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
mom mother love hugs flowers card heart gift family smile thanks kind care breakfast bouquet grandma tulips cuddle special may
A list about mom and the second Sunday in May, with hugs, flowers, a card, a bouquet and breakfast. There are 20 words and 107 letters to find. The longest word is "breakfast", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses J, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | mom may |
| 4 letters | 6 | love hugs card gift kind care |
| 5 letters | 2 | heart smile |
| 6 letters | 5 | mother family thanks tulips cuddle |
| 7 letters | 4 | flowers bouquet grandma special |
| 9 letters | 1 | breakfast |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: mom, love, hugs, card, heart, gift, smile, kind, care and may. 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. Breakfast, flowers and bouquet 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, care and cuddle.
- 3 words start with M. When you find an M, check it for mom, mother and may.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: cuddle.
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.
Solve it together on the morning itself, or slip it quietly under her cup as a surprise. Fold the finished sheet in half like a card, draw tulips on the front and write a thank you note to mom inside.
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 Mother's Day word search?
Mom, mother, love, hugs, flowers, card, heart, gift, family, smile, thanks, kind, care, breakfast, bouquet, grandma, tulips, cuddle, special and may.
Is there an easier Mother's Day word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with mom, love, hugs, card, heart, gift, smile, kind, care and may. 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 Mother's Day word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.