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Bible Word Search Puzzles

Twelve puzzles — one covering the whole Bible, playable right here, and eleven more built from a single story each. All free to print, with the answer key on every page.

Every puzzle here is a 14×14 grid with twelve words hidden in all eight directions, including backwards. That is deliberately harder than the four-direction puzzles aimed at the youngest children, because the age that actually enjoys a word search is seven and up and those puzzles bore them in a minute.

The word lists come from the story itself rather than a generic religious vocabulary, so finishing one means a child has read twelve words that belong to a passage — useful before you teach it, and better still as review afterwards.

Play the Bible word search now

Twelve words from across the whole Bible. Drag across a word or tap its first and last letter — it works on a phone, and nothing needs printing.

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Drag across a word to circle it

Or tap the first letter, then the last. Words run in every direction, including backwards.

DIVADUISSYFNBP
ANKOHDLTEFKORG
NLBGACIEYDTEWE
GRNGKFHSDQYRAL
EGPIXTRQCAWMOB
LIAMIJUMRIZZMI
HPAALUIPOGPUGB
AVFIWAMVSSCLPN
OAZLTOSQSVRQER
NNERDQQPUXGMBC
ZOOGJYHTSYLDJH
EONVIYRTEEOLJF
XIWNDKLPJSTPCS
KLEPSOGUMOSESE

Word searches by Bible story

Ten more puzzles, each built from one story or theme. Every one plays in the browser and prints on a single sheet with its answer key.

Noah's Ark Bible word search for kidsNoah's ArkGenesis 6-9 · Ages 6+NOAH · ARK · FLOOD · RAINBOW · DOVE · OLIVE…The Christmas Story Bible word search for kidsThe Christmas StoryLuke 2 · Ages 6+MARY · JOSEPH · JESUS · MANGER · SHEPHERDS · ANGEL…The Easter Story Bible word search for kidsThe Easter StoryMatthew 26-28 · Ages 7+EASTER · TOMB · STONE · RISEN · CROSS · PALM…David and Goliath Bible word search for kidsDavid and Goliath1 Samuel 17 · Ages 6+DAVID · GOLIATH · SLING · STONE · SHEPHERD · GIANT…Fruit of the Spirit Bible word search for kidsFruit of the SpiritGalatians 5:22-23 · Ages 7+LOVE · JOY · PEACE · PATIENCE · KINDNESS · GOODNESS…Books of the Bible Bible word search for kidsBooks of the BibleOld and New Testament · Ages 8+GENESIS · EXODUS · PSALMS · ISAIAH · MATTHEW · MARK…Moses and the Exodus Bible word search for kidsMoses and the ExodusExodus 3-14 · Ages 7+MOSES · EGYPT · PHARAOH · PLAGUES · REDSEA · STAFF…Miracles of Jesus Bible word search for kidsMiracles of JesusThe Gospels · Ages 7+WATER · WINE · BLIND · LAZARUS · STORM · LOAVES…Daniel in the Lions' Den Bible word search for kidsDaniel in the Lions' DenDaniel 6 · Ages 6+DANIEL · LIONS · DEN · PRAYER · DARIUS · ANGEL…Thanksgiving Word Search Bible word search for kidsThanksgiving Word SearchPsalm 100 · Ages 7+THANKS · PRAISE · HARVEST · BLESSING · GRATEFUL · PSALM…The Armor of God Bible word search for kidsThe Armor of GodEphesians 6:10-18 · Ages 7+HELMET · SHIELD · SWORD · BELT · TRUTH · FAITH…

Which puzzle suits which age

The Noah, Christmas and David and Goliath grids use the shortest words and the most familiar names, so they suit six and seven year olds who are still reading slowly. Books of the Bible and fruit of the Spirit are the hardest, partly because the words are longer and partly because a child has to know them already to spot them quickly.

Every grid is the same size, so a class working at different levels can be given different puzzles without anyone noticing they got the easy one.

Printing these for a class

Print as many copies as you need for a Sunday school, a homeschool co-op, a camp or a church group. There is no licence to buy and no attribution required. The answer key sits below the puzzle on the page rather than on a separate sheet, so fold it under before you hand it out, or print only the top half.

How to use a Bible word search well

A word search is a vocabulary exercise, not a lesson, and it works best either just before a story or straight after it. Hand it out first and a child meets the names before they hear them, which makes the reading easier. Hand it out after and it is review that does not feel like review.

For younger children who find a 14×14 grid discouraging, read the word list aloud first and let them find three words rather than twelve. Finishing something small beats abandoning something large.

Ready for a step up? Our Bible crossword puzzles use the same stories but ask what happened rather than how it’s spelled — the natural next puzzle once word searches get easy.

Looking for something to color instead? There are 26 free Bible coloring pages on our site, and a Bible trivia game you can play in the browser.

See what they get

The puzzle is the warm-up. This is the story.

A word search teaches twelve words. The episode behind it takes about two minutes, ends with a quiz, and is one of 200 covering the whole Bible in order.

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David and Goliath

A real lesson from the app — watch the whole thing free.

The stories behind the puzzles

Every theme here is an episode in the Faithful Kids library — a few minutes long, with a quiz afterwards so you can see what your child actually understood.

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