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title: "Free World Capitals word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable world capitals word search for children. Find London, Paris, Tokyo and 12 more capital cities on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/world-capitals"
---

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Free printable

# World Capitals word search

Every country has a capital city where big decisions are made. Famous capitals from around the world are tucked into the grid for children to discover. A lovely companion to a globe or a map on the wall.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)LONDON PARIS TOKYO MADRID ROME CAIRO LIMA OSLO BERLIN ATHENS DUBLIN VIENNA OTTAWA MOSCOW BANGKOK

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

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Answers

Loop wordsShade letters

How the answer key marks each hidden word.

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Letters

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Style

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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=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IldvcmxkIENhcGl0YWxzIFdvcmQgU2VhcmNoIiwid29yZHMiOlsiTE9ORE9OIiwiUEFSSVMiLCJUT0tZTyIsIk1BRFJJRCIsIlJPTUUiLCJDQUlSTyIsIkxJTUEiLCJPU0xPIiwiQkVSTElOIiwiQVRIRU5TIiwiRFVCTElOIiwiVklFTk5BIiwiT1RUQVdBIiwiTU9TQ09XIiwiQkFOR0tPSyJdLCJjb2xvclRoZW1lIjp7InRoZW1lSWQiOiJjbGFzc2ljIiwib3ZlcnJpZGVzIjp7fX19)

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The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## World Capitals Word Search

  World Capitals Word Search · Find all 15 hidden words

  BANGKOK

  MOSCOW

  PARIS

  BERLIN

  OTTAWA

  TOKYO

  DUBLIN

  ATHENS

  LIMA

  LONDON

  MADRID

  OSLO

  VIENNA

  CAIRO

  ROME

  1

  Puzzle
- ## World Capitals Word Search · Answers

  World Capitals Word Search · Find all 15 hidden words

  BANGKOK

  MOSCOW

  PARIS

  BERLIN

  OTTAWA

  TOKYO

  DUBLIN

  ATHENS

  LIMA

  LONDON

  MADRID

  OSLO

  VIENNA

  CAIRO

  ROME

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this world capitals word search

These 15 words are hidden in the grid above, and they print alongside the puzzle so solvers know what to look for.

- London
- Paris
- Tokyo
- Madrid
- Rome
- Cairo
- Lima
- Oslo
- Berlin
- Athens
- Dublin
- Vienna
- Ottawa
- Moscow
- Bangkok

## Making a whole world capitals book?

This page makes one world capitals 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 world capitals word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the world capitals puzzle above, with its 15 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 world capitals 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 world capitals 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.