Everything a word search book needs
900+ themes or your words
Curated word lists in 12 categories — animals, food, space, sports, history and more — or paste and upload your own lists, one puzzle per title.
Grids from 6×6 to 24×24
Small 6×6 to 10×10 grids for kids and classic grids from 12×12 up to jumbo 24×24 for experienced solvers.
Every direction
Words run forward, down and diagonally — and backwards or upwards for the hardest books.
Layouts & word banks
Classic or side-by-side layouts, 1 to 4 puzzles per page, title banners and word banks in two or three columns.
Kids & Large Print editions
Big letters and short words for children, high-contrast grids with one puzzle per page for seniors.
Answer keys included
Solution pages highlight every word in a color you choose, up to 12 solutions per page.
Print-ready for KDP
5×8, 5.5×8.5, 6×9, 6.14×9.21, 7×10, 8×10, 8.5×11, 8.27×11.69, 8.5×8.5 trim sizes with automatic gutter and safe margins, page numbers, table of contents and PDF, PNG or SVG export.
How to create a word search book
- 1Choose the Word Search book type and an edition (Standard, Kids or Senior).
- 2Pick a theme or paste your own word lists, then set the grid size and directions.
- 3Design the pages in the editor — fonts, colors, layouts, word bank and title banner.
- 4Export a print-ready PDF with answer keys and upload it to Amazon KDP.
Word search book FAQ
Can I sell word search books made with Wisdom Effect on Amazon KDP?
Yes. Books generated on paid plans and with credit packs include a full commercial license, and you keep 100% of your royalties.
Which plans include word search books?
Word search books are part of every paid plan — Starter, Pro and Publisher — and of the free trial, with every option: all themes, big grids, backward words and shaped layouts.
Are the puzzles unique?
Yes. Every export places the words and the filler letters anew, so no two books share the same grids — even with the same word lists.
Can I use my own word lists?
Yes. Paste words or upload a CSV / TXT file; a line starting with # starts a new puzzle with that title, and a long list is split into puzzles automatically.
What grid sizes and directions are available?
Kids grids from 6×6 to 10×10 read left to right and top to bottom. Classic grids go from 12×12 to 24×24 with diagonal and backward words, in every plan.
How many credits does a word search book cost?
One credit per puzzle. A 50-puzzle book costs 50 credits, and re-exporting the same book with design changes is free.
Can I combine word searches with other puzzles?
Yes. Mixed books can contain Word Search, Sudoku, Wordoku, Maze, Word Scramble, Cryptogram and Missing Vowels chapters in any order. Every plan makes mixed books from the puzzle types it includes: Starter mixes Sudoku, Word Search, Maze and Missing Vowels, Pro adds Word Scramble and Cryptogram, and Publisher adds Wordoku.
Can I make word search books in German, French, Spanish, Japanese or other languages?
Yes, on the Publisher plan and in the free trial. Pick one of 10 book languages, one for each Amazon marketplace: English (amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca, amazon.com.au, amazon.in), German (amazon.de), French (amazon.fr), Spanish (amazon.es, amazon.com.mx), Italian (amazon.it), Dutch (amazon.nl), Brazilian Portuguese (amazon.com.br), Japanese (amazon.co.jp), Polish (amazon.pl), Swedish (amazon.se). Wisdom Effect then prints the texts it writes into the book in that language: puzzle and solution titles, chapter headings, the table of contents, difficulty labels, the copyright page (10 legal templates), the intro and thank-you pages and the labels on the puzzle pages, seasonal editions included. The built-in themes are English word lists; for a book in another language, import your own word list in that language. The puzzles use the letters A to Z: accents are dropped (é becomes E), letters such as ß or ł are left out, and Japanese words cannot be used. Texts you write yourself are not translated, so write them in the book's language. Starter and Pro books are printed in English.
Free printable generators
Free Sudoku Generator
Printable 4×4, 6×6 and 9×9 sudoku in Easy, Medium or Hard, with an answer key.
Free Maze Generator
Classic mazes and mazes for kids, freshly generated for every PDF, with solutions.
Free Word Scramble Generator
Word scramble worksheets from five themes or your own spelling words, with answers.
Free Missing Vowels Generator
Fill-in-the-vowels worksheets from five themes or your own spelling words, each word with one right answer.
Free Cryptogram Generator
Cryptograms from your own quotes or themed word lists, each checked to have exactly one solution.
Free Wordoku Generator
Letter sudoku where one row spells a hidden word — 9×9 or small grids for kids, with your own words and answers.
Free Word Search Generator
Word search puzzles from five themes or your own word list, for kids and adults, with answers.
Free Duplicate Word Remover
Remove duplicate words from any list, strip accents and see how often each word repeated.
Free Word Counter
Count words, characters, sentences and chapters and estimate your book’s page count for KDP.
Free QR Code Generator
Make QR codes for links, text and images — with your colors, logo and a caption, one by one or in bulk.
Free KDP Royalty Calculator
See your royalty per copy on Amazon KDP — printing cost, the 60 % price point, Expanded Distribution and Kindle 35 % vs 70 %.
Free KDP Profit Calculator
Your real KDP profit: royalties minus ads, software and one-time costs — with break-even and the ACoS your ads can afford.
Free KDP Spine Width Calculator
Exact spine width and full cover size with bleed for any KDP paperback — plus a cover template to download.
Free KDP Cover Size Calculator
Cover dimensions for every KDP format — paperback with bleed, hardcover with wrap and hinge, and Kindle eBook.
Start your first word search book
Word Search, Sudoku, Wordoku, Mazes, Word Scrambles and Missing Vowels — alone or combined in one mixed activity book.