Under the Sea word search word list

60 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

• Anchor
• Anemone
• Barnacle
• Barracuda
• Clam
• Coral
• Crab
• Current
• Dolphin
• Driftwood
• Eel
• Flounder
• Grouper
• Harbor
• Jellyfish
• Kelp
• Krill
• Lighthouse
• Lobster
• Mackerel
• Manatee
• Marlin
• Mussel
• Narwhal
• Nautilus
• Octopus
• Orca
• Oyster
• Pearl
• Pelican
• Plankton
• Porpoise
• Puffin
• Reef
• Salmon
• Sandbar
• Sardine
• Scallop
• Seahorse
• Seal
• Seashell
• Seaweed
• Shark
• Shrimp
• Snorkel
• Sponge
• Squid
• Starfish
• Stingray
• Submarine
• Surf
• Swordfish
• Tide
• Trench
• Tuna
• Turtle
• Urchin
• Walrus
• Wave
• Whale

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.

• Anchor — Heavy hook that holds a ship in place
• Anemone — Sea creature that looks like a flower
• Barnacle — Shellfish that clings to hulls
• Barracuda — Long, toothy predatory fish
• Clam — Two-shelled mollusc dug from sand
• Coral — Reef-building sea creature
• Crab — Sideways-walking shellfish with claws
• Current — Steady flow of water
• Dolphin — Playful, clicking sea mammal
• Driftwood — Timber washed up by the sea
• Eel — Snake-like fish
• Flounder — Flatfish with both eyes on one side
• Grouper — Big-mouthed reef fish
• Harbor — Sheltered place for ships
• Jellyfish — Stinging see-through drifter
• Kelp — Giant brown seaweed
• Krill — Tiny shrimp that whales feed on
• Lighthouse — Tower that warns ships
• Lobster — Clawed shellfish served with butter
• Mackerel — Oily striped fish
• Manatee — Gentle sea cow
• Marlin — Fish with a long spear-like bill
• Mussel — Blue-black shellfish steamed in wine
• Narwhal — Whale with a single long tusk
• Nautilus — Mollusc in a spiral chambered shell
• Octopus — Eight-armed sea creature
• Orca — Killer whale
• Oyster — Shellfish that may hold a pearl
• Pearl — Gem grown inside a shell
• Pelican — Sea bird with a pouch under its beak
• Plankton — Drifting food of the sea
• Porpoise — Small, blunt-nosed relative of the dolphin
• Puffin — Sea bird with a striped beak
• Reef — Ridge of rock or coral near the surface
• Salmon — Pink-fleshed fish
• Sandbar — Shallow ridge just under the water, a hazard to boats
• Sardine — Small fish packed in a tin
• Scallop — Shellfish with a fan-shaped shell
• Seahorse — Upright fish with a curled tail
• Seal — Whiskered swimmer that barks
• Seashell — What you hold to your ear at the beach
• Seaweed — Marine plant on the rocks
• Shark — Feared fish with rows of teeth
• Shrimp — Small curved shellfish for cocktails
• Snorkel — Tube for breathing face-down in water
• Sponge — Soft sea animal used in the bath
• Squid — Ten-armed creature with an ink sac
• Starfish — Five-armed sea creature
• Stingray — Flat fish with a barbed tail
• Submarine — Vessel that travels underwater
• Surf — Breaking waves
• Swordfish — Big ocean hunter with a flat, sharp bill
• Tide — Twice-daily rise and fall of the sea
• Trench — Deepest part of the ocean floor
• Tuna — Big fish canned for sandwiches
• Turtle — Reptile that carries its home
• Urchin — Spiny ball on the seabed
• Walrus — Tusked, whiskered Arctic heavyweight
• Wave — Ridge of water rolling to shore
• Whale — Largest animal in the sea

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.