Dinosaur Word Search

About this worksheet

Long dinosaur names are a genuine decoding workout, which is exactly why students love them. The 16×16 grid gives the eleven-letter words room to run diagonally. Print the key if you plan to let partners check each other.

How to use it

• Print it as it is. Page one is the puzzle, page two is the answer key. Sized for US Letter at full print resolution.
• Swap in your own words. Open the maker, paste this week's spelling list, and the grid rebuilds in a second.
• Change the difficulty. Easy hides words across and down only. Hard adds diagonals and backwards words for stronger readers.