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Large-print word search books

Word search you can actually read.

Big, bold letters. Every word reads forward. One puzzle per page, and the answers in the back.

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Cover of The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a deep red sunburst background, with a sample grid where NOEL runs down, STAR slants down, and MERRY, PEACE and SNOW run across in coloured pills, and a badge reading 3,000 words.
Cover of The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a navy sunburst background, with a sample grid where FIND runs down, CALM slants down, and RELAX, SUNNY and EASY run across, each highlighted in a coloured pill.

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Two real pages from the books, letter for letter. Every word reads forward: across, down, or slanting down to the right.

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Puzzle 4 from The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt

Grandma's Kitchen

0 of 18 found

  • APRON
  • BREADBOX
  • CANISTER
  • CAST IRON
  • COLANDER
  • CUTTING BOARD
  • LADLE
  • MEASURING CUP
  • MIXING BOWL
  • OVEN MITT
  • PANTRY
  • PERCOLATOR
  • POT HOLDER
  • RECIPE BOX
  • ROLLING PIN
  • SIFTER
  • SPATULA
  • TEAKETTLE

Press and drag from the first letter to the last, or tap the first letter and then the last. Spaces are left out, so HOT DOG is hidden as HOTDOG.

With a keyboard: arrow keys move, Enter or Space marks the first and last letter.

Why it's easier

Made for eyes that have read a lot of books.

  1. Close-up of the Grandma's Kitchen grid showing rows of large bold letters.

    Big, bold letters

    The puzzle letters are printed at 20.5 pt in bold, in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed by the Braille Institute for readers with low vision.

  2. The worked example from the How to Play page: PEAR across, PLUM down, TEA slanting down, JAM across.

    Every word reads forward

    Across, down, or slanting down to the right. There are no backward, upward or reversed words to trip you up.

  3. A full puzzle page: the Grandma's Kitchen grid with its word list underneath.

    One puzzle per page

    Each grid gets a whole page to itself, with the word list underneath and a tick box beside every word.

  4. The answer key for Grandma's Kitchen with every word circled.

    Answers in the back

    A full answer key sits at the back of the book, with every word circled, so nobody stays stuck.

Regular print vs. Big Easy-Read

The same grid, twice. Drag the handle to compare.

Big Easy-Read
Regular print

The books

Two books on Amazon now.

Cover of The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a navy sunburst background, with a sample grid where FIND runs down, CALM slants down, and RELAX, SUNNY and EASY run across, each highlighted in a coloured pill.

Large print · Paperback · On Amazon now

The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt

  • 100 large-print word search puzzles, one per page
  • 1,824 words to find, 18 to 20 per puzzle
  • 15 × 15 letter grids, printed at 20.5 pt in bold
  • Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, the typeface the Braille Institute designed for readers with low vision
  • A How to Play page at the front with a worked example
  • Full answer key in the back
  • Paperback, 8.5 × 11 inches, 132 pages

Themes include: In the Garden · Grandma's Kitchen · Sunday Dinner · Soda Fountain · Drive-In Movie Night · Classic Cars · Road Trip · At the Beach · Autumn Leaves · National Parks · Birdwatching · Game Night · Quilting Bee · Big Band and Jazz · Family Reunion

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The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt

Title page of The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt: 100 Large-Print Word Search Puzzles, with a note that every word reads forward across, down or slanting down.
Title page
How to Play page with six numbered steps and a worked example grid showing PEAR across, PLUM down and TEA slanting down.
How to play
Contents page listing puzzles 1 to 50, from In the Garden to Fruit Bowl.
Contents
Puzzle 4, Grandma's Kitchen: a 15 by 15 grid of large bold letters with a list of 18 words and a tick box beside each one.
Puzzle 4: Grandma's Kitchen
Answer key page 107 showing the solved grids for puzzles 1 to 4 with every word circled.
Answer key

Page 1 of 5

Cover of The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a deep red sunburst background, with a sample grid where NOEL runs down, STAR slants down, and MERRY, PEACE and SNOW run across in coloured pills, and a badge reading 3,000 words.

Large print · Paperback · On Amazon now

The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt

  • 100 large-print Christmas word search puzzles, one per page
  • 3,000 words to find, 30 in every puzzle
  • 16 × 16 letter grids, printed at 18.5 pt in bold
  • Set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, the typeface the Braille Institute designed for readers with low vision
  • A How to Play page at the front with a worked example
  • Full answer key in the back
  • Paperback, 8.5 × 11 inches, 132 pages

Themes include: Christmas Morning · Gingerbread House · Christmas Cookies · Hot Cocoa · Sleigh Ride · The Nativity · Christmas Carols · Snow Day · Toy Trains · Old-Fashioned Christmas · The Nutcracker · Christmas Memories

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The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt

Title page of The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt: 100 Large-Print Word Search Puzzles, 3,000 holiday words to find.
Title page
How to Play page with six numbered steps and a worked example grid showing STAR across, SNOW down and ELF slanting down.
How to play
Contents page listing puzzles 1 to 50, from Christmas Morning to Christmas Crafts.
Contents
Puzzle 9, Christmas Cookies: a 16 by 16 grid of large bold letters with a list of 30 words and a tick box beside each one.
Puzzle 9: Christmas Cookies
Answer key page 107 showing the solved grids for puzzles 1 to 4 with every word circled.
Answer key

Page 1 of 5

Who they're for

Good company for a quiet hour.

A gift for Mom, Dad or Grandma

A puzzle book they can read without squinting. Big letters, one puzzle per page, and the answers in the back for the day one gets stubborn.

Senior centers and activity groups

One puzzle per page is easy to hand out and easy to finish in a sitting. The free printables below are yours to copy for your group.

Quiet time for anyone

A cup of coffee, a pencil and a page of big, bold letters. Every word reads forward, so it's a relaxing hunt, not a fight.

Free printables

Two puzzles to print and share.

Each PDF is a real puzzle page from the book plus an answer key page. Print as many as you like.

Preview of the Grandma's Kitchen printable: a 15 by 15 grid of large letters with 18 words listed underneath.

From The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt

Grandma's Kitchen

18 words, from ROLLING PIN to PERCOLATOR

Download the PDF
Preview of the Christmas Cookies printable: a 16 by 16 grid of large letters with 30 words listed underneath.

From The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt

Christmas Cookies

30 words, from SNICKERDOODLE and GINGERSNAP to SPRINKLES and TINS

Download the PDF

Free to print and share for personal use, classrooms, senior centers and activity groups.

Good to know

Questions people ask before they buy.

How big is the print, really?

The puzzle letters are 20.5 pt bold in The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt and 18.5 pt bold in the Christmas book, set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface the Braille Institute designed for readers with low vision. Try the puzzle above to see the size for yourself.

Do any words run backward?

No. Every word reads forward: across, down, or slanting down to the right. There are no backward, upward or reversed words in any of the books.

Are the answers included?

Yes. A full answer key sits at the back of every book, with each word circled.

How many puzzles are in each book?

100 in each, one per page, with the word list under the grid and a tick box beside every word. The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt has 1,824 words to find; the Christmas book has 3,000.

Can I copy the free printables for my group?

Yes. They are free to print and share for personal use, classrooms, senior centers and activity groups.

What size are the books?

Both are paperbacks, 8.5 by 11 inches, 132 pages.

Find them on Amazon.

Both books are paperbacks, 8.5 × 11 inches, 132 pages.

Cover of The Big Easy-Read Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a navy sunburst background, with a sample grid where FIND runs down, CALM slants down, and RELAX, SUNNY and EASY run across, each highlighted in a coloured pill.Cover of The Big Easy-Read Christmas Word Hunt: the Sunny Side Puzzle Press logo above the title on a deep red sunburst background, with a sample grid where NOEL runs down, STAR slants down, and MERRY, PEACE and SNOW run across in coloured pills, and a badge reading 3,000 words.