Skip to content
All Printable Puzzles
Download PDF

Step back to the forties and find the words of the home front and the swing era. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. The answer key prints on its own page.

1940s Memories Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

SNOSWINGBANDEOR
RROSRATIONBOOKE
OCDDTRVICJCOLFJ
LLFDROSIERGRSEE
CROONERRROLIYOE
TSVICTROLARDYSP
ODRAIRAONYLONSS
VICTORYGARDENLT
FEDORASCDABYEER
RRONYALDERKVGYS
YREFYERSYTIOOSE
DNDERCSRFCTTELK
RWHOMEFRONTRVRE
RELLWARBONDSEEO
LYTROLLEYYNGDOG

Word List

VICTORYGARDEN
RATIONBOOK
SWINGBAND
HOMEFRONT
WARBONDS
VICTROLA
CROONER
TROLLEY
NYLONS
FEDORA
JEEPS
ROSIE

Answer Key

SNOSWINGBANDEOR
RROSRATIONBOOKE
OCDDTRVICJCOLFJ
LLFDROSIERGRSEE
CROONERRROLIYOE
TSVICTROLARDYSP
ODRAIRAONYLONSS
VICTORYGARDENLT
FEDORASCDABYEER
RRONYALDERKVGYS
YREFYERSYTIOOSE
DNDERCSRFCTTELK
RWHOMEFRONTRVRE
RELLWARBONDSEEO
LYTROLLEYYNGDOG
VICTORYGARDENRATIONBOOKSWINGBANDHOMEFRONTWARBONDSVICTROLACROONERTROLLEYNYLONSFEDORAJEEPSROSIE

Prefer to play online?

Play Word Search online — instant hints, no printing.

Free printables every Monday

One short email a week with new puzzles to print.