Instruments Word Search
By Reggie J·Published ·Updated
Musical instruments word search puzzles — strings, woodwinds, brass and quiet practice-room names. Free online for adults; no brand names or artist names. Easy to hard plus large print. No timer, no account.
Instruments puzzles
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Instruments: Strings
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Instruments: Wind & Brass
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Instruments: Gentle Walk
Hard · 15×15 · 18 words
Hard Instruments: Full Ensemble
Large print · 9×9 · 8 words
Large Print Instruments: Soft Duo
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Instruments: Orchestra Pit
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Instruments: World Stage
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Instruments: Warm Corner
Part of our Music word search collection.
What words are in the instruments word search?
Instrument lists name strings, winds, brass and percussion — violin, clarinet, trumpet, timpani — with no brand names.
The full instruments word bank has 39 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:
ACCORDION · BAGPIPE · BANJO · BASS · BASSOON · BELLS · CASTANET · CELLO · CLARINET · CORNET · CYMBAL · DRUM · FLUTE · GONG · GUITAR · HARMONICA · HARP · HORN · KOTO · LUTE · MANDOLIN · MARIMBA · OBOE · ORGAN · PIANO · PICCOLO · RECORDER · SAXOPHONE · SITAR · TAMBOURINE · TIMPANI · TRIANGLE · TROMBONE · TRUMPET · TUBA · UKULELE · VIOLA · VIOLIN · XYLOPHONE
Who is this theme good for?
Music students, teachers and lifelong listeners.
A solving tip
Long names such as SAXOPHONE and TAMBOURINE are usually easier than short ones like HORN or DRUM.
How these puzzles work
Every puzzle is free and plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Easy grids are 10×10 with words across and down; medium grids are 12×12 and add diagonals; hard grids are 15×15 with words in all eight directions. Press Large print above any grid for bigger letters. Progress is saved on your device, and there is never a timer. New to word searches? Read how to play.
Sources & notes
Word lists on Words at Rest use American English spelling (for example color, not colour). Merriam-Webster records colour as chiefly the British spelling of color. Merriam-Webster: colour.
“chiefly British spelling of color”
