In the Kitchen word search word list

47 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell. One thing to know if you build grids by hand: PAN sits inside NAPKIN, POT sits inside TEAPOT — never put both in the same puzzle, or the shorter one is found twice. The generator keeps them apart automatically.

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

• Apron
• Bake
• Blender
• Boil
• Bowl
• Broil
• Burner
• Casserole
• Chop
• Colander
• Cutlery
• Dice
• Dish
• Fork
• Freezer
• Fry
• Grater
• Griddle
• Grill
• Kettle
• Knife
• Ladle
• Mixer
• Napkin
• Oven
• Pan
• Pantry
• Peeler
• Plate
• Pot
• Recipe
• Roast
• Saucepan
• Scale
• Sieve
• Simmer
• Skillet
• Spatula
• Spoon
• Steam
• Stove
• Strainer
• Teapot
• Timer
• Toaster
• Tongs
• Whisk

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.

• Apron — Worn over clothes while cooking
• Bake — Cook in the oven
• Blender — Machine for smoothies
• Boil — Heat water until it bubbles
• Bowl — Round dish for soup or mixing
• Broil — Cook under direct heat, American style
• Burner — Ring on the hob
• Casserole — Slow-cooked dish in a lidded pot
• Chop — Cut into pieces
• Colander — Bowl with holes for draining pasta
• Cutlery — Knives, forks and spoons
• Dice — Cubes thrown in a game, or cut food into small ones
• Dish — Plate, or a prepared food
• Fork — Pronged eating tool
• Freezer — Coldest part of the fridge
• Fry — Cook in hot oil
• Grater — Tool for shredding cheese
• Griddle — Flat pan for pancakes
• Grill — Cook over bars and flame
• Kettle — Boils water for tea
• Knife — Blade for chopping
• Ladle — Deep spoon for serving soup
• Mixer — Stand machine for beating batter
• Napkin — Cloth or paper for the lap
• Oven — Hot box for baking
• Pan — Shallow cooking vessel with a handle
• Pantry — Cupboard for dry goods
• Peeler — Tool that strips skin from vegetables
• Plate — Flat dish you eat from
• Pot — Deep vessel for stews
• Recipe — Instructions for a dish
• Roast — Cook a joint in the oven, or how dark the coffee beans are
• Saucepan — Deep pan with a long handle
• Scale — Notes in ascending order, or a kitchen weigher
• Sieve — Mesh for sifting flour
• Simmer — Cook just below boiling
• Skillet — Frying pan
• Spatula — Flat tool for flipping
• Spoon — Rounded eating tool
• Steam — Cook over boiling water
• Stove — Cooker
• Strainer — Sieve for draining
• Teapot — Vessel for brewing leaves
• Timer — It rings when the cake is done
• Toaster — Browns bread slices
• Tongs — Tool that grips food with two arms
• Whisk — Wire tool for beating eggs

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.