Ocean Wordsearch

Ocean wordsearches from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
A4 & US Letter
100% free

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Difficulty: Easy8 × 8 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.A4 PDF Letter PDFAnswer sheet
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.A4 PDF Letter PDFAnswer sheet
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 18 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.A4 PDF Letter PDFAnswer sheet

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Ocean Wordsearch, easy level: 8 by 8 letter grid
I	R	T	T	O	N	I	T
S	A	N	D	B	N	T	H
O	C	W	S	O	N	B	E
T	R	H	E	A	C	N	F
H	A	A	U	T	A	F	I
D	B	L	W	A	V	E	S
S	H	E	L	L	N	B	H
E	W	I	S	E	A	L	K

Find these 8 words

BOAT
CRAB
FISH
SAND
SEAL
SHELL
WAVE
WHALE

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Ocean Wordsearch, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
P	E	O	C	S	E	S	L	N	R	R	A
S	O	S	C	O	T	A	A	K	I	T	N
S	E	E	K	T	R	I	R	I	I	O	N
E	F	A	I	E	O	A	N	B	E	E	W
A	G	W	O	I	H	P	L	G	H	E	N
H	H	E	E	S	O	M	U	S	R	I	C
O	J	E	L	L	Y	F	I	S	H	A	O
R	S	D	R	A	R	F	C	P	M	C	Y
S	M	T	T	U	R	T	L	E	T	C	G
E	H	A	O	A	A	O	A	G	B	E	L
T	H	H	T	O	D	B	M	I	A	G	D
O	E	S	D	L	O	B	S	T	E	R	I

Find these 12 words

CLAM
CORAL
DOLPHIN
JELLYFISH
LOBSTER
OCTOPUS
SEAHORSE
SEAWEED
SHARK
STARFISH
STINGRAY
TURTLE

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Ocean Wordsearch, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
O	U	L	O	O	E	E	S	E	Y	W	H	S	N	M
A	M	P	E	A	A	L	O	N	A	R	W	H	A	L
Y	T	F	L	C	O	R	A	L	R	E	E	F	M	B
A	M	A	N	A	T	E	E	H	S	U	R	L	A	W
N	N	C	E	A	N	T	N	E	W	K	T	R	T	E
N	C	G	F	D	R	K	S	O	O	E	R	M	N	I
T	S	S	L	A	C	D	T	I	M	A	U	I	W	E
S	M	E	O	E	U	H	S	O	C	E	R	L	L	L
H	T	A	O	H	R	H	U	U	N	A	N	C	B	L
T	E	U	P	R	R	F	D	E	M	T	A	A	T	D
E	E	R	E	E	E	A	I	B	R	N	C	G	O	L
F	L	C	D	M	N	O	U	S	R	O	R	O	P	E
N	D	H	I	M	T	S	H	A	H	F	O	D	N	T
E	S	I	T	A	E	H	B	I	N	S	L	O	X	M
U	E	N	P	H	N	H	S	I	F	D	R	O	W	S

Find these 18 words

ANEMONE
ANGLERFISH
BARNACLE
BARRACUDA
BLUE WHALE
CORAL REEF
CURRENT
HAMMERHEAD
KRILL
MANATEE
NARWHAL
ORCA
PLANKTON
SEA URCHIN
SUBMARINE
SWORDFISH
TIDE POOL
WALRUS

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For parents & teachers

About these word searches

These ocean wordsearches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Boat, Crab and Fish in an 8 × 8 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 18 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, an early-morning task or a vocabulary warm-up before a topic lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in A4 or US Letter, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer sheet. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger children on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer sheet separately so they can check their own work.
Colour in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

I	R	T	T	O	N	I	T
S	A	N	D	B	N	T	H
O	C	W	S	O	N	B	E
T	R	H	E	A	C	N	F
H	A	A	U	T	A	F	I
D	B	L	W	A	V	E	S
S	H	E	L	L	N	B	H
E	W	I	S	E	A	L	K

P	E	O	C	S	E	S	L	N	R	R	A
S	O	S	C	O	T	A	A	K	I	T	N
S	E	E	K	T	R	I	R	I	I	O	N
E	F	A	I	E	O	A	N	B	E	E	W
A	G	W	O	I	H	P	L	G	H	E	N
H	H	E	E	S	O	M	U	S	R	I	C
O	J	E	L	L	Y	F	I	S	H	A	O
R	S	D	R	A	R	F	C	P	M	C	Y
S	M	T	T	U	R	T	L	E	T	C	G
E	H	A	O	A	A	O	A	G	B	E	L
T	H	H	T	O	D	B	M	I	A	G	D
O	E	S	D	L	O	B	S	T	E	R	I

O	U	L	O	O	E	E	S	E	Y	W	H	S	N	M
A	M	P	E	A	A	L	O	N	A	R	W	H	A	L
Y	T	F	L	C	O	R	A	L	R	E	E	F	M	B
A	M	A	N	A	T	E	E	H	S	U	R	L	A	W
N	N	C	E	A	N	T	N	E	W	K	T	R	T	E
N	C	G	F	D	R	K	S	O	O	E	R	M	N	I
T	S	S	L	A	C	D	T	I	M	A	U	I	W	E
S	M	E	O	E	U	H	S	O	C	E	R	L	L	L
H	T	A	O	H	R	H	U	U	N	A	N	C	B	L
T	E	U	P	R	R	F	D	E	M	T	A	A	T	D
E	E	R	E	E	E	A	I	B	R	N	C	G	O	L
F	L	C	D	M	N	O	U	S	R	O	R	O	P	E
N	D	H	I	M	T	S	H	A	H	F	O	D	N	T
E	S	I	T	A	E	H	B	I	N	S	L	O	X	M
U	E	N	P	H	N	H	S	I	F	D	R	O	W	S

I	R	T	T	O	N	I	T
S	A	N	D	B	N	T	H
O	C	W	S	O	N	B	E
T	R	H	E	A	C	N	F
H	A	A	U	T	A	F	I
D	B	L	W	A	V	E	S
S	H	E	L	L	N	B	H
E	W	I	S	E	A	L	K

P	E	O	C	S	E	S	L	N	R	R	A
S	O	S	C	O	T	A	A	K	I	T	N
S	E	E	K	T	R	I	R	I	I	O	N
E	F	A	I	E	O	A	N	B	E	E	W
A	G	W	O	I	H	P	L	G	H	E	N
H	H	E	E	S	O	M	U	S	R	I	C
O	J	E	L	L	Y	F	I	S	H	A	O
R	S	D	R	A	R	F	C	P	M	C	Y
S	M	T	T	U	R	T	L	E	T	C	G
E	H	A	O	A	A	O	A	G	B	E	L
T	H	H	T	O	D	B	M	I	A	G	D
O	E	S	D	L	O	B	S	T	E	R	I

O	U	L	O	O	E	E	S	E	Y	W	H	S	N	M
A	M	P	E	A	A	L	O	N	A	R	W	H	A	L
Y	T	F	L	C	O	R	A	L	R	E	E	F	M	B
A	M	A	N	A	T	E	E	H	S	U	R	L	A	W
N	N	C	E	A	N	T	N	E	W	K	T	R	T	E
N	C	G	F	D	R	K	S	O	O	E	R	M	N	I
T	S	S	L	A	C	D	T	I	M	A	U	I	W	E
S	M	E	O	E	U	H	S	O	C	E	R	L	L	L
H	T	A	O	H	R	H	U	U	N	A	N	C	B	L
T	E	U	P	R	R	F	D	E	M	T	A	A	T	D
E	E	R	E	E	E	A	I	B	R	N	C	G	O	L
F	L	C	D	M	N	O	U	S	R	O	R	O	P	E
N	D	H	I	M	T	S	H	A	H	F	O	D	N	T
E	S	I	T	A	E	H	B	I	N	S	L	O	X	M
U	E	N	P	H	N	H	S	I	F	D	R	O	W	S

Ocean Wordsearch

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 18 words

About these word searches

More wordsearch themes

I	R	T	T	O	N	I	T
S	A	N	D	B	N	T	H
O	C	W	S	O	N	B	E
T	R	H	E	A	C	N	F
H	A	A	U	T	A	F	I
D	B	L	W	A	V	E	S
S	H	E	L	L	N	B	H
E	W	I	S	E	A	L	K

P	E	O	C	S	E	S	L	N	R	R	A
S	O	S	C	O	T	A	A	K	I	T	N
S	E	E	K	T	R	I	R	I	I	O	N
E	F	A	I	E	O	A	N	B	E	E	W
A	G	W	O	I	H	P	L	G	H	E	N
H	H	E	E	S	O	M	U	S	R	I	C
O	J	E	L	L	Y	F	I	S	H	A	O
R	S	D	R	A	R	F	C	P	M	C	Y
S	M	T	T	U	R	T	L	E	T	C	G
E	H	A	O	A	A	O	A	G	B	E	L
T	H	H	T	O	D	B	M	I	A	G	D
O	E	S	D	L	O	B	S	T	E	R	I

O	U	L	O	O	E	E	S	E	Y	W	H	S	N	M
A	M	P	E	A	A	L	O	N	A	R	W	H	A	L
Y	T	F	L	C	O	R	A	L	R	E	E	F	M	B
A	M	A	N	A	T	E	E	H	S	U	R	L	A	W
N	N	C	E	A	N	T	N	E	W	K	T	R	T	E
N	C	G	F	D	R	K	S	O	O	E	R	M	N	I
T	S	S	L	A	C	D	T	I	M	A	U	I	W	E
S	M	E	O	E	U	H	S	O	C	E	R	L	L	L
H	T	A	O	H	R	H	U	U	N	A	N	C	B	L
T	E	U	P	R	R	F	D	E	M	T	A	A	T	D
E	E	R	E	E	E	A	I	B	R	N	C	G	O	L
F	L	C	D	M	N	O	U	S	R	O	R	O	P	E
N	D	H	I	M	T	S	H	A	H	F	O	D	N	T
E	S	I	T	A	E	H	B	I	N	S	L	O	X	M
U	E	N	P	H	N	H	S	I	F	D	R	O	W	S