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US Presidents Word Search
Free US Presidents word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Short Names
8 words to find
- ADAMS
- MONROE
- TYLER
- POLK
- TAFT
- GRANT
- HAYES
- BUSH
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 US Presidents word search puzzles
18 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 Presidents on Money, Presidential Homes, First Ladies and Cabinet and Staff. 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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How to use these US Presidents word searches
Teachers use these for a Presidents Day warm-up, a civics unit or a sub plan. Parents print the easy ones for a quiet half hour at home, and history clubs and senior groups enjoy the hard puzzles on vice presidents and slogans. Pair a puzzle with a short book or a trivia round. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own US Presidents word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these us presidents words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about US Presidents word search
Every US Presidents 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.
The puzzles name presidents from Adams and Jefferson through Reagan and Carter, along with their vice presidents and first ladies. Only people who have died are named, so no current or living former president appears.
Short Names and Presidents on Money use short words like POLK, TAFT, DIME and PENNY in a small 10 by 10 grid, which suits a child who reads simple words. Presidents Day is also easy.
Powers of the President and Campaign Trail (medium) cover the veto, treaties, caucus and convention, and the hard Cabinet and Staff puzzle lists the departments that advise the president.
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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