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Cactus, dunes, and a shimmering mirage — the world's great deserts in one grid. 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. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

Desert Lands Word Search

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

ACNARROYOSNASYH
ACSAMASSNTGUSOS
GAYUCCACAUOOAAS
SCANYONINABMNAA
MMGJSCGMMUIADNM
NDAEUERAOAOESTI
SUAYDOOVJAGMTER
INSSDCURARNCODA
VEROOAEEVACNRNG
ESAHARAHERSCMYE
OOAISCACTUSEOBO
RSTAIAAORSBACSU
JNMDSYAYURESUMO
MAMESAAOAMSROMS
GCJEMSIMAMVCSVG

Word List

SANDSTORM
SAHARA
MOJAVE
CACTUS
MIRAGE
ARROYO
CANYON
OASIS
DUNES
YUCCA
GOBI
MESA

Answer Key

ACNARROYOSNASYH
ACSAMASSNTGUSOS
GAYUCCACAUOOAAS
SCANYONINABMNAA
MMGJSCGMMUIADNM
NDAEUERAOAOESTI
SUAYDOOVJAGMTER
INSSDCURARNCODA
VEROOAEEVACNRNG
ESAHARAHERSCMYE
OOAISCACTUSEOBO
RSTAIAAORSBACSU
JNMDSYAYURESUMO
MAMESAAOAMSROMS
GCJEMSIMAMVCSVG
SANDSTORMSAHARAMOJAVECACTUSMIRAGEARROYOCANYONOASISDUNESYUCCAGOBIMESA

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