2nd Grade Word Search Spelling Activities #2 - Free Printable

Let’s solve this word search puzzle step by step.

We are looking for 20 spelling words from the list below, hidden in the grid. The words can be going:
- Left to right (→)
- Right to left (←)
- Top to bottom (↓)
- Bottom to top (↑)
- Diagonally in any direction

Here is the word list we need to find:

called
stuck
leave
amuse
baseball
drew
tear
jog
father
into
moving
going
pond
sea
herself
pin
seat
scold
map
win

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Step 1: Start with easy or unique words — like “baseball” (8 letters), “herself” (7 letters), “moving” (6 letters). These are longer and easier to spot.

Look at row 4:
G I G T M A P O N D O L L O D S A G S E

Wait — look at positions 5–12: M A P O N D O L → that’s “mapondol”? No. But wait — “MAP” is there! Positions 5–7: M-A-P → found “map”.

Also, later in same row: “POND” — positions 8–11: P-O-N-D → yes! Found “pond”.

So far: map, pond

Row 5: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Look at end: “L L G G I D” — not helpful. But middle: “J G N I O G” — reverse it? “GOING” backwards? Let’s check: G-O-I-N-G → if we go backward from position 9 to 5: G-N-I-O-G → no. Wait — what about “GOING” forward? Look at row 5, positions 10–14: G-N-I-O-G → still not matching.

Wait — maybe diagonal?

Try row 6: U E E E O N I F E A L N A U C E A E C A

Not obvious.

Row 7: G E G A E L P A M E M A H A C B D L S S

Hmm… “AMUSE”? A-M-U-S-E — let’s scan.

Row 8: A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C

Look at positions 5–9: H-E-S-U-N → “hesun”? No. But positions 6–10: E-S-U-N-E → “esune”? Not quite.

Wait — “HERSELF”? That’s 7 letters. Let’s try to find it.

Maybe row 13: E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N

No.

Let’s try a different approach — go through each word one by one and hunt for it.

Start with “called” — 6 letters.

Scan rows horizontally first.

Row 15: T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S

No.

Row 16: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

Positions 3–8: C-A-L-L-E-D → YES! “called” found!

Found: called

Now “stuck” — 5 letters.

Row 17: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

No.

Row 18: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

No.

Check vertically.

Column 1: E, L, L, D, G, R, U, G, A, D, F, J, A, T, E, K, T, A, H, S

Look for “stuck” — starts with S. Column 1 ends with S (row 20). Above it: H, A, T, K, E, T, A, J, F, D, A, G, U, R, G, D, L, L, E — no “stuck”.

Column 2: J, F, C, A, I, A, E, E, N, A, T, D, O, I, S, E, F, T, C, O

No.

Maybe “stuck” is diagonal?

Try starting at row 17, column 1: H — then down-right? Row 18 col 2: O — not S.

Wait — row 10: F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E

Position 8: S — then next letters? S-O-A-J — no.

Another idea: “drew” — 4 letters.

Look at row 12: J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L

Positions 10–13: S-D-R-G — close but not “drew”.

Wait — positions 11–14: D-R-G-V — no.

What about row 11: D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R

No.

Try vertical.

Column 10: W, I, N, L, L, L, A, A, A, A, N, R, L, W, A, E, D, B, U, E

Look for “drew” — D-R-E-W.

In column 10, row 15: A, row 16: E, row 17: B, row 18: U — no.

Wait — row 12, column 11: S — then row 13 col 12: E, row 14 col 13: W — that’s S-E-W — not drew.

Perhaps “drew” is horizontal in row 12: ...E S D R... — positions 9–12: E-S-D-R — reverse? R-D-S-E — no.

Wait — row 12: J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L

Positions 10–13: S D R G — not drew.

But positions 11–14: D R G V — still not.

Hold on — maybe “drew” is in row 13: A O E T A E T V E T L A L N J E S B N E

No.

Let’s try “tear” — 4 letters.

Row 1: E J L E M J E O W R B V N W J M M E S K

Positions 1–4: E-J-L-E — no.

Row 2: L F U D E O W T I S I G B L P U I S E E

Positions 7–10: W-T-I-S — no.

Row 3: L C H I D G V N N E E S V A N N L V N A

Positions 9–12: N-E-E-S — no.

Row 4: D A E U G O N I I L F A L N j M F S G A — wait, lowercase ‘j’? Probably typo, should be ‘J’. Anyway, no “tear”.

Row 5: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Positions 2–5: A-E-C-N — no.

Row 6: U E E E O N I F E A L N A U C E A E C A

Positions 8–11: F-E-A-L — “feal”? Close to “leaf”, but we need “tear”.

Wait — “tear” might be vertical.

Column 5: M, E, D, G, N, O, E, E, E, L, L, A, E, E, E, A, S, L, I, O

Look for T-E-A-R.

No T here.

Column 6: J, O, G, O, E, N, N, L, L, A, E, S, T, E, E, E, C, E, E, A

No T.

Column 7: E, W, V, N, A, I, I, P, S, S, F, R, V, T, E, V, T, D, L, N

Row 1 col 7: E, row 2 col 7: W, row 3 col 7: V, row 4 col 7: N — not tear.

This is taking too long. Let me use a better strategy — look for words that are likely placed obviously.

“sea” — 3 letters. Very common.

Look at row 1: ...W R B V N W J M M E S K — positions 18–20: E S K — almost “esk”, not sea.

Row 2: ...B L P U I S E E — positions 17–19: S E E — “see”, not “sea”.

Row 3: ...V A N N L V N A — no.

Row 4: ...L N j M F S G A — positions 17–19: S G A — no.

Row 5: ...O G L L G G I D — no.

Row 6: ...N A U C E A E C A — positions 15–17: E A E — no.

Row 7: ...A C B D L S S — positions 18–20: L S S — no.

Row 8: ...R S E N I G C — positions 15–17: E N I — no.

Row 9: ...S A O E A R — positions 17–19: O E A — no.

Row 10: ...W E B D T T C E — positions 15–17: D T T — no.

Row 11: ...P W E E L — positions 18–20: E E L — no.

Row 12: ...J E S B N E — positions 17–19: S B N — no.

Row 13: ...T E W G G E S T — positions 15–17: G G E — no.

Row 14: ...V E P L S S N — positions 15–17: L S S — no.

Row 15: ...P M C G W A S — positions 18–20: W A S — “was”, not “sea”.

Row 16: ...C L A H S N A — positions 17–19: H S N — no.

Row 17: ...P L N A F D C — positions 15–17: N A F — no.

Row 18: ...M E D E D L M — positions 15–17: E D E — no.

Vertical? Column 19: K, E, A, A, D, I, A, S, R, C, E, L, E, T, S, N, A, C, D, M

Look for S-E-A.

Row 8 col 19: S, row 9 col 19: R — not E.

Row 10 col 19: C — no.

Column 20: (last column) K, E, A, A, D, I, A, S, R, C, E, L, E, T, S, N, A, C, D, M — same as above.

Wait — row 2 col 18: S, row 3 col 18: V — not E.

Perhaps “sea” is diagonal.

Start at row 1 col 18: E, row 2 col 19: E, row 3 col 20: A — E-E-A — not sea.

Row 1 col 19: S, row 2 col 20: E — S-E — need A after.

Row 2 col 19: E, row 3 col 20: A — E-A — need S before.

Not working.

Let’s try “win” — 3 letters.

Look for W-I-N.

Row 1: ...W R B V N W... — positions 9: W, 10: R — not I.

Row 10: ...W E B D T T C E — position 13: W, 14: E — not I.

Row 15: ...G W A S — position 18: W, 19: A — not I.

Vertical column 13: B, G, V, L, G, G, C, H, D, G, B, G, L, W, E, P, D, J, L, E

Row 14 col 13: W, row 15 col 13: E — not I.

Row 10 col 13: W, row 11 col 13: L — not I.

Diagonal? Row 10 col 13: W, row 11 col 14: L — no.

Row 15 col 18: W, row 16 col 19: N — W-N — need I in between.

Row 15 col 18: W, row 16 col 19: N — so if row 15 col 18 is W, row 16 col 19 is N, then for "win" it would need I at row 15.5 col 18.5 — not possible.

Perhaps "win" is in row 18: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M — no W.

I'm stuck. Let me try to find "jog" — 3 letters.

J-O-G.

Row 5: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Positions 9–11: J-G-N — not jog.

Positions 14–16: O-G-L — "ogl", not jog.

But positions 13–15: I-O-G — "iog", close.

If we take positions 14–16: O-G-L — not jog.

Wait — positions 9: J, 10: G, 11: N — not O.

Unless it's vertical.

Column 9: W, I, E, I, J, J, F, M, E, S, O, E, L, B, A, K, A, M, U, S

Row 5 col 9: J, row 6 col 9: J, row 7 col 9: F — not O.

Row 4 col 9: I, row 5 col 9: J, row 6 col 9: J — not O.

Perhaps "jog" is in row 5, but backwards? G-O-J.

Positions 16: G, 15: L, 14: O — G-L-O — not G-O-J.

Positions 10: G, 11: N, 12: I — no.

I recall that in word searches, sometimes words are hidden in plain sight.

Let me look at row 4 again: D A E U G O N I I L F A L N j M F S G A

"j" is probably "J", so positions 13: J, 14: M, 15: F — not jog.

But earlier in the row: G O N — positions 5-7: G-O-N — "gon", not jog.

Wait — what about "going"? We have "going" in the list.

"going" is 5 letters.

In row 5: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Positions 10-14: G-N-I-O-G — that's "gniog" — which is "going" backwards! G-O-I-N-G reversed is G-N-I-O-G.

Yes! So "going" is there, reading right to left from position 14 to 10: G(14)-O(13)? No.

Let's index properly.

Assume columns 1 to 20.

Row 5: col1=R,2=A,3=E,4=C,5=N,6=E,7=A,8=L,9=J,10=G,11=N,12=I,13=O,14=G,15=L,16=L,17=G,18=G,19=I,20=D

So positions 10 to 14: G,N,I,O,G — that's G-N-I-O-G.

To read "going", we need G-O-I-N-G.

So if we start at col14: G, then col13: O, col12: I, col11: N, col10: G — yes! G-O-I-N-G when read from col14 to col10, leftward.

So "going" is found, running right to left in row 5, columns 14 to 10.

Found: going

Similarly, "into" — 4 letters.

Look for I-N-T-O.

In row 5, we have I at col12, N at col11, but T? No T nearby.

Row 8: A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C

Positions 17-20: N I G C — not into.

Positions 16-19: E N I G — no.

Row 9: D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R

Positions 17-20: O E A R — no.

Row 10: F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E

Positions 10-13: A J N W — no.

Positions 11-14: J N W E — no.

Row 11: D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R — same as row 9? No, row 11 is different.

Earlier I think I misnumbered.

Let me list the grid with row numbers clearly.

I'll write the grid with row indices.

Row 1: E J L E M J E O W R B V N W J M M E S K

Row 2: L F U D E O W T I S I G B L P U I S E E

Row 3: L C H I D G V N N E E S V A N N L V N A

Row 4: D A E U G O N I I L F A L N J M F S G A [assuming 'j' is 'J']

Row 5: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Row 6: U E E E O N I F E A L N A U C E A E C A

Row 7: G E G A E L P A M E M A H A C B D L S S

Row 8: A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C

Row 9: D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R

Row 10: F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E

Row 11: J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L

Row 12: A O E T A E T V E T L A L N J E S B N E

Row 13: T I O E W B H U E O A C T E W G G E S T

Row 14: E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N

Row 15: K E E P A V R S H K S O O L S R T A S W

Row 16: T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S

Row 17: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

Row 18: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

Row 19: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

Row 20: ? Wait, the grid has 20 rows? Let's count the lines in the image description.

In the user's message, the grid is given as 20 lines of 20 characters each, I think.

From the text:

After "By spellingactivities.org" and instructions, the grid starts with:

E J L E M J E O W R B V N W J M M E S K -- row 1

L F U D E O W T I S I G B L P U I S E E -- row 2

L C H I D G V N N E E S V A N N L V N A -- row 3

D A E U G O N I I L F A L N j M F S G A -- row 4 (j should be J)

G I G T M A P O N D O L L O D S A G S E -- row 5? No, in my earlier I had row 5 as R A E C..., but let's see the actual text.

I think I made a mistake in row numbering.

Let me copy the grid exactly as given in the user's message:

The grid is:

E J L E M J E O W R B V N W J M M E S K

L F U D E O W T I S I G B L P U I S E E

L C H I D G V N N E E S V A N N L V N A

D A E U G O N I I L F A L N j M F S G A -- assume j=J

G I G T M A P O N D O L L O D S A G S E -- this is row 5

R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D -- row 6

U E E E O N I F E A L N A U C E A E C A -- row 7

G E G A E L P A M E M A H A C B D L S S -- row 8

A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C -- row 9

D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R -- row 10

F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E -- row 11

J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L -- row 12

A O E T A E T V E T L A L N J E S B N E -- row 13

T I O E W B H U E O A C T E W G G E S T -- row 14

E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N -- row 15

K E E P A V R S H K S O O L S R T A S W -- row 16

T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S -- row 17

A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A -- row 18

H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C -- row 19

S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M -- row 20

Okay, now correct row numbering.

So row 5: G I G T M A P O N D O L L O D S A G S E

Here, positions 5-7: M-A-P → "map" found!

Positions 8-11: P-O-N-D → "pond" found!

Row 6: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Positions 10-14: G-N-I-O-G → as before, "going" backwards from col14 to col10: G(14)-O(13)-I(12)-N(11)-G(10) → G-O-I-N-G, so "going" found, running leftward.

Row 18: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

Positions 3-8: C-A-L-L-E-D → "called" found!

Now, "stuck" — let's find it.

Look at row 19: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

No.

Row 20: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

Positions 1: S, 2: O, 3: A — "soa", not stuck.

Perhaps vertical.

Column 1: E,L,L,D,G,R,U,G,A,D,F,J,A,T,E,K,T,A,H,S

Look for S-T-U-C-K.

S is at row 20 col 1.

Above it: row 19 col 1: H, row 18 col 1: A, etc — not T.

Column 2: J,F,C,A,I,A,E,E,N,A,T,D,O,I,S,E,F,T,C,O

Row 15 col 2: E, row 16 col 2: E, row 17 col 2: F, row 18 col 2: T, row 19 col 2: C, row 20 col 2: O

So row 18 col 2: T, row 19 col 2: C, row 20 col 2: O — T-C-O, not stuck.

But if we go up from row 18 col 2: T, then row 17 col 2: F, not U.

Another idea: "stuck" might be in row 17: T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S

Positions 3-7: S-C-T-D-S — not stuck.

Positions 4-8: C-T-D-S-D — no.

Let's try "leave" — 5 letters.

L-E-A-V-E.

Look at row 18: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

Positions 5-9: L-L-E-D-S — not leave.

Positions 6-10: L-E-D-S-B — no.

Row 19: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

Positions 7-11: L-E-A-A-E — "leaae", close to "leave" but has extra A.

Positions 7: L, 8: E, 9: A, 10: A, 11: E — so L-E-A-A-E, not L-E-A-V-E.

Missing V.

Row 20: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

No L at start.

Vertical column 7: E,W,V,N,G,N,I,P,S,L,F,R,T,E,E,R,S,L,I,A

Row 3 col 7: V, row 4 col 7: N, not E.

Row 2 col 7: W, row 3 col 7: V, row 4 col 7: N — W-V-N, not leave.

Perhaps "leave" is diagonal.

Start at row 18 col 5: L, then row 19 col 6: E, row 20 col 7: S — L-E-S, not leave.

Row 18 col 6: L, row 19 col 7: L, row 20 col 8: O — L-L-O, no.

Let's try "amuse" — 5 letters.

A-M-U-S-E.

Look at row 7: G E G A E L P A M E M A H A C B D L S S

Positions 8-12: A-M-E-M-A — "amema", not amuse.

Positions 9-13: M-E-M-A-H — no.

Row 8: A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C

Positions 7-11: S-U-N-E-P — "sunep", not amuse.

Positions 6-10: E-S-U-N-E — "esune", close to "amuse" but starts with E.

If we take positions 7-11: S-U-N-E-P — not.

Another row.

Row 14: T I O E W B H U E O A C T E W G G E S T

Positions 8-12: U-E-O-A-C — no.

Perhaps "amuse" is in row 7, but let's see positions 4-8: A-E-L-P-A — no.

I recall that in some word searches, "amuse" might be hidden.

Let's look for "father" — 6 letters.

F-A-T-H-E-R.

Row 2: L F U D E O W T I S I G B L P U I S E E

Positions 2-7: F-U-D-E-O-W — not father.

Row 10: F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E

Positions 1-6: F-T-L-L-C-E — not father.

Positions 7-12: F-S-O-A-J-N — no.

Row 11: J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L

No F.

Row 12: A O E T A E T V E T L A L N J E S B N E

No F.

Row 13: T I O E W B H U E O A C T E W G G E S T

No F.

Row 14: E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N

No F.

Row 15: K E E P A V R S H K S O O L S R T A S W

No F.

Row 16: T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S

Positions 2-7: F-S-C-T-D-S — not father.

Positions 3-8: S-C-T-D-S-D — no.

Perhaps vertical.

Column 1: E,L,L,D,G,R,U,G,A,D,F,J,A,T,E,K,T,A,H,S

Row 11 col 1: F, row 12 col 1: J, not A.

Row 10 col 1: D, row 11 col 1: F, row 12 col 1: J — D-F-J, not father.

Column 2: J,F,C,A,I,A,E,E,N,A,T,D,O,I,S,E,F,T,C,O

Row 2 col 2: F, row 3 col 2: C, not A.

Row 16 col 2: F, row 17 col 2: T, row 18 col 2: C — F-T-C, not father.

Row 16 col 2: F, then if down: row 17 col 2: T, row 18 col 2: C, row 19 col 2: I, row 20 col 2: O — F-T-C-I-O, not father.

But "father" needs F-A-T-H-E-R.

So after F, need A.

In row 16, col 2: F, col 3: S — not A.

In row 2, col 2: F, col 3: U — not A.

Perhaps "father" is in row 13 or other.

Let's try "sea" again.

Look at row 15: E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N

Positions 1-3: E-S-A — "esa", not sea.

Positions 2-4: S-A-A — "saa", not sea.

But if we take positions 1-3: E-S-A, and if we consider it as "sea" but shifted, no.

Another idea: "sea" might be vertical.

Column 1: E,L,L,D,G,R,U,G,A,D,F,J,A,T,E,K,T,A,H,S

Row 1 col 1: E, row 2 col 1: L, not S.

Column 2: J,F,C,A,I,A,E,E,N,A,T,D,O,I,S,E,F,T,C,O

Row 15 col 2: E, row 16 col 2: E, row 17 col 2: F, etc.

Row 14 col 2: S, row 15 col 2: E, row 16 col 2: E — S-E-E, not sea.

Row 13 col 2: I, row 14 col 2: S, row 15 col 2: E — I-S-E, not sea.

Row 12 col 2: O, row 13 col 2: I, row 14 col 2: S — O-I-S, not sea.

Perhaps "sea" is in row 1, but let's give up and look for "pin" — 3 letters.

P-I-N.

Look at row 5: G I G T M A P O N D O L L O D S A G S E

Positions 7-9: P-O-N — "pon", not pin.

Positions 8-10: O-N-D — "ond", not pin.

Row 6: R A E C N E A L J G N I O G L L G G I D

Positions 12-14: I-O-G — "iog", not pin.

Positions 11-13: N-I-O — "nio", not pin.

Row 7: U E E E O N I F E A L N A U C E A E C A

Positions 7-9: I-F-E — "ife", not pin.

Row 8: G E G A E L P A M E M A H A C B D L S S

Positions 7-9: P-A-M — "pam", not pin.

Row 9: A N D G H E S U N E P E E R S E N I G C

Positions 11-13: P-E-E — "pee", not pin.

Positions 12-14: E-E-R — "eer", not pin.

Row 10: D A L E L A S L L F A A G D S A O E A R

No P.

Row 11: F T L L C E F S O A J N W E B D T T C E

No P.

Row 12: J D S L A S R J E S D R G V P W E E L

Positions 17-19: P-W-E — "pwe", not pin.

Row 13: A O E T A E T V E T L A L N J E S B N E

No P.

Row 14: T I O E W B H U E O A C T E W G G E S T

No P.

Row 15: E S A A E E E A C N E O R V E P L S S N

Positions 16-18: P-L-S — "pls", not pin.

Row 16: K E E P A V R S H K S O O L S R T A S W

Positions 4-6: P-A-V — "pav", not pin.

Row 17: T F S C T D S D A J P K E P M C G W A S

Positions 11-13: P-K-E — "pke", not pin.

Positions 14-16: P-M-C — "pmc", not pin.

Row 18: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

No P.

Row 19: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

Positions 14-16: P-L-N — "pln", not pin.

Row 20: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

Positions 11-13: P-B-S — "pbs", not pin.

Vertical column 17: M,I,L,F,L,G,A,B,S,A,T,L,L,W,S,G,M,H,A,E

Row 5 col 17: L, row 6 col 17: G, not P.

Column 18: E,S,V,A,G,G,C,D,S,E,E,E,N,E,S,C,A,F,D,D

Row 5 col 18: G, row 6 col 18: G, not P.

Column 19: S,E,N,A,I,I,S,R,A,C,E,B,E,T,S,N,N,D,E,E

Row 5 col 19: I, row 6 col 19: I, not P.

Column 20: K,E,A,A,D,D,A,S,R,E,L,E,T,N,W,S,A,C,D,M

Row 5 col 20: A, row 6 col 20: D, not P.

Perhaps "pin" is diagonal.

For example, row 5 col 7: P, then row 6 col 8: L, not I.

Row 5 col 8: O, row 6 col 9: J, not I.

Row 6 col 12: I, row 7 col 13: A, not N.

Row 6 col 11: N, row 7 col 12: L, not I.

Let's try "scold" — 5 letters.

S-C-O-L-D.

Look at row 20: S O A N T O F O E S P B S M E D E D L M

Positions 1-5: S-O-A-N-T — "soant", not scold.

Positions 10-14: S-P-B-S-M — "spbsm", not scold.

Row 19: H C I A I E L E A A E U L P L N A F D C

Positions 2-6: C-I-A-I-E — "ciaie", not scold.

Row 18: A T C A L L E D S B J M N C L A H S N A

Positions