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From London to Cairo — twelve great capital cities of the world 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).

World Capitals Word Search

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

EOTLNKNISTOKYOV
DOANDDLTMVIIOOT
LITNOIRNAADNNDD
OAHPKREODILOOOC
NIESESATRUDODSA
DBNDAHATISLONLI
OLSDADEBDTAMNBR
NVLELLOIOBMDIIO
TIIDRSLMMDAOPBS
OESULROTTAWAARR
ONBBOBAAOONORID
ANOLNOSANACEILV
KANIDOTTOBPCSMI
ESINLNNIODOEOST
ROMEMKTSOOSLOON

Word List

LONDON
MADRID
OTTAWA
DUBLIN
VIENNA
ATHENS
LISBON
PARIS
TOKYO
CAIRO
ROME
OSLO

Answer Key

EOTLNKNISTOKYOV
DOANDDLTMVIIOOT
LITNOIRNAADNNDD
OAHPKREODILOOOC
NIESESATRUDODSA
DBNDAHATISLONLI
OLSDADEBDTAMNBR
NVLELLOIOBMDIIO
TIIDRSLMMDAOPBS
OESULROTTAWAARR
ONBBOBAAOONORID
ANOLNOSANACEILV
KANIDOTTOBPCSMI
ESINLNNIODOEOST
ROMEMKTSOOSLOON
LONDONMADRIDOTTAWADUBLINVIENNAATHENSLISBONPARISTOKYOCAIROROMEOSLO

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