Laundry Word Search
Laundry takes its name from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash, by way of French. The words for sorting, washing and folding suit young readers and life skills lessons.
Laundry word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- basket
- detergent
- dryer
- folding
- hanger
- soap
- socks
- stain
- towels
- washer
Laundry word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- basket
- bleach
- clothespin
- detergent
- dryer
- folding
- hanger
- iron
- rinse
- soap
- socks
- spin cycle
- stain
- towels
- washer
Laundry word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- basket
- bleach
- clothesline
- clothespin
- detergent
- dryer
- fabric softener
- folding
- hamper
- hanger
- iron
- lint trap
- rinse
- soap
- socks
- spin cycle
- stain
- starch
- towels
- washer
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Words in the Laundry word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- soap
- It loosens dirt so the rinse water carries it off.
- washer
- The machine that tumbles clothes in soapy water.
- dryer
- A heated drum that tumbles clothes until dry.
- socks
- Small foot coverings that often go missing in washing.
- towels
- Heavy cotton pieces usually washed in their own load.
- basket
- A carrier for hauling clothes to and from the machine.
- folding
- Pressing clean clothes flat into neat stacks.
- hanger
- A shaped hook for drying and storing shirts.
- detergent
- The cleaner, powder or liquid, added to a wash.
- stain
- A mark left behind by food, ink or grass.
- iron
- A hot flat plate that smooths wrinkled cloth.
- clothespin
- A wooden clip that grips clothes on a line.
- rinse
- The step where clean water flushes soap away.
- bleach
- A strong liquid that whitens and kills germs.
- spin cycle
- The fast stage that flings water out of clothes.
- lint trap
- A screen that catches fluff inside the dryer.
- hamper
- The basket where dirty clothes wait for wash day.
- fabric softener
- An additive that leaves cloth feeling smoother.
- starch
- A stiffener sprayed on collars before ironing.
- clothesline
- A rope strung outdoors for drying wet laundry.
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