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title: "Free Insects word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable insects word search for children. Find bees, butterflies, ladybirds and 13 more minibeasts on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects"
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Free printable

# Insects word search

The world of minibeasts is full of surprises. Busy bees, bright butterflies and a few creepy crawlies are hiding across the grid. Finding them is a fun way to get curious about the little creatures in the garden.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)BEETLE BUTTERFLY LADYBIRD DRAGONFLY GRASSHOPPER CATERPILLAR MOSQUITO CRICKET FIREFLY BUMBLEBEE LOCUST MOTH WASP ANT BEE TERMITE

Difficulty

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

Grid size

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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

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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.

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Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Insects Word Search

  Insects Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  CATERPILLAR

  MOSQUITO

  MOTH

  GRASSHOPPER

  FIREFLY

  WASP

  BUTTERFLY

  CRICKET

  BEE

  DRAGONFLY

  TERMITE

  ANT

  BUMBLEBEE

  LOCUST

  LADYBIRD

  BEETLE

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Insects Word Search · Answers

  Insects Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  CATERPILLAR

  MOSQUITO

  MOTH

  GRASSHOPPER

  FIREFLY

  WASP

  BUTTERFLY

  CRICKET

  BEE

  DRAGONFLY

  TERMITE

  ANT

  BUMBLEBEE

  LOCUST

  LADYBIRD

  BEETLE

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this insects word search

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

- Beetle
- Butterfly
- Ladybird
- Dragonfly
- Grasshopper
- Caterpillar
- Mosquito
- Cricket
- Firefly
- Bumblebee
- Locust
- Moth
- Wasp
- Ant
- Bee
- Termite

## Making a whole insects book?

This page makes one insects 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)
- [Farm Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/farm-animals)

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

## Questions

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

Yes. Generate the insects 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 insects 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 insects 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.