25 puzzles · all free to play and print
Music Word Search
Free Music word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Instruments
8 words to find
- DRUM
- PIANO
- FLUTE
- GUITAR
- VIOLIN
- TRUMPET
- HARP
- BELL
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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25 printable Music word search puzzles
twenty-five 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 instruments, sing-alongs, percussion, the orchestra, famous composers, Italian music terms and music from around the world. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 25 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 9 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 8 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 8 puzzles
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How to use these Music word searches
Music teachers can hand out an easy puzzle as a quiet start to band or choir class, or use the composer puzzles after a listening lesson. Piano students can work on one between lessons. Care homes can pair a puzzle with a sing-along, and families can bring a few on a road trip. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Music word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these music words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Music word search
Every Music 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 25 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Try Instruments, Band Class or Percussion first. They are easy 10 by 10 puzzles with words like DRUM, FLUTE, TEMPO and CYMBAL. The medium puzzles Orchestra Strings and Brass and Woodwind add more instrument names.
The hard puzzle Italian Music Terms has ALLEGRO, ADAGIO, CRESCENDO and FERMATA, and Great Composers lists names from Bach's era to the twentieth century. Medium Famous Composers is the gentler version.
Sing Along is an easy puzzle with SING, CHOIR, CHORUS and LYRICS, and the hard puzzle Opera and Ballet covers voice types such as SOPRANO, TENOR and BARITONE.
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.