Coordinate Plane Word Searches
Tour the coordinate plane with this word search puzzle. Starting with plotting fundamentals and moving into analytic geometry ideas, you'll discover essential plane vocabulary woven across the grid.
How many coordinate plane terms can you uncover? This puzzle offers a quick warm-up for graphing lessons, transformations, and proof practice. Happy searching!
The Coordinate Plane Word Searches are available for free download in ready-to-print PDF format in three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard.
Levels
- Easy Level (10 words on a 15 x 15 grid)
- Medium Level (19 words on a 20 x 20 grid)
- Hard Level (28 words on a 25 x 25 grid)
Easy Level
Plane Fundamentals
A 15 x 15 grid awaits you in this easy-level puzzle, featuring 10 Plane Terms. Words are placed in right, down, and down-right (diagonal) directions.
Words Included (10): Plane, Axis, Origin, X Axis, Y Axis, Quadrant, Coordinate, Grid, Point, Ordered Pair.
Medium Level
Coordinate Vocabulary
This medium-level puzzle features 19 Plane Terms on a 20 x 20 grid. Words in this puzzle are scattered throughout the grid moving right, down, diagonally up-right, or diagonally down-right. Words can overlap, sharing common letters.
Words Included (19): Plane, Axis, Origin, X Axis, Y Axis, Quadrant, Coordinate, Grid, Point, Ordered Pair, Cartesian, Abscissa, Ordinate, Distance, Midpoint, Plotting, Graph, Scale, Lattice.
Hard Level
Analytic Geometry
This hard-level puzzle features 28 Plane Terms on a 25 x 25 grid. Words are placed in all 8 directions: 4 straight directions and 4 diagonals. Some words might overlap with others.
Words Included (28): Plane, Axis, Origin, X Axis, Y Axis, Quadrant, Coordinate, Grid, Point, Ordered Pair, Cartesian, Abscissa, Ordinate, Distance, Midpoint, Plotting, Graph, Scale, Lattice, Slope, Intercept, Distance Formula, Midpoint Formula, Slope Intercept, Transformation, Reflection, Rotation, Translation.