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
Name ____________________ Date ____________
| 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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