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Printable word searches for adults

Twelve thoughtfully chosen words. One fresh grid. A little space to switch off. Choose a theme, make a puzzle, and take it to your favourite chair.

Travel word search · seed quiet-1

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Travel word search

12 words · 14 × 14

Find each word in a straight line. Look in all eight directions, including backwards.

YKTLYENRUOJAFT
LRINEVUOSVPTVQ
KHSTEMEYXVQYAM
ERUTRAPEDXDPWK
TYOPAMDTHLLHIU
TROPSSAPVAHBSA
HHYFGBIDTVDRSN
ONIOCXVFYIYCAD
STTWDXOTPRQNPG
TRYCRRHQMRJQMK
EMRBMZGUXAYIOE
LYRARENITIQSCE
QMEASXDTIZNCUE
WDFFQEGAGGULIN
  • PASSPORT
  • COMPASS
  • JOURNEY
  • LUGGAGE
  • ITINERARY
  • FERRY
  • PLATFORM
  • HOSTEL
  • MAP
  • ARRIVAL
  • SOUVENIR
  • DEPARTURE

Seed: quiet-1 · qg-1 · all directions
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Travel word search — solution

12 words · 14 × 14

Marked letters show the hidden words. Use the coordinates below when words overlap.

YKTLYENRUOJAFT
LRINEVUOSVPTVQ
KHSTEMEYXVQYAM
ERUTRAPEDXDPWK
TYOPAMDTHLLHIU
TROPSSAPVAHBSA
HHYFGBIDTVDRSN
ONIOCXVFYIYCAD
STTWDXOTPRQNPG
TRYCRRHQMRJQMK
EMRBMZGUXAYIOE
LYRARENITIQSCE
QMEASXDTIZNCUE
WDFFQEGAGGULIN
  • PASSPORT
  • COMPASS
  • JOURNEY
  • LUGGAGE
  • ITINERARY
  • FERRY
  • PLATFORM
  • HOSTEL
  • MAP
  • ARRIVAL
  • SOUVENIR
  • DEPARTURE

Start positions (row, column; top left is 1,1): ITINERARY (12,10) · DEPARTURE (4,9) · PASSPORT (6,8) · PLATFORM (4,12) · SOUVENIR (2,9) · COMPASS (12,13) · JOURNEY (1,11) · LUGGAGE (14,12) · ARRIVAL (11,10) · HOSTEL (7,1) · FERRY (14,3) · MAP (5,6)

Seed: quiet-1 · qg-1 · all directions
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Default puzzle downloads: US Letter PDF · A4 PDF · Puzzle + answer, two pages.

A theme worth spending time with

These puzzles use everyday interests rather than a random dictionary: gardening, kitchen craft, nature and travel. Each list has twelve words, with a mix of familiar short entries and longer words to look for. The grid is 14 by 14, so there is room to search without a page full of tiny type.

Choose your search directions

All directions includes horizontal, vertical and diagonal words, both forwards and backwards. Forward directions uses right, down and the two diagonals that move to the right. These settings change the search task; we do not give them an easy or hard grade. Read the instruction line before you begin.

A puzzle you can return to

The seed is a short label that reproduces the same puzzle when the theme and direction settings also match. Use the Generate from seed button after changing those settings. New puzzle chooses a new seed for you. Both the puzzle and its solution carry the seed so printed pages stay together.