Space Word Search — Free Printable
An out-of-this-world space word search featuring astronomy vocabulary. Perfect for space science units.
The Puzzle
Space Word Search
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| A | C | M | C | L | A | T | M | O | S | P | H | E | R | E |
| D | I | O | R | E | T | S | A | S | T | S | L | A | A | E |
| M | S | J | C | E | T | I | L | L | E | T | A | S | R | L |
| E | E | O | O | O | X | I | O | Y | S | R | S | C | E | R |
| R | T | T | N | E | S | R | E | V | I | N | U | A | J | T |
| N | F | E | S | N | E | B | U | L | A | A | U | R | U | E |
| M | T | M | T | U | E | E | A | T | A | W | O | R | P | M |
| I | I | O | E | P | G | T | O | E | S | G | S | U | I | E |
| E | T | C | L | E | A | N | X | L | T | R | T | R | T | R |
| C | I | C | L | S | L | S | T | E | R | A | C | S | E | C |
| L | B | T | A | I | A | M | A | S | O | V | I | N | R | U |
| I | R | A | T | I | X | U | O | C | N | I | E | B | E | R |
| P | O | A | I | E | Y | X | R | O | A | T | N | M | O | Y |
| S | D | I | O | E | V | O | E | P | U | Y | U | T | E | O |
| E | A | X | N | R | V | M | H | E | T | O | W | I | E | T |
Find these 15 words
- ASTRONAUT
- GALAXY
- NEBULA
- SATELLITE
- CONSTELLATION
- ASTEROID
- MERCURY
- JUPITER
- ATMOSPHERE
- TELESCOPE
- COMET
- ECLIPSE
- GRAVITY
- ORBIT
- UNIVERSE
Words run horizontally, vertically, and diagonally — some are backwards. Free printable from kuraplan.com
Prints as a clean one-page puzzle sheet — grid and word list only, no navigation.
Show answer key
| A | C | M | C | L | A | T | M | O | S | P | H | E | R | E |
| D | I | O | R | E | T | S | A | S | T | S | L | A | A | E |
| M | S | J | C | E | T | I | L | L | E | T | A | S | R | L |
| E | E | O | O | O | X | I | O | Y | S | R | S | C | E | R |
| R | T | T | N | E | S | R | E | V | I | N | U | A | J | T |
| N | F | E | S | N | E | B | U | L | A | A | U | R | U | E |
| M | T | M | T | U | E | E | A | T | A | W | O | R | P | M |
| I | I | O | E | P | G | T | O | E | S | G | S | U | I | E |
| E | T | C | L | E | A | N | X | L | T | R | T | R | T | R |
| C | I | C | L | S | L | S | T | E | R | A | C | S | E | C |
| L | B | T | A | I | A | M | A | S | O | V | I | N | R | U |
| I | R | A | T | I | X | U | O | C | N | I | E | B | E | R |
| P | O | A | I | E | Y | X | R | O | A | T | N | M | O | Y |
| S | D | I | O | E | V | O | E | P | U | Y | U | T | E | O |
| E | A | X | N | R | V | M | H | E | T | O | W | I | E | T |
Highlighted letters show where each of the 15 words is hidden.
Free to Print
Print this space word search straight from the page — a clean one-sheet puzzle, free for classroom use.
Print-Ready
Formatted for standard letter paper. Includes the word list and a separate answer key.
Classroom Ready
Perfect for early finishers, warm-ups, vocabulary review, or holiday party activities.
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Make Your Own Word Search — FreeFrequently Asked Questions
Which space words are hidden in this puzzle?
Fifteen astronomy words: astronaut, galaxy, nebula, satellite, constellation, asteroid, Mercury, Jupiter, atmosphere, telescope, comet, eclipse, gravity, orbit and universe.
How is this space word search laid out?
It is a 15x15 letter grid with the 15 words placed across and down, some of them running backwards. The word list sits alongside the grid, and "Show answer key" highlights every word in place if students get stuck.
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