Dragonfly Word Search

Created by Kim White Steele, founder of Puzzles to Print

This dragonfly word search comes in Easy and Challenging formats. Download the Student PDF or Teacher PDF with answer key - a simple printable for insect units and nature vocabulary.

Free printable Dragonfly Word Search puzzle worksheet — Dragonfly Word Search

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Easy Dragonfly Word Search

No overlapsHorizontal + VerticalShorter word bank

A gentler version for kids or first-time puzzlers. Ideal for grades 1 - 3 or quick warm-ups.

Student PDF Teacher PDF

Challenging Dragonfly Word Search

Full word bankDiagonal + BackwardMore complex layout

A harder puzzle for older students and experienced puzzlers. Great for grades 4+.

Student PDF Teacher PDF

Printing tips (and what’s inside the Teacher PDF)

The Student PDF is just the puzzle page. The Teacher PDF can include an answer key and (optionally) a short intro/instructions page for classroom use. For best results, print at 100% scale (or “Actual Size”).

Word list: Abdomen, Beautiful, Carnivore, Colorful, Compound Eyes, Diverse, Eggs, Emergence, Fast, Fly Backwards, Four Wings, Gills, Gnats, Head, Hover, Insect, Larvae, Long Body, Metamorphosis, Mosquitoes, Nymph, Odonata, Six Legs, Swarm, Thorax, Veined Wings, and Water