Free Chemistry Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

Download and print this free chemistry word search — 15 hidden words covering everything from a simple ACID to a swirling CATALYST-driven REACTION, plus the lab gear like a BEAKER along the way. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for chemistry unit starters, lab-day warm-ups, or a review sheet before a states-of-matter quiz.

The word list is easy-to-medium: GAS, ACID and SOLID are quick finds, while CATALYST, PRECIPITATE and COMPOUND stretch the search further. It works from about grade 7 up, and pairs nicely with a hands-on lab mixing a SOLUTE into a SOLVENT to watch a REACTION happen.

Chemistry Word Search

Chemistry Word Search

The 15 Words in This Puzzle

Mix a SOLUTE into a SOLVENT and you get a SOLUTION or MIXTURE; add a CATALYST to speed things up and a REACTION forms a new COMPOUND or MOLECULE, sometimes dropping out as a PRECIPITATE. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:

  • REACTION
  • SOLUTION
  • MIXTURE
  • COMPOUND
  • MOLECULE
  • ACID
  • BASE
  • SOLVENT
  • SOLUTE
  • CATALYST
  • PRECIPITATE
  • GAS
  • LIQUID
  • SOLID
  • BEAKER