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
book read story shelf page author quiet card lend return librarian novel cover chapter fiction picture poem magazine series atlas
Words from a trip to the library, such as book, shelf, author, chapter, atlas, return and librarian. There are 20 words and 110 letters to find. The longest word is "librarian", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses J, W and X.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | 6 | book read page card lend poem |
| 5 letters | 6 | story shelf quiet novel cover atlas |
| 6 letters | 3 | author return series |
| 7 letters | 3 | chapter fiction picture |
| 8 letters | 1 | magazine |
| 9 letters | 1 | librarian |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: book, read, story, shelf, page, quiet, card, lend, novel and poem. 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. Librarian, magazine and chapter 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 card, cover and chapter.
- 3 words start with P. When you find a P, check it for page, picture and poem.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: book.
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 fits the day before a library visit or the wait while a grown up picks books. Take the sheet to the library and find one real thing for each word, starting with a cover and an author.
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 library word search?
Book, read, story, shelf, page, author, quiet, card, lend, return, librarian, novel, cover, chapter, fiction, picture, poem, magazine, series and atlas.
Is there an easier library word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with book, read, story, shelf, page, quiet, card, lend, novel and poem. 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 library word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.