Insects Word Search
Every insect has six legs and three body parts: the head, thorax and abdomen. This puzzle includes helpful bugs like ladybugs and pesky ones like mosquitoes. It works well alongside a backyard bug hunt or an elementary science unit.
Insects Word Search
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| Y | X | I | F | I | R | E | F | L | Y | O | L | K | T | R |
| M | O | T | H | J | K | H | I | F | H | S | R | E | B | V |
| L | J | K | W | A | S | P | J | P | C | I | U | N | A | B |
| Y | R | E | P | P | O | H | S | S | A | R | G | V | E | U |
| U | G | A | E | H | J | Q | E | E | Y | P | E | S | E | T |
| Z | G | C | B | E | E | T | L | E | D | O | K | N | Y | T |
| I | L | F | M | O | S | Q | U | I | T | O | D | L | D | E |
| K | Y | I | S | Q | P | L | L | P | I | I | F | T | G | R |
| L | V | T | K | C | I | C | A | D | A | N | M | A | Y | F |
| T | L | A | D | Y | B | U | G | Q | O | L | I | R | A | L |
| D | A | R | N | Q | G | E | W | G | D | Z | T | D | E | Y |
| V | N | A | O | J | V | P | A | C | Q | G | N | Q | L | T |
| V | T | E | K | C | I | R | C | Z | B | W | D | F | N | O |
| A | E | H | P | U | D | Z | X | E | B | D | N | H | D | C |
Find these words
- ant
- hornet
- beetle
- butterfly
- cricket
- dragonfly
- ladybug
- grasshopper
- firefly
- moth
- mosquito
- wasp
- termite
- cicada
- flea
Show the answer key
| Z | T | F | P | T | J | X | A | Z | H | F | Y | R | Z | O |
| Y | X | I | F | I | R | E | F | L | Y | O | L | K | T | R |
| M | O | T | H | J | K | H | I | F | H | S | R | E | B | V |
| L | J | K | W | A | S | P | J | P | C | I | U | N | A | B |
| Y | R | E | P | P | O | H | S | S | A | R | G | V | E | U |
| U | G | A | E | H | J | Q | E | E | Y | P | E | S | E | T |
| Z | G | C | B | E | E | T | L | E | D | O | K | N | Y | T |
| I | L | F | M | O | S | Q | U | I | T | O | D | L | D | E |
| K | Y | I | S | Q | P | L | L | P | I | I | F | T | G | R |
| L | V | T | K | C | I | C | A | D | A | N | M | A | Y | F |
| T | L | A | D | Y | B | U | G | Q | O | L | I | R | A | L |
| D | A | R | N | Q | G | E | W | G | D | Z | T | D | E | Y |
| V | N | A | O | J | V | P | A | C | Q | G | N | Q | L | T |
| V | T | E | K | C | I | R | C | Z | B | W | D | F | N | O |
| A | E | H | P | U | D | Z | X | E | B | D | N | H | D | C |
How to play
Find every word from the list hidden in the grid. Words can run across, down or diagonally, and some are spelled backwards. Spaces are removed in the grid. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.