE
- CONE
- CRESCENT
- DECAGON
- DIAMOND
- EDGE
- FACE
- HEART
- LINE
- RHOMBUS
- SIDE
- STAR
- TORUS
- VERTEX
About this puzzle
Flat shapes and solid shapes, from the circle to the dodecahedron.
A good way to use it
Pair it with a shape hunt around the classroom. Kids find real objects that match each word.
Print the Shapes 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 Shapes 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.
- ANGLE
- ARROW
- CIRCLE
- CONE
- CORNER
- CRESCENT
- CROSS
- CUBE
- CUBOID
- CURVE
- CYLINDER
- DECAGON
- DIAMOND
- EDGE
- ELLIPSE
- FACE
- HEART
- HEPTAGON
- HEXAGON
- KITE
- LINE
- OCTAGON
- OVAL
- PENTAGON
- POINT
- POLYGON
- PRISM
- PYRAMID
- RECTANGLE
- RHOMBUS
- SIDE
- SPHERE
- SPIRAL
- SQUARE
- STAR
- TORUS
- TRAPEZOID
- TRIANGLE
- VERTEX
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.
Play SEEKMore word searches
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Questions
Is the Shapes 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 Shapes word search?
The easy puzzle hides 10 words, medium hides 16 and hard hides 22. They are picked from a list of 39 Shapes words, so New puzzle gives you a different mix each time.
What is the longest word on this list?
Rectangle, at 9 letters. It does not appear in the three puzzles shown above, but New puzzle can pick it, on the levels with room for a word that long.
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.