3rd Grade Word Search Puzzles

3rd Grade Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

To view or print a 3rd Grade word search puzzle click on its title. Once you've clicked a title you see a link to separate answer grid page with hints for the teachers that show where the words start. Our most important instruction is that we want you to be sure to have fun while you learn!!!

Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
3rd Grade		APRIL, BETRAYED, BLOOD, BURIAL, CALVARY, CHRIST, CRUCIFY, DENY, DISCIPLES, EASTER, ETERNAL, FORGIVENESS, GUARDS, INNOCENT, MOCKED, OFFERING, PHARISEES, RESURRECTION, ROOSTER, SALVATION, SUNDAY, THIEVES, VICTORY, VINEGAR	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		ACHIEVEMENT, ACTION, ALTHOUGH, ALWAYS, APPROACH, BEING, BIRDHOUSE, BRIDGE, BROUGHT, CARDBOARD, CHRISTIAN, COUGH, DISCOVER, GIRAFFE, JOURNEY, LIGHTNING, MONKEY, NAUGHTY, NUMEROUS, ORCHESTRA, PAJAMAS, PRECIOUS, RAINDROP, UMBRELLA	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		ACHE, BUSHEL, CHARGE, CORTEOUS, DAIRY, DISOBEY, ENERGY, ENFORCE, FOUGHT, GERMAN, GROCERY, INSPECT, IT S, ITS, LEATHER, LIZARD, MEASURE, PREPARE, THEIR, THEMSELVES, THERE, THEY RE, WHISPERED, WRONG	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		ALERT, APPETIZER, BEAUTIFUL, CHARACTER, CURTAIN, DAUGHTER, DECIDE, DESSERT, ELECTRIC, ENTIRE, GENEROUS, ICING, MENU, MYSELF, NOTIFY, PIZZA, PRIVILEGE, RESTAURANT, SALAD BAR, SCHEDULE, SECURE, SPARROW, WOULDN T	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		ABOARD, ADJECTIVE, APOLOGIZE, CALCULATOR, CAPTURE, CARROT, COMPARE, CONFUSION, CREATION, DOLPHIN, ENGINE, EVENT, FAMOUS, MACHINE, MATTHEW, PEACEFUL, POSITION, PRAIRIE, REPUTATION, SLEIGH, SURRENDER, THOUGHTFUL, VISITOR, YOUNG	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		CARELESS, COLLAR, CONCEITED, DESIRE, DISCUSSION, EARTHQUAKE, ENJOYMENT, FURNITURE, INTENTION, KNIGHT, MANUFACTURE, MAYOR, MOTION, NEW YORK, OBEDIENT, ORGANIZE, PHOTOGRAPH, PULLEY, REWARD, ROUGH, SHOULD, SQUASH, STAIRWAY, WRISTWATCH	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade		BARBECUE, BAREFOOT, DISMISSAL, GARDENING, GRANDPARENTS, HUMIDITY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, JET SKIING, LEISURE, LEMONADE, LIBRARY, MOSQUITOES, PICNIC, PLEASURE, POISON IVY, SAILING, SCENERY, SIGHTSEEING, SUMMERTIME, SUNGLASSES, THUNDERSTORM, TORNADO, VACATION, WATERMELON	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade Lis		ACCIDENT, AMOUNT, AMUSING, APARTMENT, BOILING, BROOM, CONTINUALLY, DRIZZLE, MANY, MEMORY, MIGHTY, MIRACLE, MOCKINGBIRD, NECKLACE, ONCE, PARALYZED, RASPBERRY, SEVERAL, SIMILAR, THANKFUL, TROUBLE, WATCHDOG, WON, WORSE	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade List		ARRIVE, AUTHORITY, BEAUTY, CATCHER, CONSENT, ENOUGH, FAUCET, FEWEST, FINALLY, GNAW, KNOWLEDGE, LONGER, MILLION, MIXED, MYSTERY, POSTURE, PREACHED, SHUTTLE, THIRSTY, THOROUGH, THOUGH, THOUGHT, THROUGH, WEATHER	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade List		AFRICA, AMERICAN, ANCHOR, AUSTRALIA, BUILDING, CANADA, CANADIAN, CARRIES, DELIBERATELY, ELEPHANT, ENJOY, EXHIBIT, FOREIGN, GRILLED, HEALTHY, HONESTY, JAPAN, LARGEST, MEXICAN, MEXICO, NOTHING, PASTA, PHARMACY, POSSESS	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
3rd Grade Spelling		AGREE, ANTICIPATE, ANTONYM, BELONGINGS, CERTIFICATE, CHIEF, COUPLE, CROCODILE, DEMONSTRATE, HOMONYM, HUNGRY, INFLUENCE, MOISTURE, OWNER, PAIR, SCREAM, SIGN, SWAMP, SYNONYM, TOUGHEST, TOWELS, WOMAN	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Long E Words		BEAST, BECOME, BEHIND, EASTER, EVE, GREED, GREET, HERE, PEANUT, QUEEN, REAR, SCREAM, SCREEN, SQUEAK, STREAM, STREET, SWEEP, TEACHER, THESE, WHEEL	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
schwa a	Find all the words that have the schwa a sound	ABOUT, ABOVE, AGAIN, ALIKE, ALONE, ALOUD, AROUND, AWAKE, CAMERA, COBRA, COLA, GORILLA, LAVA, MAMMA, PANDA, PAPPA, PASTA, PIZZA, SODA, SOFA, TUNA, WAS, ZEBRA	Young Kids	Forward and Backward
Spelling		ACCURATE, ASSURE, BACTERIA, BOUQUET, CAMOUFLAGE, CERTAIN, COWBOY, FUNGI, GARBAGE, HAMSTER, HIBERNATE, HUMMINGBIRD, MOLD, OURSELVES, PAUSE, PURCHASE, PURPLE, SLIPPERY, STRANGE, THREAD, TOMORROW, VALUABLE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling		ADVANTAGE, CHOCOLATE, EARNEST, GASOLINE, HAMBURGER, HASN T, HAVEN T, KNIFE, NACHOS, NECESSARY, PIANO, RIGHTEOUS, SCRIPTURE, SERMON, SERVER, SPLURGE, SUNDAE, TOOTHPASTE, USEFUL, USELESS, USUALLY, WORKBOOK	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling		ADOPTED, ALPHABET, ALREADY, ANKLE, BACON, BEAVER, CHIPMUNK, CLUE, CONFIDENCE, EARLY, ESCAPE, IDENTICAL, JUICE, LABOR, MAILBOX, NEPHEW, PLANET, QUESTION, SOMEWHERE, SPRINKLER, WHEN, WHOLE, WHOSE, WHY	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling List		BASKETBALL, BLIZZARD, COCOA, DEMOLISH, EXAGGERATE, EXCEPT, FORGOTTEN, ICICLE, IGLOO, JANUARY, MOUNTAIN, MOUSETRAP, NATURE, OYSTER, PACKAGE, PENGUIN, PERMISSION, PUNCTUAL, PURPOSE, SWEATSHIRT, TIGHTEN, WONDERFUL	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling List		ALL, ALWAYS, AND, CARE, FOR, LOVE, MOM, WE, WILL, YOU	Young Kids	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Spelling Words		BACK, BALANCE, CONCLUDE, DEVELOP, EMBARRASS, ESTABLISH, EXPRESS, GENERATE, GO, GOOD, INQUIRE, MAGNIFY, MUCH, OBTAIN, PURSUE, SOCCER, SPONSOR, UPGRADE, URGE, WRIGGLE	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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