Flowers word search word list

51 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell.

The button opens the free generator with this theme selected. It draws 15 words per puzzle and can make hundreds of different puzzles from this list without repeating a set — a 100-puzzle book comes to 124 pages at 6 × 9.

The list

• Amaryllis
• Anemone
• Aster
• Azalea
• Begonia
• Bluebell
• Buttercup
• Camellia
• Carnation
• Chrysanthemum
• Clematis
• Cornflower
• Cosmos
• Crocus
• Daffodil
• Dahlia
• Daisy
• Delphinium
• Forgetmenot
• Foxglove
• Freesia
• Gardenia
• Geranium
• Gladiolus
• Hibiscus
• Hollyhock
• Honeysuckle
• Hyacinth
• Hydrangea
• Iris
• Jasmine
• Lavender
• Lilac
• Lily
• Lotus
• Magnolia
• Marigold
• Orchid
• Pansy
• Peony
• Petunia
• Poppy
• Primrose
• Snapdragon
• Sunflower
• Sweetpea
• Thistle
• Tulip
• Violet
• Wisteria
• Zinnia

Copy freely. One per line or comma-separated pastes straight into the generator's "Your own list" box if you want to add or remove words.

Crossword clues for every word

The same list with a plain-language clue for each word — written for the crossword type, and free to use in a grid you build yourself. Copy the lines as they are (word — clue) into the generator's own-list box and it makes the crossword for you.

• Amaryllis — Big red trumpet grown indoors at Christmas
• Anemone — Sea creature that looks like a flower
• Aster — Star-shaped autumn daisy
• Azalea — Showy shrub with spring blooms
• Begonia — Waxy-leaved bedding plant
• Bluebell — Woodland flower carpeting spring
• Buttercup — Glossy yellow meadow flower
• Camellia — Glossy shrub with rose-like winter blooms
• Carnation — Frilled buttonhole flower
• Chrysanthemum — Mum, the autumn bloom
• Clematis — Climber with large starry flowers
• Cornflower — Bright blue bloom of the wheat field
• Cosmos — The universe; also a daisy-like garden flower
• Crocus — First bulb to push through the snow
• Daffodil — Yellow trumpet of early spring
• Dahlia — Showy late-summer bloom
• Daisy — White petals round a yellow centre
• Delphinium — Tall spike of blue summer flowers
• Forgetmenot — Small blue flower with a plea in its name
• Foxglove — Tall spike of thimble-shaped flowers
• Freesia — Highly scented flower on an arching stem
• Gardenia — Creamy white bloom with a heavy scent
• Geranium — Bright window-box favourite
• Gladiolus — Sword-leaved spike of flowers
• Hibiscus — Tropical bloom with a long stamen
• Hollyhock — Tall cottage-garden spire
• Honeysuckle — Climber with sweet-scented flowers
• Hyacinth — Fragrant spring bulb
• Hydrangea — Shrub with big mophead blooms
• Iris — Flower named for the rainbow goddess
• Jasmine — Star-shaped scented flower
• Lavender — Purple herb with a calming scent
• Lilac — Shrub with purple spring clusters
• Lily — Trumpet-shaped flower, often white
• Lotus — Sacred water flower of the East
• Magnolia — Tree with big waxy blooms
• Marigold — Orange flower that deters pests
• Orchid — Exotic bloom on a slender stem
• Pansy — Flower with a face
• Peony — Blowsy pink bloom of early summer
• Petunia — Trailing summer bedding flower
• Poppy — Red flower of remembrance
• Primrose — Pale yellow flower of early spring
• Snapdragon — Flower that opens like a mouth when squeezed
• Sunflower — Tall bloom that follows the sun
• Sweetpea — Scented climber with ruffled petals
• Thistle — Prickly purple flower, emblem of Scotland
• Tulip — Cup-shaped bulb flower of Holland
• Violet — Small purple woodland flower
• Wisteria — Climber dripping with purple clusters
• Zinnia — Bright daisy-like summer bloom

A puzzle made from it

Medium difficulty: across, down and diagonals, nothing backwards. Every word appears exactly once — the generator checks the finished grid rather than assuming. Solutions are in the book, not on this page.