Things that go Word Search
- BARGE
- BIKE
- AMBULANCE
- HOVERCRAFT
- YACHT
- MINIBUS
- CARAVAN
- KAYAK
- DIGGER
- CANOE
- PLANE
- TAXI
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Things that go Word Search, Answer Key
- BARGE
- BIKE
- AMBULANCE
- HOVERCRAFT
- YACHT
- MINIBUS
- CARAVAN
- KAYAK
- DIGGER
- CANOE
- PLANE
- TAXI
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Four sheets, each with a different job. Every one is a two-page PDF, the puzzle, then the answer key on its own page.
Vehicles are reliably popular with younger children and the words are mostly short, so this places well in a small grid. It is a good first theme for a child who has not done a word search before.
The list spans all four ways of travelling, so the finished sheet supports an easy sorting question: which of these go on water? That extends a two-minute activity into something more.
Vehicle words are reliably popular with younger children and cover a useful spread of lengths, from bus and van up to helicopter and submarine.
This one travels. A sheet built from what you might pass on the way is a better distraction than a generic list, and takes a minute to put together before you leave.
Common questions
What suits a long car journey?
The large-print sheet, which uses CAR, BUS, TRAIN, PLANE, BOAT, TRUCK and BIKE. Nearly all of it can be spotted through the window as well as on the page, which buys considerably more than the ten minutes the puzzle takes.
Which words are the hardest to place in a small grid?
HELICOPTER, HOVERCRAFT and MOTORBIKE are ten letters and over, and they need the larger grids. That is why they sit on the more-words and challenge sheets, where seventeen squares gives them somewhere to go without squeezing everything else.
How many words can I use?
Up to twenty-five. Ten to fifteen is comfortable for most grids. If you add more than the grid can hold, the tool tells you which words did not fit rather than silently leaving them out.
Why did one of my words not fit?
Either it is longer than the grid is wide, or the grid filled up before it could be placed. Try the next size up, remove a word, or press New puzzle for a different arrangement, a word that fails one layout often places fine in the next.
Can I make it easier for younger children?
Yes. Set difficulty to Easy so words only run left to right and top to bottom, and use a 10 by 10 grid with five to eight short words. That combination is manageable for most children who can read the words on the list.
Is there an answer key?
Always, and it prints on its own page so you can hand out the puzzle without it. Each answer is marked directly on a copy of the grid.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no email, and no watermark on the printed sheet. Puzzles are built in your browser, so your word list never reaches us.
Can I use these puzzles in my classroom?
Yes, use them with your class, your family, your club, or your care home, and print as many copies as you need. The one thing we ask is that you do not resell the sheets themselves.
Want to know when new printables go up?
New printables when they go up, mostly seasonal, a few times a year.