18 puzzles · all free to play and print
Birthday Word Search
Free Birthday word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Party Time
8 words to find
- CAKE
- BALLOON
- PARTY
- GIFT
- CANDLE
- HAT
- GAMES
- FUN
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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18 printable Birthday word search puzzles
eighteen puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. The themes include party time, birthday food, party games, cake decorating, zodiac signs, birthstones and birthday customs around the world. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 18 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 6 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 6 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 6 puzzles
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You do not need it: every Birthday puzzle above is free to play and to download one by one. The booklet is only for printing them all at once, a 38-page PDF with a cover, a contents page and the answer keys at the back. Buying it also keeps this site free for everyone.
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How to use these Birthday word searches
Hand an easy puzzle to guests as they arrive at a kids' party, or put a stack on the table while the cake is cut. Parents can print a few for a sleepover.. Activity staff at care homes can use the larger grids for a birthday afternoon. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Birthday word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these birthday words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Birthday word search
Every Birthday puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 18 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Party Time, Birthday Food and Party Games are easy 10 by 10 puzzles with words like CAKE, BALLOON and PINATA. For ages 8 to 12, the medium Kids' Party puzzle adds MAGICIAN, SLEEPOVER and ARCADE.
The medium puzzles Birthstones and Zodiac Signs each hide twelve words, one for every month or sign. Birthstones uses the standard modern list, from GARNET in January to TURQUOISE in December.
Milestone Birthdays covers SWEET SIXTEEN, QUINCEANERA, BAR MITZVAH and RETIREMENT, and the hard puzzles Happy Returns and Birthday Customs suit adults who like a longer search.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
Print as many copies as you need for your home, classroom, church group or care home. Please link to this page instead of uploading the files elsewhere.