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Maples, willows, and a grand old sycamore — the neighborhood's finest trees. 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).

Shade Trees Word Search

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

WPEUIRPOOSSMAIW
LCCEDARMAPLESRL
YLPPICDSEECHPEA
LNECWALNUTEHERT
KPSPRUCECAICNOA
WSNTARACUCAOEAA
RBPWATEYWHWSRCE
SITPRCTTHEIYWLL
TRNLONSEISLCSCM
ECCTEYSACTLAHRE
PHNRLWAEKNOMUTM
PLRCCOOUOUWOSAS
AAPOPLARRTTROAC
IOPORLWSYOLEESB
ODPALMWOCOPDRSS

Word List

SYCAMORE
CHESTNUT
HICKORY
WILLOW
SPRUCE
WALNUT
POPLAR
MAPLE
BIRCH
CEDAR
ASPEN
ELM

Answer Key

WPEUIRPOOSSMAIW
LCCEDARMAPLESRL
YLPPICDSEECHPEA
LNECWALNUTEHERT
KPSPRUCECAICNOA
WSNTARACUCAOEAA
RBPWATEYWHWSRCE
SITPRCTTHEIYWLL
TRNLONSEISLCSCM
ECCTEYSACTLAHRE
PHNRLWAEKNOMUTM
PLRCCOOUOUWOSAS
AAPOPLARRTTROAC
IOPORLWSYOLEESB
ODPALMWOCOPDRSS
SYCAMORECHESTNUTHICKORYWILLOWSPRUCEWALNUTPOPLARMAPLEBIRCHCEDARASPENELM

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