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title: "Free Space word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable space word search for children. Find 16 planets, comets, rockets and stars hidden on a 15 by 15 grid. Comes with an answer key, no sign-up."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/space"
---

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Free printable

# Space word search

Blast off on a journey through the solar system. Planets, rockets and far away galaxies wait to be spotted by young stargazers. It is a lovely way to spark curiosity about the night sky.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)PLANET GALAXY COMET ASTEROID ROCKET SATURN JUPITER NEPTUNE MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS MOON STAR NEBULA ORBIT

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

ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

**Customise colours**

Letters

Frame

Found-word mark

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the page-number footer.

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

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=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IlNwYWNlIFdvcmQgU2VhcmNoIiwid29yZHMiOlsiUExBTkVUIiwiR0FMQVhZIiwiQ09NRVQiLCJBU1RFUk9JRCIsIlJPQ0tFVCIsIlNBVFVSTiIsIkpVUElURVIiLCJORVBUVU5FIiwiTUVSQ1VSWSIsIlZFTlVTIiwiRUFSVEgiLCJNQVJTIiwiTU9PTiIsIlNUQVIiLCJORUJVTEEiLCJPUkJJVCJdLCJjb2xvclRoZW1lIjp7InRoZW1lSWQiOiJjbGFzc2ljIiwib3ZlcnJpZGVzIjp7fX19)

Free to build · pay once to export

Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Space Word Search

  Space Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  ASTEROID

  SATURN

  COMET

  JUPITER

  NEBULA

  STAR

  MERCURY

  PLANET

  MOON

  NEPTUNE

  VENUS

  MARS

  ROCKET

  EARTH

  GALAXY

  ORBIT

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Space Word Search · Answers

  Space Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  ASTEROID

  SATURN

  COMET

  JUPITER

  NEBULA

  STAR

  MERCURY

  PLANET

  MOON

  NEPTUNE

  VENUS

  MARS

  ROCKET

  EARTH

  GALAXY

  ORBIT

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this space word search

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

- Planet
- Galaxy
- Comet
- Asteroid
- Rocket
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Neptune
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Moon
- Star
- Nebula
- Orbit

## Making a whole space book?

This page makes one space 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)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/birds)
- [Insects](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects)
- [Farm Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/farm-animals)

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

## Questions

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

Yes. Generate the space 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 space 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 space 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.