20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
seed soil plant water flower dig grow hose rake shovel worm sprout fence gloves bloom sunshine trowel compost ladybug harvest
Garden things you can see and use, such as seed, soil, hose, rake and trowel, with a worm and a ladybug too. There are 20 words and 106 letters to find. The longest word is "sunshine", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | dig |
| 4 letters | 6 | seed soil grow hose rake worm |
| 5 letters | 4 | plant water fence bloom |
| 6 letters | 5 | flower shovel sprout gloves trowel |
| 7 letters | 3 | compost ladybug harvest |
| 8 letters | 1 | sunshine |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: seed, soil, plant, water, dig, grow, hose, rake, worm and fence. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Sunshine, compost and ladybug take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 5 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for seed, soil, shovel, sprout and sunshine.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: seed and bloom.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
A good one for planting day in spring, or a rainy afternoon when the garden is too wet. Circle the tools in brown and the living things in green, then count which group has more.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the garden word search?
Seed, soil, plant, water, flower, dig, grow, hose, rake, shovel, worm, sprout, fence, gloves, bloom, sunshine, trowel, compost, ladybug and harvest.
Is there an easier garden word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with seed, soil, plant, water, dig, grow, hose, rake, worm and fence. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the garden word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.