Free printable · 18 words · answer key included
Ocean Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print
Whales, octopuses, sea turtles and sand dollars: dive into a puzzle full of life from the reef to the tide pool. It is a good choice for beach lovers stuck inland.
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.
Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print
All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.
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).
- WHALE
- DOLPHIN
- SHARK
- OCTOPUS
- STARFISH
- JELLYFISH
- SEAHORSE
- CORAL REEF
- SEA TURTLE
- LOBSTER
- CRAB
- TIDE POOL
- WAVES
- SEAWEED
- SAND DOLLAR
- KELP
- CLAM
- PLANKTON
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.
