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World War 1 Word Search
Free World War 1 word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Land and Sea
8 words to find
- ARMY
- NAVY
- SHIP
- TRAIN
- HORSE
- FLAG
- MAP
- PEACE
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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All 18 World War 1 word search puzzles
eighteen puzzles in three levels, from easy 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, to medium 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, to hard 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include Countries at War, Famous Battles, Armistice and Peace and Causes of the War. 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 World War 1 word searches
Use these as a review for a history unit on 1914 to 1918, or as a quiet activity for a museum visit or library program. Families can match the place names to a map, and older solvers can work the hard grids on their own. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own World War 1 word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these world war 1 words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about World War 1 word search
Every World War 1 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.
Causes of the War is a hard puzzle with Sarajevo, the Archduke, alliances and nationalism. Countries at War is an easy 10 by 10 puzzle for younger students who need the main nations first.
The words are place names, ranks, machines, treaties and everyday home front words. Nothing graphic is shown or described, which keeps them suitable for middle school history classes and older solvers.
America Joins In is a hard puzzle with Lusitania, Doughboys, Belleau Wood, Meuse Argonne and Fourteen Points. Life at Home covers war bonds and rationing, and People of the War lists Pershing and Wilson.
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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