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
root stem leaf flower seed petal bud fruit branch trunk bark sprout stalk bulb pollen sunlight water soil air rain
The parts of a plant, like root, stem, leaf and petal, and what a plant needs, like water, soil, air and sunlight. There are 20 words and 95 letters to find. The longest word is "sunlight", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, V, X, Y and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | bud air |
| 4 letters | 8 | root stem leaf seed bark bulb soil rain |
| 5 letters | 5 | petal fruit trunk stalk water |
| 6 letters | 4 | flower branch sprout pollen |
| 8 letters | 1 | sunlight |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: root, stem, leaf, seed, bud, bark, bulb, soil, air and rain. None has more than 4 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. Sunlight, flower and branch take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 6 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for stem, seed, sprout, stalk, sunlight and soil.
- 4 words start with B. When you find a B, check it for bud, branch, bark and bulb.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: root, seed and pollen.
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 week a bean is sprouting in a cup on the classroom windowsill. Draw one big plant on the back and label it with every part you found in the puzzle.
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 plants word search?
Root, stem, leaf, flower, seed, petal, bud, fruit, branch, trunk, bark, sprout, stalk, bulb, pollen, sunlight, water, soil, air and rain.
Is there an easier plants word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with root, stem, leaf, seed, bud, bark, bulb, soil, air and rain. 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 plants word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.