Download and print this free ancient Egypt word search — 15 hidden words rising up out of the sand, from the great PYRAMID at Giza to the riddle of the SPHINX. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for unit starters, sub plans, or a quiet afternoon of early-finisher work during your Egypt chapter.
The word list runs easy-to-medium: NILE, TOMB and OASIS give younger solvers quick wins, while HIEROGLYPHS, TUTANKHAMUN and CLEOPATRA make satisfying longer hunts. It works well from about grade 4 up, and pairs nicely with a mummy-wrapping activity or a class discussion of what a PHARAOH actually did all day.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word comes straight from the Nile valley: the PHARAOH ruling from his TOMB-in-waiting, the SPHINX and PYRAMID standing guard over the DESERT, and a CHARIOT kicking up dust near a green OASIS. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- PHARAOH
- PYRAMID
- SPHINX
- NILE
- MUMMY
- HIEROGLYPHS
- PAPYRUS
- TOMB
- DESERT
- CLEOPATRA
- TUTANKHAMUN
- ANUBIS
- SCARAB
- OASIS
- CHARIOT