Printable Word Puzzles

Printable Word Puzzles for Kids

Looking to get your kids busy? Download and print these printable puzzles for kids. These puzzles are fun, educational, and interactive where they have fun while working on their vocabulary, fine motor, visual motor, and concentration skills.

Download and print any printable puzzle like Crossword, Cryptogram, Mazes, Word Scramble, or Word Search. Teachers and homeschooling parents can use these printable puzzles in their classroom or at home.

There are many different types of word puzzles, including Crosswords, Word Searches, and Word Scrambles.

Recommended: Check out our Printable Puzzle Books Collection to download and print.

Also try these puzzle makers to make your own custom printable puzzles.

Need Help? To get started, check out these instructions, goals and rules for how to solve puzzles

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    Bones Word Search
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    Spring Animals Word Search
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    School is Out Cryptogram
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    Military Cryptogram
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    Chinese New Year Cryptogram
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    Candy Lovers Halloween Cryptogram
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    Winter Word Scramble
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    Vegetables Crossword
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    November Word Search
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    High Frequency Words Word Search
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    Communication Word Search
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    Mystery Word Search
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    Winter Season Crossword
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    Winter Weather Crossword
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    Ice Hockey Crossword
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    Christmas Foods Crossword
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    Christmas Holiday Season Crossword
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    Holiday Word Search
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    Winter Crossword
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    Candy Cane Cryptogram

Types of Word Puzzles

There are many different types of word puzzles, including Crosswords, Word Searches, Cryptogram and Word Scrambles.

  • Crosswords are a type of puzzle in which players must find a list of words in a grid. The words may be hidden in any direction, including backward and diagonally.
  • Word Searches are puzzles in which players must find all of the words in a list that are hidden inside a grid.
  • Word Scrambles involve putting a list of words into a random order. Players have to find the correct word.
  • Cryptograms consist of a short piece of encrypted text where the cipher is used to encrypt the text.

All of these puzzles can be solved by using tips that help players look for patterns. For example, repeating letters can be a clue that two words are near each other on the grid.

Word puzzles are great fun to play at home or in school with paper and pencil, but there are also lots of word puzzles online.