Last updated: March 17, 2025 by the Homemade Gifts Team
Math word search printables are as fun as they are educational, and they can be used inside the classroom or at home! I’ll be honest with you: When I was in school, math was my least favorite subject. What do you expect? I’m a writer! But something that might have made those math lessons more palatable even to me was math word searches.
You’ll find three different themes of math puzzles: Number word searches, math word searches, and algebra word searches. Each math word search theme comes in easy, medium, and hard difficulties.
- Easy includes 10 words in down and right directions only.
- Medium includes 10 words in up, down, and down-right diagonal directions.
- Hard math word searches have 10 words that are up, down, left, right, and diagonal (including backward).
Easy Math Word Search Puzzles
These easy math word search puzzles are simple enough for little kids. If they’re still learning to count, the number counting math word search might be perfect for them! There are 10 words here, and they are either down or right.
Medium Math Word Search Puzzles
These puzzles are a little harder. Challenge your math knowledge with these medium math word search puzzles. There are 10 words, and they can be up, down, or down-right diagonal.
Difficult Math Word Search Puzzles
These are our hardest math word search puzzles. They might just stump you, but don’t worry, we’ve got answer keys available as well. There are 10 words here as well, and they can be up, down, left, right, or diagonal, including backward.
Math Word Search Puzzle Answers
If these math word search puzzles aren’t quite adding up, don’t break out the calculator. We have all the answers for you right here.
Get the Most Out of Math Word Search Puzzles in the Classroom
These math word search puzzles make great classroom tools. If you have students who are struggling with math, you can introduce this fun activity to try to break through learning blocks. Here’s some suggestions for making the most out of your math word searches.
Make Math Fun
Math word search puzzles can make math fun (even for a student like I was). It’s a different way of thinking about and learning math. If you are introducing specific concepts in your classroom, like addition, subtraction, or multiplication, you can use a word search centered on those concepts in order to reinforce those ideas.
Break Up Tedious Lessons
You can also break up otherwise tedious lessons by adding in a math word search. As noted above, if you are teaching specific concepts, you can reinforce them with a math word search. You can also give children a little mental break during a lesson by changing things up with a word search. It could feel like a “game” and break up the cadence of a math lesson to keep children engaged.
Increase Math Vocabulary
At the same time, you can increase your students’ math vocabulary with these math word searches. This requires a little bit of research and coordination. It won’t mean much if you choose a word search that isn’t correlated to a lesson you’re teaching. However, if you can marry up a current lesson with one of the lists of vocabulary we’re offering here, you can find the perfect match between what you’re teaching and the math vocabulary students need to absorb.
Teach Students New Ways of Thinking About Math
A math word search can also be a new way of thinking about math. Students probably believe math is just numbers and memorization, but a math word search can also help teach math. By opening up new ways of thinking about math, you can make math more palatable and maybe even fun. You can also introduce new pathways of understanding, which can help some students wrestle with difficult topics they are otherwise struggling with.
More Learning Tools
We have a bunch more learning tools you can employ in the classroom. Here are a few we think can help you reach your students and make learning fun.
