Download and print this free 13 Colonies word search — 15 hidden words spanning the coast from JAMESTOWN to PLYMOUTH, with every colony from VIRGINIA to GEORGIA hiding somewhere in the grid. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for unit starters, map-study days, or homework ahead of a colonies quiz.
The word list is easy-to-medium: NEWYORK, GEORGIA and DELAWARE give younger solvers quick wins, while CONNECTICUT, PENNSYLVANIA and RHODEISLAND stretch spelling a little further. It works from about grade 4 up, and pairs nicely with labeling a blank map or comparing each CHARTER’s reasons for settling.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word traces the coastline the colonists knew: SETTLERS landing at JAMESTOWN and PLYMOUTH, a royal CHARTER founding MARYLAND, and every COLONIST from MASSACHUSETTS down to VIRGINIA. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- VIRGINIA
- MASSACHUSETTS
- PENNSYLVANIA
- MARYLAND
- CONNECTICUT
- GEORGIA
- NEWYORK
- NEWJERSEY
- DELAWARE
- RHODEISLAND
- JAMESTOWN
- PLYMOUTH
- SETTLERS
- CHARTER
- COLONIST