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
cheese crust sauce dough slice tomato pepperoni mushroom peppers onion oven basil bacon pineapple ham spinach garlic topping mozzarella oregano
Pizza words, from crust, sauce, dough and cheese to toppings like mushroom, pepperoni, pineapple and basil. There are 20 words and 124 letters to find. The longest word is "mozzarella", at 10 letters. No word on the list uses F, J, K, Q, W, X and Y.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | ham |
| 4 letters | 1 | oven |
| 5 letters | 7 | crust sauce dough slice onion basil bacon |
| 6 letters | 3 | cheese tomato garlic |
| 7 letters | 4 | peppers spinach topping oregano |
| 8 letters | 1 | mushroom |
| 9 letters | 2 | pepperoni pineapple |
| 10 letters | 1 | mozzarella |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: cheese, crust, sauce, dough, slice, onion, oven, basil, bacon and ham. 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. Mozzarella, pepperoni and pineapple take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 3 words start with O. When you find an O, check it for onion, oven and oregano.
- 3 words start with P. When you find a P, check it for pepperoni, peppers and pineapple.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: cheese, pepperoni, mushroom, peppers, pineapple, topping and mozzarella.
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.
Hand it out at a pizza party or while the pizza is in the oven on a Friday night. Draw a big round pizza on the back, add every topping you found, then divide it into slices with pencil lines.
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 pizza word search?
Cheese, crust, sauce, dough, slice, tomato, pepperoni, mushroom, peppers, onion, oven, basil, bacon, pineapple, ham, spinach, garlic, topping, mozzarella and oregano.
Is there an easier pizza word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with cheese, crust, sauce, dough, slice, onion, oven, basil, bacon and ham. 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 pizza word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.