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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  • Verbs Word Search
    Verbs Word Search
  • Remembrance Day Word Search
    Remembrance Day Word Search
  • Dinosaur Crossword
    Dinosaur Crossword
  • November Word Search
    November Word Search
  • Thanksgiving Word Scramble
    Thanksgiving Word Scramble
  • Personal Hygiene Word Search
    Personal Hygiene Word Search
  • Hello November Cryptogram
    Hello November Cryptogram
  • Animal Habitats Word Search
    Animal Habitats Word Search
  • Emotions Word Search
    Emotions Word Search
  • Light and Sound Word Search
    Light and Sound Word Search
  • Birds Word Search
    Birds Word Search
  • Dog Training Word Search
    Dog Training Word Search
  • Spring Cryptogram
    Spring Cryptogram
  • The Beauty of Numbers Cryptogram
    The Beauty of Numbers Cryptogram
  • Candy Lovers Halloween Cryptogram
    Candy Lovers Halloween Cryptogram
  • Farm Cryptogram
    Farm Cryptogram
  • Thanksgiving Cryptogram
    Thanksgiving Cryptogram
  • Fall Word Scramble
    Fall Word Scramble
  • Music Cryptogram
    Music Cryptogram
  • Mystery Pizza Toppings Cryptogram
    Mystery Pizza Toppings Cryptogram
  • Fall Cryptogram
    Fall 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.