Africa Word Search
Africa is the second largest continent and holds 54 countries. Its cities, rivers, deserts and mountains give a solver plenty of ground to cover.
Africa word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- cairo
- egypt
- ghana
- kenya
- morocco
- nigeria
- nile
- safari
- sahara
- savanna
Africa word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- cairo
- egypt
- ethiopia
- ghana
- kenya
- morocco
- nigeria
- nile
- safari
- sahara
- savanna
- senegal
- tanzania
- uganda
- zambia
Africa word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- botswana
- cairo
- congo
- egypt
- ethiopia
- ghana
- kenya
- morocco
- nairobi
- namibia
- nigeria
- nile
- safari
- sahara
- savanna
- senegal
- tanzania
- uganda
- zambia
- zimbabwe
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Words in the Africa word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- egypt
- A country in northeast Africa built along the Nile River.
- kenya
- An East African country known for its wildlife parks.
- ghana
- A West African country on the Gulf of Guinea coast.
- nigeria
- The African country with the largest population.
- morocco
- A northwest African country facing both the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- sahara
- The largest hot desert on Earth, covering much of North Africa.
- nile
- A very long river flowing north into the Mediterranean Sea.
- safari
- A trip taken to watch wild animals, often in East Africa.
- savanna
- Grassland dotted with scattered trees, home to grazing herds.
- cairo
- Egypt's capital and one of the largest cities in Africa.
- ethiopia
- A highland country in East Africa, capital Addis Ababa.
- tanzania
- An East African country that holds Serengeti National Park.
- uganda
- A landlocked East African country beside Lake Victoria.
- zambia
- A southern African country sharing Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe.
- senegal
- A West African country at the continent's westernmost point.
- nairobi
- The capital of Kenya, with a national park at its edge.
- congo
- A major African river and the name of two countries.
- zimbabwe
- A southern African country named after ancient stone ruins.
- namibia
- A dry southwest African country with enormous sand dunes.
- botswana
- A southern African country containing the Okavango Delta.
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