How to make a word search (with AI or your own words)

A one-minute walkthrough of the free Word Search Maker: let AI write the word list or paste your own, pick the grid size and difficulty, check the answer key, try the Plus shapes and themes, and download a print-ready PDF.

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Step by step

1Open the Word Search Maker.
2Type or paste your words into the Words box — or describe the puzzle in Let AI write it and press Generate.
3Read the AI's list and press Use this; the title and words fill in.
4Pick a grid size (10×10, 13×13, 17×17 or 22×22) and a difficulty: Easy runs words across and down, Medium adds diagonals, Hard adds backwards words.
5Turn on Answer key to check where every word is.
6With Plus, choose a shaped grid, a page theme, or remove the credit line.
7Press Download PDF and print.

Transcript, chapter by chapter

0:04 Let AI write it: Type or paste your own words, or describe the puzzle and let AI write the title and word list.
0:19 Pick size & level: Choose the grid size and Easy, Medium or Hard; the puzzle reshuffles instantly.
0:25 Check the answer key: Turn on the answer key to see every word highlighted — it's included free.
0:31 The extras (Plus): Plus adds 30 shaped grids, 30 page themes and a clean PDF with no credit line.
0:46 Download & print: Download the PDF: the puzzle plus its answer key.

AI writing is a paid extra (the day pass or a plan) and is in beta — you read what it writes before it goes into your puzzle. Parts marked Plus in the video need PuzzlePage Plus or a day pass. Everything else shown is free. See the plans.