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
oak maple pine birch willow palm elm fir cedar spruce redwood walnut chestnut beech apple cherry aspen sycamore cypress hickory
Names of twenty trees, such as oak, maple, pine, birch and willow, up to tall ones like redwood. There are 20 words and 108 letters to find. The longest words are "chestnut" and "sycamore", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses G, J, Q, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 3 | oak elm fir |
| 4 letters | 2 | pine palm |
| 5 letters | 6 | maple birch cedar beech apple aspen |
| 6 letters | 4 | willow spruce walnut cherry |
| 7 letters | 3 | redwood cypress hickory |
| 8 letters | 2 | chestnut sycamore |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: oak, maple, pine, birch, palm, elm, fir, cedar, beech and apple. 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. Chestnut, sycamore and redwood take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for cedar, chestnut, cherry and cypress.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: willow, redwood, beech, apple, cherry and cypress.
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.
Take it along on a walk in the park, or use it in fall when the leaves come down. Check off each tree you have seen in real life, then draw the leaf of one of them on the back.
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 trees word search?
Oak, maple, pine, birch, willow, palm, elm, fir, cedar, spruce, redwood, walnut, chestnut, beech, apple, cherry, aspen, sycamore, cypress and hickory.
Is there an easier trees word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with oak, maple, pine, birch, palm, elm, fir, cedar, beech and apple. 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 trees word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.