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French Word Search
Free French word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Hello in French
8 words to find
- BONJOUR
- SALUT
- MERCI
- OUI
- NON
- AU REVOIR
- BONSOIR
- BONNE NUIT
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 French 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 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. The words are in French, with themes such as Hello in French, Foods, Verbs and French Culture. 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 French 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 French word searches
French teachers can use them as a vocabulary warm-up or a sub-day activity, and homeschool families can pair one with a lesson on colors or numbers. Adult learners and travelers can try the foods and places before a trip to France. Accents are left off so the words fit the grid. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own French word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these french words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about French word search
Every French 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.
Accents and cedillas are dropped so every word fits the grid with plain letters, so FEVRIER stands for février and ECOLE for école. The spelling is otherwise standard French.
Start with Hello in French, Colors in French and Numbers in French. They use words like BONJOUR, ROUGE and TROIS in 10 by 10 grids with words only across and down.
The hard puzzles use words an intermediate learner or a traveler knows: verbs like PARLER and MANGER, French cities, dishes such as ratatouille and quiche, and landmarks like the Tour Eiffel and Versailles.
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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