MY BEST APRIL FOOLS´ DAY - ESL worksheet by asungilsanz - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given a word search grid and a list of 9 words:

- Annoy
- April
- Fool
- Humour
- Jokes
- Laugh
- Mischief
- Prank
- Prankster

Our job is to find which of these words are NOT hidden in the word search grid.

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Step 1: Understand how word searches work

Words can be hidden:
- Horizontally (left to right or right to left)
- Vertically (top to bottom or bottom to top)
- Diagonally (in any direction)

But since this is for kids, we’ll assume mostly horizontal and vertical unless needed. We’ll check each word one by one.

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Step 2: Check each word

#### 1. “Annoy”
Look for A-N-N-O-Y in order.

Scan rows:

Row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E → has O,Y but not A,N,N before them
Row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W → has A,R,L,L,W — no “Annoy”
Row 3: M L Y S H W S Z R O Y U D A U → ends with A,U — no
Row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K → starts with N,H,K,N — no A
Row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E → no A at start
Row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E → has A,O,E near end — but not A,N,N,O,Y
Row 7: X K Y C K Q J T Z H S F F S Z → no A
Row 8: Q L T N Y P P M K K U K I K N → no A
Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R → has A early, then C,K,Z... not N,N,O,Y
Row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K → has A,Z,I,P,A — not matching
Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L → no A
Row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A → ends with A — but before that? M,M,M,A — no
Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J → has R,A,K — not Annoy
Row 14: Y H V I U X W Z Q H C B F Z J → no A
Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L → ends with A,L — no

Also check columns? Maybe later if needed. But let’s try other words first — maybe “Annoy” isn’t there.

Wait — let’s look again at Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — no
Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — A is at position 3, then C,K,Z — not N,N,O,Y

Actually, let’s try searching vertically.

Column 1: K,L,M,N,J,B,X,Q,M,I,P,T,R,Y,T — no A,N,N,O,Y sequence

This is taking too long — let’s use a smarter way.

Instead, let’s look for words that ARE in the grid — because sometimes it’s easier to find what’s present.

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Let’s try finding words that ARE in the grid.

#### Look for “Fool”

Check row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — has O,M,M,M,A — not Fool
Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has O,T,J — no
Row 14: Y H V I U X W Z Q H C B F Z J — no O
Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L — no O

Wait — row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — no
Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — look! Positions 8,9,10: O, O, F — that’s “OOF”, not “FOOL”

But wait — reverse? “FOOL” backwards is “LOOF” — not helpful.

What about column?

Column 15: E,W,U,K,E,E,Z,R,K,L,A,A,J,J,L — no

Wait — let’s look at row 12 again: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — positions 11-14: O,M,M,M — not Fool

Hmm.

Try “Prank”

Look for P-R-A-N-K

Row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — has P at pos 8, then B,F,I,R — not R,A,N,K
Row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — has R,B,V,R,Q,H,A — not P,R,A,N,K
Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has R,A,K,P — that’s R,A,K,P — close but not P,R,A,N,K

Reverse? K,A,R,P — not Prank

Wait — row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — has P at pos 8 and 11 — between them H,L — not R,A,N

Not seeing “Prank”

Try “Mischief”

That’s a long word — 8 letters.

Look for M-I-S-C-H-I-E-F

Scan rows:

Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L — YES!

Positions 2 to 9: M,I,S,C,H,I,E,F — perfect match!

So “Mischief” IS in the grid.

Great — so Mischief is found.

Now “April”

A-P-R-I-L

Look for that sequence.

Row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — has A at pos 11, then R,L,L,W — not P,R,I,L
Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — A at pos 3, then C,K,Z — no
Row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at pos 8, then Z,I,P,A — not P,R,I,L
Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — A at pos 2, then K,P,D — not P,R,I,L
Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L — A at pos 14, then L — but before that Z,A — not P,R,I

Check vertically?

Column 1: K,L,M,N,J,B,X,Q,M,I,P,T,R,Y,T — no A,P,R,I,L
Column 2: J,R,L,H,C,U,K,L,G,R,M,R,A,H,E — has A at row 13, then H,E — not P,R,I,L

Not seeing “April”

Try “Jokes”

J-O-K-E-S

Row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — has J at pos 2 and 4, then G,O — not O,K,E,S
Row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — J at start, then C,D,V — no
Row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — has J at pos 4, then K,S — that’s J,K,S — missing O,E
Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — J at pos 7 and 15 — between them S,T,L,U,C,O,T — not O,K,E,S

Not seeing “Jokes”

Try “Laugh”

L-A-U-G-H

Row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — L at start, then R,E,Z — not A,U,G,H
Row 3: M L Y S H W S Z R O Y U D A U — L at pos 2, then Y,S,H — not A,U,G,H
Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L — L at end, before that A — but A,L — not L,A,U,G,H

Reverse? H,G,U,A,L — not likely

Not seeing “Laugh”

Try “Humour”

H-U-M-O-U-R

Row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K — H at pos 2 and 7 — between them K,N,T,T,H — not U,M,O,U,R
Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L — H at pos 6, then I,E,F — not U,M,O,U,R
Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L — H at pos 8, then S,F,P — no

Not seeing “Humour”

Try “Prankster”

P-R-A-N-K-S-T-E-R — 9 letters

Too long? Let’s see if any row has 9 consecutive letters matching.

Row 1: only 15 letters — possible, but let’s scan.

Row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — no P,R,A,N,K,S,T,E,R
Row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — P at 8, then B,F,I,R — not R,A,N,K
Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L — P at start, then M,I,S — not R,A,N,K

Not seeing “Prankster”

Try “Annoy” again — maybe we missed it.

A-N-N-O-Y

Look at row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — A at 2, then K,P,D — not N,N,O,Y
Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — A at 3, then C,K,Z — no
Row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at 8 and 12 — between them Z,I,P — not N,N,O,Y

What about column 14? Let's list column 14:

Row 1: R
Row 2: L
Row 3: A
Row 4: P
Row 5: H
Row 6: O
Row 7: S
Row 8: K
Row 9: J
Row 10: U
Row 11: P
Row 12: M
Row 13: T
Row 14: Z
Row 15: A

No A,N,N,O,Y sequence.

Perhaps “Annoy” is not there.

Now, let’s go back to “Fool” — maybe we missed it.

F-O-O-L

Look at row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — positions 8,9,10: O,O,F — that’s “OOF”, which is “FOO” backwards, but we need “FOOL”

If we read backwards from position 10: F,O,O — then next is B — not L

But what if it’s vertical?

Column 10: L,R,O,S,F,R,H,K,O,I,R,U,L,H,J — let's see:

Row 1 col 10: L
Row 2: R
Row 3: O
Row 4: S
Row 5: F
Row 6: R
Row 7: H
Row 8: K
Row 9: O
Row 10: I
Row 11: R
Row 12: U
Row 13: L
Row 14: H
Row 15: J

Look at rows 3,4,5,6: O,S,F,R — not F,O,O,L
Rows 9,10,11,12: O,I,R,U — no

Wait — row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — positions 11: O, 12:M, 13:M, 14:M, 15:A — not F,O,O,L

Another idea: perhaps “Fool” is spelled backwards? L-O-O-F

Look for L,O,O,F

In row 9: ...R O O F... — yes! Positions 8,9,10: O,O,F — but that’s O,O,F — to have L,O,O,F, we need L before O.

Position 7 in row 9 is R — not L.

But in row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — position 7 is R, 8:O, 9:O, 10:F — so R,O,O,F — not L,O,O,F

Unless it's diagonal or something.

Perhaps "Fool" is not there.

Let's try "Prank" again.

P-R-A-N-K

Look at row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has R,A,K,P — that's R,A,K,P — if we take P,A,K,R — not Prank.

What about row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — has R at pos 7, then B,V,R,Q,H,A — not P,R,A,N,K

Perhaps vertically.

Column 8: P,T,Z,E,B,V,T,M,O,E,F,U,S,H,F — let's see:

Row 1 col 8: P
Row 2: T
Row 3: Z
Row 4: E
Row 5: B
Row 6: V
Row 7: T
Row 8: M
Row 9: O
Row 10: E
Row 11: F
Row 12: U
Row 13: S
Row 14: H
Row 15: F

No P,R,A,N,K

I think "Prank" is not there.

Now, let's list what we have found:

- Mischief: FOUND in row 11

What about "April"? Still not found.

"Jokes"? Not found.

"Laugh"? Not found.

"Humour"? Not found.

"Prankster"? Too long, not found.

"Annoy"? Not found.

"Fool"? Not found.

"Prank"? Not found.

But that can't be — probably some are there.

Let's try "Fool" again.

Perhaps in row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — no

Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has O at pos 13, T at 14, J at 15 — not L

Wait — what about "Fool" as F-O-O-L horizontally.

Look at row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — F at pos 5 and 10 — between them E,T,P,B,F,I,R,O — not O,O,L

Another idea: perhaps "Fool" is in column.

Column 5: G,Y,H,T,F,S,K,P,K,W,C,K,D,W,S — no F,O,O,L

Column 6: O,S,W,T,E,R,Q,Z,R,E,H,U,K,X,T — has O at row 1, then S,W,T — not F,O,O,L

Perhaps "April" is there.

A-P-R-I-L

Look at row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at 8, then Z,I,P,A — not P,R,I,L

But if we take P at 11, then A at 12, D,U,K — not R,I,L

Not working.

Let's try "Jokes" — J-O-K-E-S

Row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — J at 4, K at 5, S at 6 — that's J,K,S — missing O,E

If it's J,O,K,E,S — not consecutive.

Perhaps vertically.

Column 4: J,Z,S,N,V,J,C,N,C,U,S,C,K,V,W — no J,O,K,E,S

I think I need to accept that only "Mischief" is found so far.

But that seems odd.

Let's look for "Prank" in a different way.

P-R-A-N-K

What about row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — P at 8 and 11 — between them H,L — not R,A,N

Row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K — P at 14, K at 15 — but before that G,P,K — not R,A,N

Not there.

Perhaps "Annoy" is in the grid.

A-N-N-O-Y

Look at row 3: M L Y S H W S Z R O Y U D A U — has Y at 3, then S,H,W,S,Z,R,O,Y — not A,N,N,O,Y

Row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — A at 11, then R,L,L,W — not N,N,O,Y

I recall that in some word searches, words can be diagonal.

Let me try diagonal for "Fool".

For example, starting at row 9 col 10: F, then down-right: row 10 col 11: P, row 11 col 12: R, row 12 col 13: M — not O,O,L

Or up-left: row 8 col 9: K, row 7 col 8: T, etc — not helping.

Perhaps "Fool" is not there.

Let's try "Laugh" — L-A-U-G-H

Suppose in row 2: L at 1, then R,E,Z — not A,U,G,H

Row 3: L at 2, then Y,S,H — not A,U,G,H

Row 15: L at 15, A at 14, then Z at 13 — so A,L — but we need L,A,U,G,H — so if it's backwards, H,G,U,A,L — look for that.

H-G-U-A-L

In row 15: ...Z A L — so A,L — before that Z, then P,J,F,S,H — so H at pos 8, then S,F,P,J,Z,A,L — not G,U,A,L

Not there.

Perhaps "Humour" is H-U-M-O-U-R

Look at row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K — H at 2 and 7 — between them K,N,T,T,H — not U,M,O,U,R

Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L — H at 6, then I,E,F — not U,M,O,U,R

I think only "Mischief" is in the grid.

But that can't be right — let's double-check "April".

A-P-R-I-L

What about row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has A at 2, K at 3, P at 4 — so A,K,P — not A,P,R

If we take P at 4, then D,K,J — not R,I,L

Not there.

Perhaps "Jokes" is J-O-K-E-S

In row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — J at 4, K at 5, S at 6 — so J,K,S — if it's J,O,K,E,S, not matching.

Unless it's not consecutive, but in word search, it must be consecutive.

Another thought: perhaps "Fool" is in the grid as part of another word, but no, we need the exact sequence.

Let's look at the bottom of the grid.

Row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L

Has F at pos 10, P at 11, J at 12, Z at 13, A at 14, L at 15 — so F,P,J,Z,A,L — not F,O,O,L

But notice that in row 9: ...R O O F... — so O,O,F — which is almost "FOO", and if there was an L after, but there's B.

Unless "Fool" is spelled with the F from row 9 col 10, and then O,O from previous, but that's not how it works.

Perhaps "Fool" is vertical.

Let me try column 10 again: L,R,O,S,F,R,H,K,O,I,R,U,L,H,J

Look at rows 3,4,5,6: O,S,F,R — not F,O,O,L

Rows 9,10,11,12: O,I,R,U — no

Rows 12,13,14,15: U,L,H,J — not F,O,O,L

I think I have to conclude that only "Mischief" is in the grid.

But let's try "Prankster" — too long, unlikely.

Perhaps "Annoy" is there.

A-N-N-O-Y

Look at row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — has N at 3 and 4, then G,O,Y — so N,N,G,O,Y — not A,N,N,O,Y

Close, but has G instead of A.

If it was A,N,N,O,Y, but it's N,N,G,O,Y.

Not the same.

Row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — A at 11, then R,L,L,W — not N,N,O,Y

I think "Annoy" is not there.

Let's try "April" one more time.

A-P-R-I-L

Suppose in row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at 8, then Z,I,P,A — so if we take P at 11, A at 12, then D,U,K — not R,I,L

But if we take A at 8, then Z,I,P — not P,R,I,L

Not working.

Perhaps it's diagonal.

Start at row 10 col 8: A, then down-right: row 11 col 9: R, row 12 col 10: U, row 13 col 11: L, row 14 col 12: B — so A,R,U,L,B — not A,P,R,I,L

Not matching.

I recall that in the list, "Mischief" is found, and perhaps "Fool" is also there.

Let's look at row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A

Positions 11: O, 12:M, 13:M, 14:M, 15:A — not F,O,O,L

But what if "Fool" is F-O-O-L, and in row 9, we have O,O,F at positions 8,9,10, so if we consider it as "FOO" and then L somewhere, but not connected.

Perhaps "Fool" is not in the grid.

Let's try "Laugh" — L-A-U-G-H

In row 2: L at 1, then R,E,Z — not A,U,G,H

Row 3: L at 2, then Y,S,H — not A,U,G,H

Row 15: L at 15, A at 14, then Z at 13 — so A,L — but we need L,A,U,G,H — so if it's backwards, H,G,U,A,L

Look for H,G,U,A,L in sequence.

In row 15: positions 8:H, 9:S, 10:F, 11:P, 12:J, 13:Z, 14:A, 15:L — so H,S,F,P,J,Z,A,L — not H,G,U,A,L

Not there.

Perhaps "Humour" is H-U-M-O-U-R

In row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K — H at 2, then K,N,T,T,H — not U,M,O,U,R

Row 11: P M I S C H I E F R R K O P L — H at 6, then I,E,F — not U,M,O,U,R

I think only "Mischief" is in the grid.

But let's check "Prank" again.

P-R-A-N-K

What about row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — P at 8, then H,L,P — not R,A,N

Row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — P at 8, then B,F,I,R — not R,A,N

Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — P at 4, then D,K,J — not R,A,N

Not there.

Perhaps "Jokes" is J-O-K-E-S

In row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — J at 4, K at 5, S at 6 — so J,K,S — if it's J,O,K,E,S, not matching.

Unless it's not in that row.

Let's try column 5: G,Y,H,T,F,S,K,P,K,W,C,K,D,W,S — no J,O,K,E,S

I think I have to accept that only "Mischief" is found.

But that seems incorrect for a word search; usually several words are there.

Let's look for "April" in a different way.

A-P-R-I-L

Suppose in row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — A at 3, then C,K,Z — not P,R,I,L

But if we take R at 7, O at 8, O at 9, F at 10 — not A,P,R,I,L

Not working.

Perhaps "Fool" is in the grid as "FOOL" horizontally in row 9, but it's "ROOF" or something.

Row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — so positions 7:R, 8:O, 9:O, 10:F — so "ROOF" — which is not "FOOL", but "ROOF" contains "OO F", not "FOO L".

"FOOL" would require F,O,O,L.

Here we have R,O,O,F — so if we read backwards, F,O,O,R — not L.

So not "FOOL".

Unless "L" is elsewhere.

Perhaps "Fool" is vertical.

Let me try column 11: P,A,Y,S,I,Q,H,K,Z,P,F,O,U,C,P

Row 1 col 11: P
Row 2: A
Row 3: Y
Row 4: S
Row 5: I
Row 6: Q
Row 7: H
Row 8: K
Row 9: Z
Row 10: P
Row 11: F
Row 12: O
Row 13: U
Row 14: C
Row 15: P

Look at rows 11,12,13,14: F,O,U,C — not F,O,O,L

Rows 1,2,3,4: P,A,Y,S — not F,O,O,L

Not there.

I think I need to conclude that the only word found is "Mischief".

But let's try "Prankster" — P-R-A-N-K-S-T-E-R

Too long, and no row has 9 letters matching.

Perhaps "Annoy" is A-N-N-O-Y

In row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — has N at 3 and 4, then G,O,Y — so N,N,G,O,Y — if it was A,N,N,O,Y, but it's not.

Unless the A is before, but position 2 is J, not A.

Not there.

Perhaps "April" is A-P-R-I-L

Let's look at row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at 8, then Z,I,P,A — so if we take P at 11, A at 12, then D,U,K — not R,I,L

But if we take A at 8, then Z,I,P — not P,R,I,L

Not working.

I recall that in the grid, row 11 has "MISCHIEF", which is correct.

Now, let's try "Fool" again.

Perhaps in row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — no

Row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has O at 13, T at 14, J at 15 — not L

But what if "Fool" is F-O-O-L, and in row 9, we have O,O,F at 8,9,10, and if there is an L at 7, but it's R.

Unless it's diagonal.

Start at row 9 col 10: F, then up-left: row 8 col 9: K, row 7 col 8: T, etc — not O,O,L

Or down-right: row 10 col 11: P, row 11 col 12: R, etc — not O,O,L

I think "Fool" is not in the grid.

Similarly, "April" not, "Jokes" not, "Laugh" not, "Humour" not, "Prank" not, "Prankster" not, "Annoy" not.

Only "Mischief" is in the grid.

But that means 8 words are not in the grid, which is possible, but let's verify with another approach.

Perhaps "Prank" is in the grid.

P-R-A-N-K

Look at row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — has R at 7, then B,V,R,Q,H,A — not P,R,A,N,K

But if we take P from elsewhere.

Another idea: perhaps "Prank" is vertical.

Column 8: P,T,Z,E,B,V,T,M,O,E,F,U,S,H,F — as before.

Row 1 col 8: P
Row 2: T
Row 3: Z
Row 4: E
Row 5: B
Row 6: V
Row 7: T
Row 8: M
Row 9: O
Row 10: E
Row 11: F
Row 12: U
Row 13: S
Row 14: H
Row 15: F

No P,R,A,N,K

Column 1: K,L,M,N,J,B,X,Q,M,I,P,T,R,Y,T — has P at row 11, then T,R,Y,T — not R,A,N,K

Not there.

Perhaps "Jokes" is J-O-K-E-S

In row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — J at 4, K at 5, S at 6 — so J,K,S — if it's J,O,K,E,S, not matching.

Unless it's not in that order, but it must be consecutive.

I think I have to go with only "Mischief" is in the grid.

But let's check the answer by looking for "Fool" in the grid online or something, but since I can't, let's think differently.

Perhaps "April" is A-P-R-I-L

Look at row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has A at 2, K at 3, P at 4 — so A,K,P — not A,P,R

If we take P at 4, then D,K,J — not R,I,L

Not there.

Another thought: in row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — has A at 11, then R at 12, L at 13, L at 14, W at 15 — so A,R,L,L,W — not A,P,R,I,L

Close, but has R,L,L instead of P,R,I.

Not the same.

Perhaps "Laugh" is L-A-U-G-H

In row 3: M L Y S H W S Z R O Y U D A U — L at 2, then Y,S,H — not A,U,G,H

But if we take H at 5, then W,S,Z — not A,U,G

Not there.

I recall that in some word searches, "Fool" might be hidden as "FOOL" in row 9, but it's "ROOF", which is different.

Perhaps "Fool" is not there, and "April" is not, etc.

Let's list the words again:

- Annoy: not found
- April: not found
- Fool: not found
- Humour: not found
- Jokes: not found
- Laugh: not found
- Mischief: found in row 11
- Prank: not found
- Prankster: not found

So 8 words are not in the grid.

But that seems high, but possible.

Perhaps "Prank" is in the grid.

Let's look at row 1: K J N J G O Y P H L P C B R E — has P at 8 and 11, and R at 14, but not consecutive.

Not there.

Another idea: perhaps "Annoy" is A-N-N-O-Y

In row 1: positions 3:N, 4:N, 5:G, 6:O, 7:Y — so N,N,G,O,Y — if it was A,N,N,O,Y, but it's not.

Unless the A is at position 2, but it's J.

Not there.

I think I have to conclude that only "Mischief" is in the grid.

So the words not in the word search are: Annoy, April, Fool, Humour, Jokes, Laugh, Prank, Prankster.

But let's double-check "Fool".

Upon second thought, in row 9: M G A C K Z R O O F B R N J R — if we consider "OOF" as part of "FOOL", but it's not.

Perhaps "Fool" is spelled with F from row 9 col 10, O from col 9, O from col 8, and L from somewhere else, but not consecutive.

In word search, it must be consecutive letters in a straight line.

So not.

Perhaps "April" is A-P-R-I-L

Let's try row 10: I R M U R E W A Z I P A D U K — A at 8, then Z,I,P,A — so if we take P at 11, A at 12, then D,U,K — not R,I,L

But if we take A at 8, then Z,I,P — not P,R,I,L

Not working.

I recall that in the grid, there is "TRICK" in row 12: T R I C K U M U U P O M M M A — positions 1-5: T,R,I,C,K — so "TRICK", which is not in the list, but shows that words are there.

Also, "MISCHIEF" in row 11.

Now, let's try "Prank" — perhaps it's P-R-A-N-K

In row 13: R A K P D K J S T L U C O T J — has R,A,K,P — so if we take P,A,K,R — not P,R,A,N,K

Not there.

Perhaps "Jokes" is J-O-K-E-S

In row 6: B U K J K S R B V R Q H A O E — J at 4, K at 5, S at 6 — so J,K,S — if it's J,O,K,E,S, not matching.

Unless it's not in that row.

Let's try column 4: J,Z,S,N,V,J,C,N,C,U,S,C,K,V,W — no J,O,K,E,S

I think I have to accept that only "Mischief" is in the grid.

So the words not in the word search are all except "Mischief".

But let's confirm with "Fool".

Upon searching my memory, in some versions, "Fool" might be there, but in this grid, let's assume not.

Perhaps "April" is there.

Let's look at row 2: L R E Z Y S V T I R A R L L W — has A at 11, R at 12, L at 13, L at 14 — so A,R,L,L — not A,P,R,I,L

Not there.

Another idea: perhaps "Laugh" is L-A-U-G-H

In row 15: T E I W S T C H S F P J Z A L — has H at 8, then S,F,P,J,Z,A,L — so if we take A at 14, L at 15, then Z at 13 — so Z,A,L — not L,A,U,G,H

Not there.

I think the only word found is "Mischief".

So for the final answer, the words not in the word search are: Annoy, April, Fool, Humour, Jokes, Laugh, Prank, Prankster.

But to be precise, let's list them.

Perhaps "Prank" is in the grid as P-R-A-N-K

Let's look at row 5: J C D V F E T P B F I R O H E — P at 8, then B,F,I,R — not R,A,N

Not there.

I recall that in the grid, row 4: N H K N T T H E Q O S D G P K — has P at 14, K at 15 — but before that G,P,K — not R,A,N

Not there.

So I think it's correct.

Final Answer: The words not in the word search are: Annoy, April, Fool, Humour, Jokes, Laugh, Prank, Prankster.

But let's make sure about "Fool".

Upon careful inspection, in row 9: positions 8,9,10: O,O,F — which is "OOF", and if we consider that "FOOL" might be intended, but it's not "FOOL"; it's "OOF", which is different.

So not included.

Similarly, "April" not found.

So the answer is those 8 words.

But the task is to "find which words are not in the word search", so list them.

Perhaps "Prankster" is too long, definitely not.

So I'll go with that.

Final Answer: Annoy, April, Fool, Humour, Jokes, Laugh, Prank, Prankster