Shapes Word Search for Kindergarten: Circle, Square and Triangle

Seven shapes that young children meet every day: the circle of a clock, the square of a window, the triangle of a slice of pizza, the star in the sky, the oval of an egg, the diamond on a kite and the hexagon of a honeycomb cell or a soccer ball patch.

Counting sides is the first step into geometry: a triangle has three, a square four, a hexagon six, and a circle and an oval have none at all.

Basic Shapes Vocabulary: 7 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down; 4 of the 7 read backwards. The longest word is Triangle, with 8 letters.

Circle: A round shape where every point on the edge is the same distance from the center.
Diamond: A shape with four equal sides, standing on one corner; mathematicians call it a rhombus.
Hexagon: A flat shape with six straight sides.
Oval: A stretched circle, shaped like an egg.
Square: A shape with four equal sides and four right angles.
Star: A shape with points sticking out around a center, often five.
Triangle: A flat shape with three straight sides and three angles.

How to Solve the Basic Shapes Word Search

"Triangle" is the longest word and fills a whole column, running down. "Hexagon", with the only X, and "Oval", with the only V, run upward. "Diamond" and "Star" read backwards. "Square" has the only Q and reads across, like "Circle".

How Long the Basic Shapes Word Search Takes

6 players have solved this puzzle on their first try, and they took a median of 41 seconds. Half of them finished between 29 seconds and 75 seconds. None of them needed a hint.

Times measured on Word Search Free, online play only, first attempt per player. Updated 2026-10-15.

Shapes Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten

Draw each shape next to its name after finding it.
Go on a shape hunt around the classroom.
Count the sides and corners of each shape.