Free Crime Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

Every MYSTERY needs a DETECTIVE, and this free crime scene word search gives them 15 words to work with, with the answer key on page two. At the CRIMESCENE there is EVIDENCE to collect: a FINGERPRINT, a FOOTPRINT, a CLUE spotted with a MAGNIFYINGGLASS, and the lab work of FORENSICS.

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About the Crime word search

Then the questioning begins. Who is the SUSPECT, what was the MOTIVE, does the ALIBI hold up, and what did the WITNESS see? It all goes in the NOTEBOOK and the CASEFILE. The words are puzzle-book detective talk with nothing graphic, so it suits a classroom mystery day. The word list runs easy-to-medium and suits children from about 8 up. More in the science word searches.