Hey, smarty pants, looking for a challenge? How about in the form of a free printable wordsearch for adults?
Free AND brain stimulating? Now that’s what we’re talkin’ about.
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Each printable wordsearch for adults is incredibly easy to download; one click and the PDF is yours! No email addresses necessary, no hoops to jump through, because you’ve got some words to find!
Come on, enough jabber; time to check out these free printable wordsearch for adults puzzles.
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Challenging Printable Wordsearch for Adults
What makes these printable wordsearch for adults puzzles a challenge? We’ve collected English words that are not only difficult to spell, but also to pronounce.
English has all sorts of weird words like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and although that’s hard to spell and say, there are also shorter more commonly used words that you may have not even thought would make an appearance on this list.
Don’t worry, we didn’t put Marry Poppin’s fav word in these printable wordsearch for adults (it was hard, but we resisted!), you’ve got plenty of other words to discover and search for!
These printable wordsearch for adults are a terrific way to work on your spelling, spend time off screens, stimulate your mind, and improve your word recognition.
For each category, by alphabet, we’ll also list the words used within those puzzles so you know what to expect. We’re all on the same page here (no pun intended)!
A-C Printable Wordsearch for Adults
A … B .. C … one of the very first songs we all memorized as children, our ABCs!
When we think of those letters, we probably don’t think of necessarily “challenging” words. We probably think of words like Apple, Bat, Cow, you know, the basics.
Well, well, well, it’s time for these letters to get their fire back and show you that they’ve got a trick or two up their sleeve. Try to find these challenging words in our free printable wordsearch for adults!
- Aberrant
- Abject
- Abnegation
- Abscond
- Accede
- Accessory
- Accommodate
- Acquiesce
- Adamant
- Adumbrate
- Aggrandize
- Agoraphobia
- Alacrity
- Albeit
- Anachronistic
- Anemone
- Anesthetist
- Aneurysm
- Antidisestablishmentarianism
- Archetypal
- Archipelago
- Ascetic
- Asterisk
- Bacteriology
- Balmoral
- Beguile
- Bereft
- Blandishment
- Blasphemy
- Bologna
- Bouquet
- Bourbon
- Brewery
- Broccoli
- Buoy
- Bureaucracy
- Cacciatore
- Cache
- Cacophony
- Cajole
- Callous
- Calumny
- Camaraderie
- Capitulate
- Caramel
- Cavalry
- Charcuterie
- Chimpanzee
- Chipotle
- Circumlocution
- Clamor
- Cognizant
- Colonel
- Connoisseur
- Conscientious
- Construe
- Convivial
- Coup
- Cryptography
- Curmudgeon
D-F Printable Wordsearch for Adults
Dog, Eat, Far, just like the ABC’s these letters too can be underestimated. Prepare yourself to be challenged as you journey into the printable wordsearch for adults letters D, E, and don’t forget F! You may even find some words that will make you curious enough to look up their meaning or origin or place a word into your vocab. The wordsmith world is yours to explore!
- Debauch
- Debris
- Debut
- Decrepit
- Defibrillator
- Demagogue
- Denigrate
- Diaphanous
- Diaphragm
- Didactic
- Dilate
- Dirge
- Disparate
- Dispel
- Draught
- Drawer
- Eclectic
- Egregious
- Embezzlement
- Emollient
- Enervate
- Entrepreneur
- Ephemeral
- Epistolary
- Epitome
- Equanimity
- Espresso
- Etcetera
- Euthanasia
- Exacerbate
- Fatuous
- February
- Fiscal
- Floccinaucinihilipilification
- Foliage
- Forbearance
- Foyer
- Fuchsia
G-I Printable Wordsearch for Adults
Letters G, H, I, home to some lovely words such as gorgeous, home, and ice cream (the last one is the best, we can all agree). Who woulda thought that there’d be some real brain-stretcher words tucked into this side of the alphabet? Time for you to put on your thinking cap and circle those words for yourself in the G, H, and I printable wordsearch for adults; you’re bound to find at least one word you may not know!
- Gauge
- Gibberish
- Gibraltar
- Gourmand
- Gourmet
- Grandiloquent
- Gratuitous
- Gubernatorial
- Hegemony
- Heinous
- Heir
- Herb
- Heresy
- Hernia
- Heterogeneous
- Hierarchy
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
- Hyperbole
- Iconoclast
- Idiosyncratic
- Ignominious
- Illinois
- Inchoate
- Incumbent
- Indict
- Infamous
- Ingenious
- Ingenuity
- Interpret
- Inveterate
- Irregardless
- Ischaemia
- Island
- Isthmus
- Itinerary
J-L Printable Wordsearch for Adults
J, K, and L is one of the more fun spots in the printable wordsearch for adults puzzles, because there’s a quirky mix of words you already know and others that may drive you a bit crazy. Isn’t language fun?!
- Jaunty
- Jaded
- Jalapeño
- Jargon
- Jaundice
- Jewelry
- Jubilation
- Juggernaut
- Juncture
- Juridical
- Juror
- Kaleidoscopic
- Kernel
- Kindle
- Kindred
- Kleptomaniac
- Knead
- Knee
- Knell
- Knife
- Knotty
- Kudos
- Lackadaisical
- Lampoon
- Languish
- Largess
- Lethargic
- Liaison
- Libertarian
- Library
- Licentious
- Lieutenant
- Liquefy
- Litigation
M-O Printable Wordsearch for Adults
Maybe it’s because these letters are sung closely together in the famous alphabet song, but don’t M, N, and O seem so tightly knit? Like a cute little family. Whelp, this family has some toughies, and it’s your job to find them in these printable wordsearch for adults. Round em up!
- Massachusetts
- Medieval
- Metamorphosis
- Miniature
- Minuscule
- Mischievous
- Multifarious
- Muscle
- Mustache
- Narcissistic
- Nauseous
- Neophyte
- Niche
- Nihilism
- Noisome
- Nuclear
- Nuptial
- Obdurate
- Occasion
- Oligarchy
- Onomatopoeia
- Orangutan
- Ordinance
- Ostracism
- Otorhinolaryngologist
P-V Printable Wordsearch for Adults
Woah there, we’ve got a big group here, letters P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V. We tried to separate them and split it up, but they insisted on staying together in one clump. Who are we to break up a fine group of letters and their hard words? We’re not monsters.
But you might want to take some breaks here and there between these doozies, or you’ll discover a frustrated monster inside you. We don’t want that!
- Pejorative
- Penguin
- Pertinacious
- Phenomenon
- Philanthropic
- Phlegm
- Phlegmatic
- Playwright
- Pneumatology
- Pneumonia
- Promulgate
- Quagmire
- Quay
- Queue
- Quiche
- Quinoa
- Quintessential
- Quirky
- Quixotic
- Quotidian
- Raccoon
- Raspberry
- Recalcitrant
- Receipt
- Regime
- Remuneration
- Rendezvous
- Restaurateur
- Rhythm
- Rural
- Sacrilegious
- Salmon
- Sanctimonious
- Sanguine
- Scapula
- Schedule
- Scissors
- Sesquipedalian
- Sherbet
- Silicon
- Solipsism
- Sphygmomanometer
- Spurious
- Squirrel
- Tautology
- Temperature
- Timbre
- Travesty
- Triskaidekaphobia
- Truculent
- Ubiquitous
- Ukulele
- Umbilical
- Umbrage
- Unbelievable
- Vehicle
- Ventriloquist
- Vicissitude
- Visceral
- Vociferous
W-Z Printable Wordsearch for Adults
And lastly, finishing strong, we’ve got W, X, Y, and but of course, Z. These are some very curious letters (we all know how cool Z words sound, wait until you get a load of X!) which makes for quite the puzzling printable wordsearch for adults puzzle.
Godspeed, brainy human!
- Wednesday
- Whiffle
- Whiplash
- Whistle
- Wisteria
- Worcestershire
- Wrap
- Xany
- Xaroncharoo
- Xenodocheionology
- Xenolith
- Xenon
- Xenophobia
- Yacht
- Yarmulke
- Yeasayer
- Yolk
- Yuletide
- Zephyr
- Zucchini
How ‘bout them apples, huh? Quite the printable wordsearch for adults puzzles! There’s more where that came from, check out our other free and relaxing printable wordsearch for adults and keep that brain stimulated. Or, if you’re a bookworm, you’ll definitely love these book lover’s wordsearch puzzles!
A friendly reminder, doing wordsearch puzzles is fun way to stay off the screen and work out your brain, but remember to take breaks in between to relax so you don’t overwork your mind. And incorporating physical exercise will help you stay well-rounded altogether.
We hope you enjoy your free printable wordsearch for adults!