Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Colors Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Crimson, turquoise, chartreuse and mauve: a paint box of color names, some everyday and some fancy. Painters, quilters and decorators will spot a few favorites.

Preview of the easy colors word search page

Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print

12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 43 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 43 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Preview of the medium colors word search page

Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print

All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 45 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 45 KB

How to print

Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.

Words in this puzzle

The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).

CRIMSON
SCARLET
TURQUOISE
LAVENDER
MAGENTA
INDIGO
TEAL
CHARTREUSE
AMBER
IVORY
MAROON
BEIGE
EMERALD
COBALT
MAUVE
OCHRE
SAPPHIRE
PEACH

Checked by our software

Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.