Composer Word Search - Print or Solve Online

This free Composer Word Search is a fun way to exercise your brain. Solve it online or print it out. The online version is replayable. The letters rescramble when you restart.

This game is part of the free online brain games and word searches puzzles collections.

To begin, click the Open the Word Search button. This opens the puzzle in a pop-up window.

Quick Tip: To increase the size of the letters in the grid, click the +A button.

Composer Word Search - Instructions

For many more free word searches you can print out on paper, see my word search printables page.

Instructions: Find and circle the words from the list. Words may be forward, backward, vertical, or diagonal within the puzzle.

The words you need to find are listed on the right side of the puzzle. When you find a word in the puzzle, drag the word with the mouse to circle it.

Find all the words in the letter grid before your points fall to zero. If you give up searching for a word, click the Solve button next to the word. This circles the word in the grid for you.

Note: Some of the instructions below are for the old Adobe Flash version of the game.

HOW TO SOLVE A WORD SEARCH. The idea behind word searches is that words are hidden in a square or rectangular array of scramble letters. You need to locate and circle the hidden words.

The words are not scrambled, but they are hard to spot because lots of random letters scattered throughout the array as well.

Words may be hidden in the puzzle forward, backward, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.

For instance, if you're trying to find Mozart's name in the word search, you need to also look for "trazom", because his name might be hidden in the puzzle backward.

When you find a composer's name in the Composer Word Search, circle the name and cross it off the list. When solving online, drag across the name to form an oval around the letters of the name. The name is crossed off the composer word list automatically when you do this.

THE WORD LIST. For your convenience, I've reproduced the word list below. You only need to find the composer's last name in the word search:

A good trick for locating hard-to-find words is to look for doubles. For example, notice that the last name of composer SCHUMANN ends with a double-n. Scan the rows and columns for two "n's" next to each other, and you'll likely find Schumann's name pretty quickly.

HOW TO PLAY ONLINE. To solve the online version, first open the word search pop-up window. Then click the Start button on the window.

The list of words hidden in the puzzle displays along the right side of the word search. These are the words you need to find and circle.

The "Words left" display at the top of the word list indicates how many words you still need to find. The word list is in alphabetical order.

When solving the Composer Word Search online, you have one advantage over someone solving the puzzle on paper. That's the Hint feature!

Clicking the Hint button at the top of the puzzle causes the first letter of one of the words in the grid to flash. For example, the "C" in Chopin could light up, showing you where that word is located in the puzzle.

You can use the Hint feature only once. So save if for when you really need it.

Permissions

You can, of course, solve the puzzle for you own enjoyment. Or you can hand it out to students in a classroom setting.

You have my permission to use the printable version of the Composer Word Search for any non-commercial purpose, as long as you keep the copyright notice at the bottom of the page in place. Feel free to email the word search file to anyone.

Puzzle games like word searches make great brain games. They train concentration, verbal ability, and visual acuity. I hope you enjoy this Composer Word Search.

Published: 02/10/2015
Last Updated: 01/12/2023