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
please thanks share kind smile hug care gentle polite welcome sorry friend listen giving patient thankful caring manners cheer help
Twenty kind words and good manners sit in this list, such as please, thanks, share, gentle and welcome. There are 20 words and 112 letters to find. The longest word is "thankful", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses B, J, Q, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | hug |
| 4 letters | 3 | kind care help |
| 5 letters | 4 | share smile sorry cheer |
| 6 letters | 8 | please thanks gentle polite friend listen giving caring |
| 7 letters | 3 | welcome patient manners |
| 8 letters | 1 | thankful |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: please, thanks, share, kind, smile, hug, care, sorry, cheer and help. None has more than 6 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. Thankful, welcome and patient take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 3 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for care, caring and cheer.
- 3 words start with P. When you find a P, check it for please, polite and patient.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: sorry, manners and cheer.
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.
It suits a class kindness week or a quiet talk about manners after dinner. Circle a word, then say it to someone in the room before you look for the next one.
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 kindness word search?
Please, thanks, share, kind, smile, hug, care, gentle, polite, welcome, sorry, friend, listen, giving, patient, thankful, caring, manners, cheer and help.
Is there an easier kindness word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with please, thanks, share, kind, smile, hug, care, sorry, cheer and help. 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 kindness word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.