Big Print Word Search
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427 puzzles · 6 themes · 12 words in every grid, 8 in a Gentle one · always free, no account
The Fireplace Mantel
Andirons and a grate on the hearth, bellows at the tinder, a poker, the screen drawn across a crackle of embers.
Home & Comfort · 12 words · 12 × 12 grid
A different puzzle is featured each day. Nothing ever expires — every earlier puzzle stays right where you left it.
Home & Comfort
Newest 6 of 87
Kitchens, gardens, quilts and slow evenings: the small comforts of an ordinary good day.
The Laundry Line
Wash day in the back garden: pegs on the line, a basin of starch, good linen and socks hung out to dry.
Sunday Baking
A slow afternoon at the counter with an apron on, a bowl of batter, a warm oven and a timer ticking away.
On the Porch
A shady porch on a warm afternoon: a rocker, a swing, the railing and a broom leaning by the steps.
At the Kitchen Sink
Eight short words from the sink and the draining board: the kettle, the teapot, the sponge and the towel hung to dry.
The Fireplace Mantel
Andirons and a grate on the hearth, bellows at the tinder, a poker, the screen drawn across a crackle of embers.
The Attic
Up the attic stair under a bare bulb: dust motes in the gable window light, a stored trunk, old luggage, and a forgotten box by the rafters.
Hobbies
Newest 6 of 80
Knitting, baking, fishing, card games and the other pastimes people keep coming back to.
Coin Collecting
A magnifier over the mint mark: obverse and reverse checked for grading, a proof set and a silver dime in the coin album, and a rare date.
Calligraphy
A nib pen dipped in the inkwell: an italic hand kept true to the guideline, a fine upstroke, a flourish, gold ink, and a blotting pad.
Card Games
Hearts, clubs and diamonds dealt round the table: aces held back, pairs kept, and a trick taken with the last suit.
Antique Hunting
An estate sale at dawn and a flea market after: a maker's mark under the patina, a barn find, an attic find, and haggling over a brass lamp.
Cake Decorating
A crumb coat on the turntable, royal icing through a piping tip, fondant smoothed to a clean edge, and sugar flowers on a tiered cake.
Bonsai Trees
A juniper on a shallow tray: pruning, wiring, shaping the canopy, tweezers for the moss and the day you repot the roots.
Outdoors & Nature
Newest 6 of 77
Woods, water, weather and wildlife, for anyone happiest with a view out the window or a trail underfoot.
The Flower Bed
A small bed of spring colour, turned over with a spade: tulips, pansies, daisies and a hose coiled nearby.
Garden Flowers
Beds of roses, peony and dahlia with lupin at the back — stalks staked, buds opening and scent all down the path.
Fossil Hunting
Trilobite, ammonite and crinoid in shale at the quarry, with a rock pick, a brush, a split slab and field notes on sandstone.
The Redwood Forest
Coastal fog through a hushed grove of old growth: a tall trunk with deep bark furrow, a fern glade, needle duff, and one sun shaft.
The Great Smokies
Blue haze over a foggy ridge: a rail fence and a homestead at Cades Cove, a gristmill on the creek road, laurel, and a black bear.
The Grain Harvest
A combine works the wheat field at sunset, filling the grain truck by auger while chaff drifts past the silo and elevator.
Seasonal
Newest 6 of 81
Holidays and the turn of the year, for when you want a puzzle that matches the calendar.
Halloween Pumpkins
A porch full of carved pumpkins: the scooped seeds, the orange glow and the toothy grin waiting by the front step.
Trick or Treating
A big print word search about trick or treating night: doorbells, porch lights, pillowcases and a sidewalk full of little visitors.
The Candy Bowl
What ends up in the treat bag: licorice and taffy, a jawbreaker, bubble gum, mini bars, and the great candy swap on the living room floor.
Halloween Party Games
Apple bobbing and a mummy wrap, charades and a blindfold guessing round, ring toss for a party favor, and a scavenger list.
The Haunted House
Creaking shutters, a dusty attic and cobwebs on the chandelier. A free big print word search tour of the old haunted house.
The Witch's Brew
A black pot bubbling with herbs and a toadstool, a spellbook open, green smoke, a pointy hat, a broomstick, and a cackle.
Nostalgia
Newest 6 of 56
Drive-ins, soda fountains, front-porch summers — word lists drawn from the things you grew up with.
The Morning Post
The day's post arriving: a stamped letter in the mailbox, a pencil on the desk and a note left out to be answered.
A Walk to the Shops
A short walk along the row of shopfronts: an awning, a lit window, a bench on the corner and a basket to carry home.
The Fabric Store
Bolts of calico, gingham and flannel, yardage measured on the counter, notions and zippers, spools and trimmings.
Old Photographs
A box of sepia prints: posed faces, framed photos gone glossy at the corner and a little faded with the years.
The Bakery Window
A warm smell out the door and the morning batch in the glass case: a crusty loaf, a sticky bun, a frosted cake, and a baker's dozen in a white box.
Black and White Film
Reels running in a dark room: rows of seats facing the screen, a silent scene flickering, one star per studio.
Travel
Newest 6 of 46
Road trips, train windows and postcard places — the packing list and the arrival.
At the Seaside
An easy hour by the water: a pebble underfoot, a gull overhead, the tide coming in and a rowboat tied at the pier.
Savannah Squares
Spanish moss on a live oak over a fountain park: an iron balcony above the cobble lane, a praline shop, and a carriage ride at dusk.
Bavarian Villages
Timbered gables and frescoes, geraniums at every window, a maypole and steeples, cowbells on the alpine slope, pretzels.
Santa Fe Adobe
An adobe wall with viga beams and a blue door, a chile ristra hung to dry, a clay oven in the plaza, and pinon smoke on high desert air.
Prague Old Town
Spires and red roofs over the old square: a clock tower and a gothic arch, cobblestone underfoot, a tram line, and night lamps below castle hill.
Back Roads in October
Foliage over a winding lane, a red barn and hay bales, an old bridge, a farm stand and a cider sign along the gravel road.
How to play
- Look for the listed words hidden in the letter grid — twelve of them in a regular puzzle, eight in a gentle one.
- Words run left to right or right to left, downward, and along any diagonal.
- Press and drag across a word with your mouse or finger to select it. On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys and press Enter to start and finish a selection.
- Found words stay highlighted, so you can always see what’s left. Clear the list and the puzzle is done.
Letters too small? Use the A / A+ / A++ buttons above any puzzle to step the whole grid up in size. The setting is remembered for next time.
Rather use pencil and paper?
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