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History Word Search
Free History word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Castles and Knights
8 words to find
- CASTLE
- KNIGHT
- KING
- QUEEN
- SWORD
- SHIELD
- ARMOR
- TOWER
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 History 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 ancient Egypt, castles and knights, the American Revolution, the Age of Exploration and rulers through history. 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 History 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 History word searches
Teachers can use the easy puzzles as a warm-up before a unit on Egypt, the Pilgrims or explorers, and the medium puzzles as a review sheet before a quiz. Homeschool families can keep one per week, and history clubs and care home groups can use the hard puzzles to start a conversation. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own History word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these history words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about History word search
Every History 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.
Ancient Egypt in the easy level. It hides PYRAMID, PHARAOH, NILE, SPHINX, MUMMY, TOMB, DESERT and CAMEL in a 10 by 10 grid, with every word running across or down.
Several puzzles are about the United States, such as The Pilgrims, American Revolution and Founding Documents and Laws. Others cover Greece, Egypt, medieval Europe, ancient civilizations and rulers from many countries.
It hides historical rulers such as Elizabeth, Victoria, Napoleon, Saladin, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Alexander, Hammurabi and Tutankhamun, along with Ashoka, Akbar, Darius and Xerxes, from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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.