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title: "Free Countries word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable countries word search for children. Find France, Brazil, Japan and 13 more nations on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key. No sign-up needed."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/countries"
---

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Free printable

# Countries word search

The world is a big place, made up of countries with their own flags, foods and stories. Nations from every continent are hidden in the grid for young explorers to find. A gentle first step into geography.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)FRANCE BRAZIL CANADA JAPAN EGYPT INDIA CHINA SPAIN ITALY MEXICO KENYA SWEDEN NORWAY GREECE PORTUGAL AUSTRALIA

Difficulty

EasyMediumHard

Easy hides words across and down; Hard adds diagonals, backwards words and heavier camouflage.

Grid size

Smaller grids print larger.

Answers

Loop wordsShade letters

How the answer key marks each hidden word.

Theme

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Letters

Frame

Found-word mark

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the page-number footer.

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Two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Loop each hidden word or shade its letters, the answer page updates as you choose.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one puzzle. Sign up to turn your words into a full word search book for Amazon KDP: hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as print-ready PDFs. We carry your words straight into the studio.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/wordsearch/edit?from=wordsearch&v=2&s=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IkNvdW50cmllcyBXb3JkIFNlYXJjaCIsIndvcmRzIjpbIkZSQU5DRSIsIkJSQVpJTCIsIkNBTkFEQSIsIkpBUEFOIiwiRUdZUFQiLCJJTkRJQSIsIkNISU5BIiwiU1BBSU4iLCJJVEFMWSIsIk1FWElDTyIsIktFTllBIiwiU1dFREVOIiwiTk9SV0FZIiwiR1JFRUNFIiwiUE9SVFVHQUwiLCJBVVNUUkFMSUEiXSwiY29sb3JUaGVtZSI6eyJ0aGVtZUlkIjoiY2xhc3NpYyIsIm92ZXJyaWRlcyI6e319fQ)

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Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Countries Word Search

  Countries Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  AUSTRALIA

  GREECE

  ITALY

  PORTUGAL

  BRAZIL

  CHINA

  MEXICO

  SWEDEN

  KENYA

  NORWAY

  JAPAN

  EGYPT

  FRANCE

  INDIA

  CANADA

  SPAIN

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Countries Word Search · Answers

  Countries Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  AUSTRALIA

  GREECE

  ITALY

  PORTUGAL

  BRAZIL

  CHINA

  MEXICO

  SWEDEN

  KENYA

  NORWAY

  JAPAN

  EGYPT

  FRANCE

  INDIA

  CANADA

  SPAIN

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this countries word search

These 16 words are hidden in the grid above, and they print alongside the puzzle so solvers know what to look for.

- France
- Brazil
- Canada
- Japan
- Egypt
- India
- China
- Spain
- Italy
- Mexico
- Kenya
- Sweden
- Norway
- Greece
- Portugal
- Australia

## Making a whole countries book?

This page makes one countries puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP word-search maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-word-search-maker) generates hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More word search themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/animals)
- [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/ocean-animals)
- [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/space)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/birds)
- [Insects](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects)

[See every word search theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search)

## Questions

**Is this countries word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the countries puzzle above, with its 16 hidden words and an answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Can I change the countries word list?**

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed list, but you can edit the words or the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

**Can I make a countries word search book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio generates hundreds of puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.