12 puzzles · all free to play and print
Fruit of the Spirit Word Search
Free Fruit of the Spirit word search puzzles to print or play online.
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The Nine Fruit
8 words to find
- LOVE
- JOY
- PEACE
- PATIENCE
- KINDNESS
- GOODNESS
- FAITH
- GENTLE
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 Fruit of the Spirit word search puzzles
12 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. Themes include The Nine Fruit, Showing Love, KJV Words and Galatians Study. 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 Fruit of the Spirit 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 Fruit of the Spirit word searches
Sunday school teachers can use the easy puzzles as an opening activity before a lesson on Galatians 5, and youth leaders can use the medium and hard ones in a small group or at camp. Families can print one for a devotional time at the table, and adult classes enjoy the Galatians study puzzle. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Fruit of the Spirit word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these fruit of the spirit words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Fruit of the Spirit word search
Every Fruit of the Spirit 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.
KJV Words (medium) uses the King James list: love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance. Words for Good Character uses modern wording such as patience, kindness and self control.
The Nine Fruit and Showing Love are easy, with short words like LOVE, JOY, HELP and SHARE in a 10 by 10 grid. Fruit Basket and Growing Tree add a picture-friendly link to the fruit idea.
The Holy Spirit (medium) hides terms such as Comforter, Counselor, Advocate, dove, flame, wind and Pentecost, and the hard puzzle Gifts of the Spirit lists the gifts named in Romans and First Corinthians.
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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