18 Rivers Word Searches to Print and Play
Pick a puzzle, choose one of 12 printable designs and download the PDF with its answer key. Free, no sign-up.
Easy Rivers Word Searches6
8x8 grids with 8 words. Words run across and up and down, never diagonally, and some read backwards. Players finish them in a median of 42 seconds on their first try.
Medium Rivers Word Searches6
11x11 grids with 10 to 11 words. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally, and some read backwards.
Hard Rivers Word Searches6
15x15 grids with 16 words. Words run in all eight directions, and some read backwards.
River Word Searches: Famous Rivers by Country and Continent
Rivers of the world, one country or continent at a time: from the Mississippi and the Thames to the Nile, the Amazon, the Ganges and the Yangtze.
Easy puzzles cover single countries such as Rivers of the United States and Rivers of Egypt and the Nile Valley. The hard ones, like Longest Rivers of the World Challenge, mix rivers from every continent with long, tricky names.
Which Rivers word search should you print?
Here is where to start at each level, from the simplest grids to the ones with words in every direction.
Easy: ages 5 to 8
6 puzzles. Good first picks: Rivers of the United States, Rivers of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula and Rivers of the United Kingdom and British Isles.
Medium: ages 8 to 12
6 puzzles. Good first picks: Rivers of Colombia and the Northern Andes, Rivers of Argentina and the Southern Cone and Rivers of Brazil and the Tropical Basin.
Hard: teens and adults
6 puzzles. Good first picks: Longest Rivers of the World Challenge, Rivers of Asia and Continental Waterways and Rivers of Europe and Major Continental Basins.
River Geography Activities for the Classroom
- Have students trace each river they find on a map, from its source to the sea.
- After Rivers of Egypt and the Nile Valley, talk about why ancient Egypt grew up along the Nile.
- Compare Rivers of South America and the Amazon Basin with Rivers of Africa and Major Continental Waterways: which continent has the longer rivers?
Rivers Word Search FAQ
How many Rivers word searches are there?
There are 18: 6 easy, 6 medium and 6 hard. All of them can be played online or printed as a PDF with an answer key.
Is there a word search about the longest rivers in the world?
Yes, Longest Rivers of the World Challenge: a hard 15x15 puzzle with the great rivers of every continent.
Which river word search is good for kids?
The easy country puzzles, such as Rivers of the United States or Rivers of Canada and Northern Waterways, use an 8x8 grid with words running across and up and down, never diagonally.