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Digestive System Word Search
Free Digestive System word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Mouth Matters
8 words to find
- MOUTH
- TEETH
- TONGUE
- SWALLOW
- CHEW
- BITE
- SALIVA
- TASTE
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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12 printable Digestive System word search puzzles
twelve puzzles in three levels: easy 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, hard 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Words cover the organs, enzymes, steps and science of digestion. Themes include Mouth Matters, Organs of Digestion, Steps of Digestion and Animal Digestion. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 12 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 4 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 4 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 4 puzzles
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How to use these Digestive System word searches
Use the easy puzzles as a warm-up before a human body unit, or send the Organs of Digestion grid home as science review. Homeschool families can pair a puzzle with a body diagram, and nursing and health students can use the medical terms and tissue grids for vocabulary practice. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Digestive System word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these digestive system words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Digestive System word search
Every Digestive System 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 12 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
These are vocabulary puzzles built from words used in biology and health classes. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian about any digestive problem or diet question.
Peristalsis is the wave of muscle contractions that moves food along the digestive tract. The word is hidden in the medium puzzle Steps of Digestion, together with bolus, chyme, ingestion and absorption.
Organs of Digestion and Steps of Digestion both have twelve words in a 13 by 13 grid with diagonals. Enzymes and Juices adds amylase, pepsin and lipase for students who are ready for more.
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.
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