Tools Word Search
By Reggie J·Updated
Tools word search puzzles with workshop and household English — hammer, wrench, broom and mend words for adults. Easy to hard plus large print. No tool-brand names.
Tools puzzles
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Tools: Bench Basics
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Tools: Quiet Mend
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
Tools: Bench Top
Hard · 15×15 · 18 words
Hard Tools: Full Toolbox
Large print · 9×9 · 8 words
Large Print Tools: Soft Nail
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Tools: Workshop Shelf
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Tools: Yard Kit
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
Tools: Shop Drawer
Explore tools themes
More focused word lists under tools — same calm adult style, no licensed names.
What words are in the tools word search?
Workshop and household tool English without brand names.
The full tools word bank has 59 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:
APRON · AWL · AXE · BENCH · BIT · BOLT · BOX · BROOM · BRUSH · BUCKET · CHALK · CHISEL · CLAMP · CUTTER · DRAWER · DRILL · DRIVER · FILE · FIX · GLUE · HAMMER · HOE · KIT · KNIFE · LADDER · LEVEL · LINE · MALLET · MEASURE · MEND · MOP · NAIL · NUT · OIL · PENCIL · PLANE · PLIERS · PUNCH · RAG · RAKE · RASP · RULE · RULER · SAW · SCISSORS · SCREW · SHELF · SHOP · SHOVEL · SNIPS · SOCKET · SOFT · SPADE · SQUARE · STEP · TAPE · TORQUE · VISE · WRENCH
Who is this theme good for?
Handy adults and anyone who likes practical vocabulary.
A solving tip
Look for clusters like HAM in HAMMER or SSI in SCISSORS.
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”
