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Spelling Lists Word Search Subjects
Spelling Lists 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 Spelling Lists 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 |
Noun Suffixes
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ADMIRER, ARTIST, ASIAN, ATTACKER, AUSTRALIAN, BELIEVER, CIVILIAN, CREATOR, DECORATOR, DEFENDER, DIRECTOR, FINALIST, GUARDIAN, HISTORIAN, INVENTOR, LIBRARIAN, PRISONER, SPEAKER, SPECIALIST, SURVIVOR, TERRORIST, TRAVELER, VISITOR, VOCALIST
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Nouns
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BOOK, CAT, DOG, HOUSE, LEMON, OWL
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Adult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Nouns
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AIRPLANE, ARM, BABY, BACKGROUND, BAG, BOOK, BOTTLE, BUS, CALCULATOR, CANDY, CAR, CHECK, COLLAR, COMPUTERS, COOKIES, COUNTRIES, COW, DESKS, DOG, DONUTS, DRINK, FIELD, FOOTBALL, GIRL, GUM, HAIR, HAND, HANDCUFFS, HEADBAND, JEWELRY, MONEY, NOTEBOOK, PAPER, PEN, PENCIL, PICTURES, PIZZA, PLATE, POSTERS, PUZZLE, RADIO, RING, ROAD, SCARLET IBIS, SHELVES, SOCCER, STUDENT, TOOTHPASTE, TRUCK, WAGON
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Jumbo
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Nouns
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common concrete proper and abstract nouns
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BEAUTY, CLASSROOM, HAPPINESS, HAT, HOUSE, JOY, LAKE, LOVE, MAN, MOMBASA, OCEAN, RESPECT, RIVER, SALT, TABLE, WOMAN
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Young Kids
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Number Words
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EIGHT, EIGHTH, FIFTH, FIRST, FIVE, FOUR, FOURTH, NINE, NINTH, ONE, SECOND, SEVEN, SEVENTH, SIX, SIXTH, TEN, TENTH, THIRD, THREE, TWO
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Older Children
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Forward Only
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Ocean
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A-M
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ABALONE, ALGAE, AMBERJACK, ANGLER FISH, BARNACLE, BARRACUDA, BARRIER REEF, BASS, BLOWFISH, BRITTLE STAR, CLAM, CLOWN FISH, COD, CORAL, CORAL REEF, CRAB, CURRENTS, CUTTLEFISH, DOLPHIN, EBB TIDE, EEL, ELEPHANT SEAL, EUPHOTIC ZONE, FIN, FISH, FLOUNDER, FLYING FISH, FUR SEAL, GAR, GIANT SQUID, GROUPER, GULL, HAMMERHEAD SHARK, HARBOR SEAL, HARP SEAL, HERMIT CRAB, HORSESHOE CRAB, HUMPBACK WHALE, INTERTIDAL ZONE, JELLY FISH, KELP, KILLER WHALE, LITTORAL ZONE, LOBSTER, LOGGERHEAD TURTLE, MAKO SHARK, MANATEE, MANTA RAY, MARINE LIFE, MORAY EEL
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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OO Words
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AZOOSPERMIAS, BABYPROOFING, BAMBOOZLE, BAMBOOZLEMENTS, BLOODLESSNESSES, BOOGEYMAN, BOOKLET, BUTTONHOOKED, CHAULMOOGRA, CLOAKROOM, CONTRABASSOONS, CRYPTOZOOLOGIST, CUCKOOPINTS, DESSERTSPOONFUL, DIDJERIDOO, ELECTROOSMOTIC, ENZOOTIC, EPIZOOTIOLOGIES, GOOGOLPLEXES, HOOLIGANISMS, JACKBOOTED, MICROORGANISMS, MOONINESSES, MOONSHINING, NINCOMPOOPERIESNINCOMPOOP, NONCOOPERATORS, OOPHORECTOMY, OUTDOORS, OVERCOOK, PALEOZOOLOGICAL, PALEOZOOLOGIST, PHOTOOXIDATIONS, PINEWOOD, POOLSIDE, PROTOZOOLOGISTS, PROTOZOOLOGY, ROOTLESSNESSES, SCHOOLCHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SHOCKPROOF, SUREFOOTEDNESS, TOO, TOOTHBRUSHINGS, TROUBLESHOOTER, TROUBLESHOOTERS, TYCOON, UNCOORDINATED, UNDERSTOOD, WEATHERPROOFED, WOODPECKER
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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OO Words
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BROOK, COOL, COULD, CROOK, FOOL, FOOT, GOOD, GROOM, HOOD, HOOK, HOOP, NOON, PROOF, ROOT, SHOULD, STOOD, STOOL, TOOL, TROOP, WOOD, WOOL
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Young Kids
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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OU Words
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ABOUT, ALOUD, COULD, COUNT, OUR, ROUND, SHOULD, SHOULDER, SHOUT, WOULD
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Our Special Sounds
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find the 'oa' and 'tr' words.
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BOAT, COAL, COAT, FLOAT, FOAL, GOAT, SOAP, TRADE, TRAIN, TRAM, TRAP, TREE, TRIED, TRIES, TRIM, TRIP, TROLL, TROMP, TRY, TRYING
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Simple
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Forward Only
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Parts of Speech
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ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, ANALOGY, ANTONYM, COMMA, CONCLUSION, CONSONANT, CURSIVE, DEFINITION, EXCLAMATION MARK, IDIOM, INTRODUCTION, NOUN, PERIOD, PREFIX, PREPOSITION, PROVERB, QUOTATION MARK, ROOT, SCENARIO, SENTENCE, SPELLING, SUBJECT, SUFFIX, SYLLABLE, SYNONYM, VERB, VOWEL
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Past Simple Irregular Verbs
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ATE, BIT, BROKE, CUT, DID, DRANK, DREW, DROVE, FLEW, FORGOT, HAD, HEARD, LEARNT, MADE, PUT, RAN, READ, RODE, SANG, SAT, SAW, SLEPT, SPOKE, WENT, WET, WOKE, WROTE
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Personal Pronouns
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Find the personal and possessive pronouns
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HE, HER, HERS, HIM, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ME, MINE, MY, OUR, OURS, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Personal Pronouns
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Find all the Personal Pronouns in the puzzle. They can be forwards or backwards or diagonal
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HE, HER, HERS, HERSELF, HIM, HIMSELF, HIS, I, IT, ITS, ITSELF, ME, MINE, MY, MYSELF, OUR, OURS, OURSELVES, SHE, THEIR, THEIRS, THEM, THEMSELVES, THEY, US, WE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS, YOURSELF, YOURSELVES
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Phonics
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BAD, BAN, BEN, BET, BIT, BUT, CAN, DAN, DEN, DOT, HEN, JEN, LOT, MAD, MET, NOT, PET, PIT, PUT, RAN, ROT, SAD, TEN, VAN
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Easy
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Phonics Reading
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BEE, BLOW, BOWL, FEET, GRAY, MAIL, PILLOW, PRAY, RAIN, SEED, SNOW, TRAIN, TREE, WINDOW, YELLOW
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Simple
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Forward Only
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Phonics Words
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ANGELA, BAKE, BIKE, BITE, BONE, BRIAN, CAKE, CAPE, CAVE, CONE, ELLISA, FINE, FIVE, GAME, GATE, HOLE, HOPE, HOSE, KITE, LEO, LIKE, MINJI, MOLE, NAME, NINE, NOSE, NOTE, PINE, POLE, RAY, RIPE, ROBE, ROBERT, ROPE, VINE, WAVE, WIPE
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Phrasal Verbs
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APPLY FOR, ASK FOR, CALL IN, CALL OFF, CARRY ON, CHEAT ON, CLEAN UP, DROP OFF, DRY UP, FALL FOR, FILL IN, GET ON, GET UP, GIVE IN, GIVE UP, GO ON, HAND BACK, HANG UP, HOLD ON, LISTEN TO, LOOK AT, LOOK UP, PAY FOR, PICK OUT, PICK UP, POINT OUT, POINT TO, PUT OFF, PUT ON, RUN INTO, RUN OVER, SEE OFF, SET UP, SHOUT TO, SHOW OFF, SHOW UP, SMILE AT, STAY OUT, STAY UP, TAKE APART, TAKE OFF, TAKE OUT, TALK TO, TRY ON, TURN OFF, TURN ON, WAIT FOR, WAKE UP, WASH UP
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Plural Nouns
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BABIES, BOTTLES, BOXES, BUSES, CACTI, CALVES, CHILDREN, DICE, FEET, FISH, FLIES, GEESE, GLASSES, GLOVES, KNIVES, LEAVES, LOAVES, MEN, MICE, PAIRS, PANTS, PEOPLE, PLURAL, POTATOES, SCISSORS, SHEEP, SHELVES, SHRIMP, TEETH, TOMATOES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOMEN
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Plural Nouns
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BABIES, BERRIES, BOXES, BUSHES, CHERRIES, CHILDREN, CHURCHES, CLASSES, FAMILIES, FEET, FISH, FLIES, FOXES, GEESE, GLASSES, KNIVES, LADIES, LEAVES, LIVES, LOLLIES, MEN, MICE, PARTIES, PEOPLE, POTATOES, QUIZES, SCARVES, SHEEP, STRAWBERRIES, TEETH, TOMATOES, VIRUSES, WATCHES, WIVES, WOLVES, WOMEN
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Young Kids
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Plural Spellings
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ANALYSES, APPENDIXES, BACTERIA, CONCERTOS, CRISES, DIAGNOSES, DOMINOES, EXHIBITS, GRAFFITI, LOCALITIES, MEMENTOS, MINORITIES, MOSQUITOES, PRIVIEGES, RATIOS, RAVIOLI, SOPRANOS, SURVEYS, TRIVIA, VARIETIES
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Popcorn Words
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A, AM, AN, BE, CAN, COME, GO, HAS, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, NO, THE, THIS, TO
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Easy
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Forward Only
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Popcorn Words
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A, COME, GO, HE, HERE, I, LIKE, ME, MY, THE, THIS, TO
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Easy
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Forward Only
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Positive Four Letter Words
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ABLE, BEST, CALM, CARE, COOL, CUTE, DUTY, EASE, EASY, FAIR, FEEL, FINE, GIVE, GLAD, GOAL, GOOD, HALO, HELP, HERO, HOPE, IDEA, KIND, KISS, LIKE, LIVE, LOVE, LUCK, MANY, MORE, NEAT, NICE, OPEN, PINK, PLAY, PURE, REST, SAFE, SAVE, SOUL, TEAL, WARM, WELL, WILL, WISE
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefix 'post'
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POSTDATE, POSTGRADUATE, POSTHUMOUS, POSTINDUSTRIAL, POSTMARK, POSTMERIDIAN, POSTMORTEM, POSTPONE, POSTPRODUCTION, POSTSCRIPT
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefix and Suffix
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AQUATIC, IMPROVEMENT, INDESTRUCTIBLE, MICROSCOPE, MISCHIEVOUS, MISINFORMATION, OCTOPUS, POSTPONEMENT, PRESCRIPTION, PROCESS, REEXAMINATION, TELEPHONE, TELESCOPE, THERMOMETER, TRANSPORT, UNBEATEBLE, UNCERTAINLY, UNCOMFORTABLE, UNEXPECTEDLY, UNMISTAKABLE
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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prefix words non and anti
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look for the prefix words that begin with 'non' or 'anti'
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ANTIAGING, ANTIBIOTIC, ANTICLIMAX, ANTICLOCKWISE, ANTIDOTE, ANTIFREEZE, ANTIPASTO, ANTISEPTIC, NON ALCOHOLIC, NON SMOKER, NONADHESIVE, NONDRIP, NONEXPLOSIVE, NONFICTION, NONMAGNETIC, NONSENSE, NONSTICK, NONSTOP, NONVERBAL, NONWASHABLE
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Adult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefixes
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POSTDATE, POSTSCRIPT, PREARRANGE, PRECAUTION, PREDICT, PREFACE, PREFIX, PREHISTORIC, PREMATURE, PREPARATION, PRESERVED, PREVIEW, PROCEDURE, PROCLAMATION, PROFESSOR, PROGRESS, PROPOSE, PROTECTED, PROTEST, PROVOKE
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefixes & Suffixes
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ANGRILY, CAREFULLY, COLORFUL, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, PARTLY, POCKETFUL, PREFIX, SUFFIX, SWEETNESSNESS
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefixes and Suffixes
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CLAUSTROBHOBIA, HYDROPHOBIA, INEXPENSIVE, INEXPERIENCE, INEXPERT, INFALLIBLE, INTERFERE, INTERLUDE, INTERMEDIARY, INTERNAL, INTERNATIONAL, OVERCAST, OVERCHARGE, OVERCOME, OVERDO, OVERHANG, PREAMBLE, PRECARIOUS, PRECIPICE, PREDICTABLE, PREMONITION, PRIMAL, PRIMARY, PRIMATE, TRANSATLANTIC, TRANSFER, TRANSFORM, TRANSLUCENT, TRANSPARENT, TRANSPORT
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Adult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefixes and Suffixes
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ASSIGNMENT, COPY, CREATION, DANGEROUS, FINALLY, HAPPILY, HAPPINESS, HOPEFUL, LUCKILY, MOTIONLESS, NONSENSE, PASTE, PREDICT, PREFIX, PREHEAT, PREPARED, PREVIEW, PROTECTION, PURPOSEFUL, QUICKLY, READING, SADNESS, SLOWLY, SMALL, SOLUTION, SPEEDILY, UNAWARE, UNPREPARED, UNSURE, WONDERFUL
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prefixes and Suffixes
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BOOKING, CAREFUL, DISLIKES, HAPPILY, LOCKED, PREHEAT, READING, REDO, REDRAW, RETURN, REWRITE, SADLY, SLOWER, SMALLER, SWIMMING, TALLEST, UNABLE, UNHAPPY, UNSAFE, UNTIE
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prepositions
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ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, AFTER, AGAINST, AMONG, AT, BEFORE, BELOW, BESIDE, BEYOND, BY, DOWN, DURING, FOR, FROM, IN, NEAR, OF, OFF, ON, OVER, SINCE, THROUGH, TO, TOWARDS, UNDER, UNTIL, UP, WITH, WITHOUT
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prepositions
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AMONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BETWEEN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, ON, OVER, UNDER
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Easy
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Forward Only
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Prepositions
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ABOUT, ACROSS, AFTER, ALONG, AMONG, AROUND, BACK, BEFORE, BEHINDME, BY, INFRONT, INSIDE, NEAR, NEXT, OFF, ON, OUTSIDE, OVER, THROUGH, UNDERNEATH, UP, WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Prepositions
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ABOUT, ABOVE, ACROSS, ALONG, AROUND, AT, BEHIND, BELOW, BY, DOWN, IN, IN FRONT OF, NEXT TO, OFF, ON, OPPOSITE, OVER, PAST, THROUGH, UNDER, UP, WITH
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Young Kids
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Preschool Sight Words
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AND, AWAY, FIND, FOR, FOUR, HERE, JUMP, LIKE, LITTLE, PLAY, PLEASE, THE, THERE, TWO
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Simple
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Forward Only
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Preschool Sight Words
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AND, AT, FUNNY, HAVE, HE, HELP, LIVE, LOOK, PLAY, PLEASE, PRETTY, PUT, THREE
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Simple
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Forward Only
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Pronoun
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ANALOGOUS, ASSYRIAN, CEREMONY, CHARACTERISTIC, CHEMICAL, COMPLEXITY, CONSIDER, CONSTITUTION, DIP, ERRONEOUSLY, ESTABLISH, EVOLVE, EXTEND, GENERATION, HAIL, IDEOLOGY, IDOLOGY, LEADERSHIP, MAINTAIN, NEWCOMER, OBSCURA, PARTICULARLY, POLITICAL, RECOVER, RELIGIOUS, REVOLUTION, SENSITIVE, SETTLER, SPECIALTY, TURBULENT
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Big
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Random
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find the words
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APPLE, AUSTRALIA, BANANA, BLACK, BLUE, CHOCOLATE, FEILDIND, FRIDAY, HEART, ICE CREAM, LOVE, LOWER, MAROONFIVE, MONDAY, NICKI MANAJ, ORANGE, PINK, PURPLE, RED, SATURDAY, SQUARE, SUNDAY, THURSDAY, TRIANGLE, TUESDAY, WANGANUI, WAVERLY, WEDNESDAY, WHITE, YELLOW, YOLO
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Random Difficult Words
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grab a dictionary
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ANORTHOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, AREFACTION, BAROXYTON, BATHYOROGRAPHICAL, BIBLIOKLEPT, BISONANT, CARBACIDOMETER, CASAQUE, CLYSMIAN, CNEMIS, CYPHONISM, DACTYLOGRAM, DULCE DOMUM, FESTINA LENTE, FIRKIN, HONORARIUM, HORRIPILATION, ISCHIDROSIS, ISODIABATIC, ISOKERAUNIC, JACTITATION, LABANOTATION, LIMITROPHE, MAENAD, MALLOSEISMIC, MECHANOLATER, MEGAPROSOPOUS, METOCHY, MICROSOMATOUS, MULTIVOLTINE, NEMATOCERAN, NOEGENISIS, NOMENCLATURE, OLIGICHROME, OTOCLEISIS, PALAEOANTHROPIC, PANTOCHRONOMETER, PARACHRONISIM, PHANEROMANIA, PSEUDOCHROMAESTHESIA, RAMIFEROUS, REBARBATIVE, SAPROSTOMOUS, SAXATILE, TERGIVERSATION, TUBICORNIFACIENT, ULTRACREPIDARIAN, WELTANSCHAUUNGSCHMERZ
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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re and un prefixes
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REDO, REFRESH, REMAKE, RETRY, REUSE, UNDO, UNLIKE, UNPACK, UNSAFE, UNSOLD
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Really Bad
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Circle ways to say something is really, really, bad.
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ABHORRENT, ABOMINABLE, AWFUL, CONTEMPTIBLE, DESPICABLE, DETESTABLE, DISGUSTING, DISTASTEFUL, EXECRABLE, HATEFUL, HEINOUS, HORRIBLE, HORRID, HORRIFYING, LOATHSOME, NAUSEATING, OBNOXIOUS, ODIOUS, OFFENSIVE, REPELLENT, REPREHENSIBLE, REPUGNANT, REPULSIVE, REVOLTING
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Teenage
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Red Sight Words
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ALL, ARE, AS, AT, BUT, FOR, HAD, HAVE, HE, HER, HIS, NOT, ON, ONE, SAID, SO, THEY, WE, WITH, YOU
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Easy
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Forward Only
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Red Words
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ALL, AM, AND, AS, AT, BE, BY, DO, FOR, GO, HAD, HAS, HE, IF, IN, IS, IT, ME, MY, OF, ON, ONE, OUT, SEE, THE, THIS, TO, UP, US, WE, WILL, WITH, YOU
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Easy
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Forward Only
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Rows Of Love
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AFFECTION, CARING, COMMUNICATION, COMPASSION, DEVOTED, EMOTIONS, FAITH, FORGIVENESS, HAPPINESS, HUGS, KISSES, LOVE, SMILES, TRUELOVE, TRUST
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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S Words
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SACK, SAIL, SALT, SAND, SANDWICH, SAW, SAY, SCISSORS, SILLY, SINK, SOAP, SOME, SOUP, SUN, SUPER
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Easy
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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S words
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SALMAGUNDI, SALOOP, SANGAREE, SAPAJOU, SAPRAEMIA, SCAPHION, SCHOENABATIC, SCOTODINA, SCRANNEL, SCROBICULATE, SEJANT, SELLIFORM, SEXENARY, SFUMATO, SHANDRYAN, SHIRAKASHI, SOLANACEOUS, SOMNAMBULATE, SPHRAGISTIC, SQUILL
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Hard
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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S Words
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BASEBALL, BICYCLE, BIRDHOUSE, BOX, BRACELET, BUS, CACTUS, CLOSE, COMPASS, DANCER, DICE, DINOSAUR, DRESS, DRESSER, ERASER, FOX, GOOSE, GRASSHOPPER, JUICE, LASSO, LETTUCE, LOCKS, MEDICINE, MOTORCYCLE, MOUSE, NECKLACE, OCTOPUS, PACIFIER, SACK, SADDLE, SAILBOAT, SANDAL, SANDCASTLE, SANDWICH, SAW, SEAL, SEVEN, SIX, SOAP, SOCCER, SOCK, SOUP, SUCKER, SUN, SURFER, TREEHOUSE, TRICYCLE, VASE, WALRUS, WHISTLE
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Very Difficult
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Sequences Keywords
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FUNCTION, GENERATE, INPUT, MAPPING, OUTPUT, PATTERN, RULE, SEQUENCE, TERM
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Older Children
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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