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Hard Valentine's Day word search

Twenty-eight words in a big grid, running forwards, backwards and on the slant. Secret admirer, bouquet and lovebirds are all in there, for older kids and grown-ups on 14 February.

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  • Affection
  • Blush
  • Bouquet
  • Candlelight
  • Caring
  • Chocolates
  • Compliment
  • Cuddle
  • Cupid
  • Darling
  • Dinner
  • Envelope
  • February
  • Friendship
  • Glitter
  • Kindness
  • Lace
  • Love letter
  • Lovebirds
  • Poem
  • Postbox
  • Red roses
  • Ribbon
  • Romance
  • Secret admirer
  • Sticker
  • Sweetheart
  • Teddy

This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.

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Valentine's Day, extra hard

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Find these words

  • Affection
  • Blush
  • Bouquet
  • Candlelight
  • Caring
  • Chocolates
  • Compliment
  • Cuddle
  • Cupid
  • Darling
  • Dinner
  • Envelope
  • February
  • Friendship
  • Glitter
  • Kindness
  • Lace
  • Love letter
  • Lovebirds
  • Poem
  • Postbox
  • Red roses
  • Ribbon
  • Romance
  • Secret admirer
  • Sticker
  • Sweetheart
  • Teddy

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About this word search

Of the twenty-eight words here, only a handful are about romance. Kindness, Compliment, Caring and Friendship sit alongside Sweetheart and Lovebirds, which makes the puzzle as useful in a secondary form group as on a quiet evening at home. Postbox and Envelope are a nod to the cards that still go through the post every February.

Words can run backwards and diagonally across eighteen squares. Look first for unusual letter pairs: the CK in Sticker, the WB in Lovebirds, the double D in Teddy and Cuddle. Phrases such as Secret admirer and Red roses are written without a space.

As a follow-up, ask everyone to write a four-line poem using at least four of the words, then read them out without names.

Ways to use this word search

  • In the classroom

    Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, pupils check their own answers.

  • At home and on the go

    Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. A pen is all you need, no screen required.

  • Play together

    Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.

Try it in Spanish too

The same theme also exists in Spanish, French, German, and Italian, each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.

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