Play this 5 Letter Words word search game online, print it, or download it as a PDF or word file. Five-letter words seem to be everywhere! They can often be found in crossword puzzles, spelling competitions, and even everyday conversations. However, their meanings can range from simple to perplexing. For instance, take the word “boughs”. It could mean branches of a tree or bear arms, depending on the context.
Another example is “pique”, which could refer to an emotional state or a form of embroidery. Then there’s “flair”, which could describe panache or a special talent for something. Bafflingly enough, it can also mean a flame-like shape! Lastly, we have “scant”, which has several definitions: scanty amount; inadequate; not quite sufficient; barely enough…the list goes on! Clearly, five-letter words are capable of conveying many complex ideas – making them an interesting and challenging part of any language.
Brush up on your 5 letter words with this word search game.
5 Letter Words Word Search Game
Instructions
To play this 5 Letter Words word search game, find all the words hidden in the grid of letters. The words may be placed on the grid horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or even backward. Words with a space or dash will be shown as a single word.
To start playing, look for one of the words listed on the top of the puzzle. Then use your eyes to scan across and down each row of letters looking for matches. When you spot a match, drag your mouse across the word. Of course, use your finger if you are on a mobile phone. Once you've found all the words in the list, Enjoy this moment of satisfaction and take pride in your achievement!
Word List
- about
- above
- abuse
- actor
- acute
- admit
- adopt
- adult
- after
- again
- agent
- agree
- ahead
- alarm
- album
- alert
- alike
- alive
- allow
- alone
- along
- alter
- among
- anger
- Angle
- angry
- apart
- apple
- apply
- arena
- argue
- arise
- array
- aside
- asset
- audio
- audit
- avoid
- award
- aware
- badly
- baker
- bases
- basic
- basis
- beach
- began
- begin
- begun
- being
- below
- bench
- billy
- birth
- black
- blame
- blind
- block
- blood
- board
- boost
- booth
- bound
- brain
- brand
- bread
- break
- breed
- brief
- bring
- broad
- broke
- brown
- build
- built
- buyer
- cable
- calif
- carry
- catch
- cause
- chain
- chair
- chart
- chase
- cheap
- check
- chest
- chief
- child
- china
- chose
- civil
- claim
- class
- clean
- clear
- click
- clock
- close
- coach
- coast
- could
- count
- court
- cover
- craft
- crash
- cream
- crime
- cross
- crowd
- crown
- curve
- cycle
- daily
- dance
- dated
- dealt
- death
- debut
- delay
- depth
- doing
- doubt
- dozen
- draft
- drama
- drawn
- dream
- dress
- drill
- drink
- drive
- drove
- dying
- eager
- early
- earth
- eight
- elite
- empty
- enemy
- enjoy
- enter
- entry
- equal
- error
- event
- every
- exact
- exist
- extra
- faith
- false
- fault
- fiber
- field
- fifth
- fifty
- fight
- final
- first
- fixed
- flash
- fleet
- floor
- fluid
- focus
- force
- forth
- forty
- forum
- found
- frame
- frank
- fraud
- fresh
- front
- fruit
- fully
- funny
- giant
- given
- glass
- globe
- going
- grace
- grade
- grand
- grant
- grass
- great
- green
- gross
- group
- grown
- guard
- guess
- guest
- guide
- happy
- harry
- heart
- heavy
- hence
- henry
- horse
- hotel
- house
- human
- ideal
- image
- index
- inner
- input
- issue
- japan
- jimmy
- joint
- jones
- judge
- known
- label
- large
- laser
- later
- laugh
- layer
- learn
- lease
- least
- leave
- legal
- level
- lewis
- light
- limit
- links
- lives
- local
- logic
- loose
- lower
- lucky
- lunch
- lying
- magic
- major
- maker
- march
- maria
- match
- maybe
- mayor
- meant
- media
- metal
- might
- minor
- minus
- mixed
- model
- money
- month
- moral
- motor
- mount
- mouse
- mouth
- movie
- music
- needs
- never
- newly
- night
- noise
- north
- noted
- novel
- nurse
- occur
- ocean
- offer
- often
- order
- other
- ought
- paint
- panel
- paper
- party
- peace
- peter
- phase
- phone
- photo
- piece
- pilot
- pitch
- place
- plain
- plane
- plant
- plate
- point
- pound
- power
- press
- price
- pride
- prime
- prior
- prize
- proof
- proud
- prove
- queen
- quick
- quiet
- quite
- radio
- raise
- range
- rapid
- ratio
- reach
- ready
- refer
- right
- rival
- river
- robin
- roger
- roman
- rough
- round
- route
- royal
- rural
- scale
- scene
- scope
- score
- sense
- serve
- seven
- shall
- shape
- share
- sharp
- sheet
- shelf
- shell
- shift
- shirt
- shock
- shoot
- short
- shown
- sight
- since
- sixth
- sixty
- sized
- skill
- sleep
- slide
- small
- smart
- smile
- smith
- smoke
- solid
- solve
- sorry
- sound
- south
- space
- spare
- speak
- speed
- spend
- spent
- split
- spoke
- sport
- staff
- stage
- stake
- stand
- start
- state
- steam
- steel
- stick
- still
- stock
- stone
- stood
- store
- storm
- story
- strip
- stuck
- study
- stuff
- style
- sugar
- suite
- super
- sweet
- table
- taken
- taste
- taxes
- teach
- teeth
- terry
- texas
- thank
- theft
- their
- theme
- there
- these
- thick
- thing
- think
- third
- those
- three
- threw
- throw
- tight
- times
- tired
- title
- today
- topic
- total
- touch
- tough
- tower
- track
- trade
- train
- treat
- trend
- trial
- tried
- tries
- truck
- truly
- trust
- truth
- twice
- under
- undue
- union
- unity
- until
- upper
- upset
- urban
- usage
- usual
- valid
- value
- video
- virus
- visit
- vital
- voice
- waste
- watch
- water
- wheel
- where
- which
- while
- white
- whole
- whose
- woman
- women
- world
- worry
- worse
- worst
- worth
- would
- wound
- write
- wrong
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