Download and print this free Ellis Island word search — 15 hidden words from the GATEWAY where twelve million IMMIGRANTS first set foot in AMERICA. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and a strong fit for immigration units, family-history projects, and any classroom tracing where its students’ stories began.
The word list runs medium-to-hard: SHIPS, BOATS and ARRIVAL surface fast, but CASTLECLINTON, MEDICALCHECK and STATUEOFLIBERTY are proper long-haul finds. Best for solvers from about 10 up — the long words are exactly the kind that make a finished grid feel earned.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word walks the immigrant’s path: the ARRIVAL in the harbour past the STATUEOFLIBERTY, the INSPECTION and MEDICALCHECK inside the great hall, the REGISTRY desk, and for some the QUARANTINE or DEPORTATION that ended the journey early. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- AMERICA
- ARRIVAL
- BOATS
- CASTLECLINTON
- CUSTOMS
- DEPORTATION
- GATEWAY
- IMMIGRANTS
- INSPECTION
- LIBERTY
- MEDICALCHECK
- QUARANTINE
- REGISTRY
- SHIPS
- STATUEOFLIBERTY