12 puzzles · all free to play and print
Fish Word Search
Free Fish word search puzzles to print or play online.
Play online or print
Pet Fish
8 words to find
- GOLDFISH
- GUPPY
- BETTA
- TETRA
- ANGELFISH
- MOLLY
- TANK
- FLAKES
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 Fish word search puzzles
twelve puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include Pet Fish, Coral Reef, Sharks and Rays and Deep Sea Fish. 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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You do not need it: every Fish puzzle above is free to play and to download one by one. The booklet is only for printing them all at once, a 26-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 Fish word searches
Place a puzzle by the class aquarium, use one as a warm-up before a trip to an aquarium or a fishing day, or print a few for a pet store event. Scout groups, grandparents and anglers waiting out a slow bite can work the medium and hard grids. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Fish word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these fish words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Fish word search
Every Fish 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.
Sharks and rays are fish with skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. The medium puzzle Sharks and Rays hides species such as hammerhead, stingray and manta ray.
Try Pet Fish at easy level. It has goldfish, guppy, betta, tetra and tank in a 10 by 10 grid, with all eight words placed across or down.
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.