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Word search book maker

kdpbook.io's word search book maker turns a one-line theme into a 108-page word search book at 8.5 × 11 in: it generates the pages in code and paints the cover, then exports the interior PDF, the full-wrap cover PDF and a listing sheet for KDP. The default book costs about 460 credits (≈ $5), within the 2,000 free signup credits as a watermarked preview.

A book of themed word search puzzles, large print by default for adults and seniors (or kid-sized grids): every word verified in its grid, puzzles that get harder, solutions at the back.

To sell the book, export it on a paid plan: every plan from $25/month (Starter, 2,500 credits a month) gives watermark-free files with a commercial license, and kdpbook.io takes no royalty. See plans

8.5 × 11 in Black & white · white paper 108 pages Paperback

Default book ≈ 460 credits (≈ $5) · estimate shown before launch

Need an idea? 20 puzzle and activity book ideas you can start in one click.

An open word search book on a desk, showing a sample interior spread
What’s inside

How a word search book is laid out

One word search per page in large print: a 12x12 to 14x14 grid of big letters with 12 to 16 words on a sub-theme of the book's theme listed below it, getting harder through the book; 6 solution grids per page at the back.

The default voice is neutral & minimal: functional labels and instructions. You can change the audience, tone and length in the Story step.

Pages
108
24–240 possible
Illustrations
–
pages generated in code
Words
–
not word-driven
Credits
≈ 460
≈ $5 for the default book
Start from an idea

Three word search book ideas to start from

Each one opens a new word search book with the idea already written in. Change anything before a page is made.

KDP specs

The numbers KDP will check

These are the specs of the default word search book, computed from our KDP rulebook: the same code that lays out your pages and sizes your cover. Change the trim, paper or page count and every number updates.

Paperback

Available ✓

8.5 × 11 in, black & white · white paper, 108 pages by default.

Hardcover

With changes

Possible with a different trim or page count. Hardcover is only offered in 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, 6.14 × 9.21, 7 × 10 and 8.25 × 11 in.

Kindle eBook

Not available

Not offered: KDP lists this kind of book as unsuited to Kindle, so it is print only.

Default word search book · paperback

Ink & paper:
Black & white · white paper
Bleed:
No
Interior page size:
8.5 × 11 in
Pages (default):
108 · template 24–240
KDP page range:
24–590 for this ink & trim
Minimum margins:
0.375 in gutter · 0.25 in outside
Spine width:
0.243 in at 108 pages
Full cover (wrap):
17.493 × 11.25 in
Printing cost (US):
$2.84 per copy
Languages:
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch + 16 more
Selling rights:
Commercial license on paid plans (from $25/month)
Expanded Distribution:
Trim and paper eligible; distributors may decline word search and puzzle books (KDP list)

At a $7.99 list price, KDP pays about $1.16 per copy sold on Amazon.com. Check any price with the royalty calculator.

Expanded Distribution

✓ Checked on

You can enroll the paperback (it offers the paperback to bookstores and libraries outside Amazon at a 40% royalty), but its distributors may not accept this kind of book.

KDP's distributors, not KDP, decide which books they accept. Which books they accept or may decline → Source: KDP Help: Expanded Distribution (opens in a new tab).

Made with kdpbook

Real word search books made with kdpbook

Books made with kdpbook by its authors and the kdpbook team, free to read in the 3D book player.

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Cover styles

Cover styles for a word search book

The pages inside are generated in code, so the style you pick is for the cover.

All styles →
Who it’s for

Audiences

Early readers (5–8) Middle grade (8–12) Teens (young adult) (13–18) Adults Seniors (large print)

Fonts, type size and word choice follow the audience you pick, and children’s books get the reading-age field for your KDP listing.

Publishing tips

Before you publish

  • Every grid is built and checked by code: each listed word is placed exactly once, and the solutions are printed at the back.
  • Large print is the default (big letters, 12–14 cell grids), made for senior solvers; books for kids use smaller grids.
KDP review

Common KDP rejections for this type

The KDP messages that apply to a word search book, and what usually causes them. The KDP preflight in the editor checks for each of them before you export.

Step by step

How to make a word search book for KDP

  1. 01

    Describe the book

    Give your word search book its theme in one line, then set the reader (large print for seniors) and the length.

  2. 02

    Choose the cover style

    Pick an art style for the cover, or describe your own: the pages inside are generated in code.

  3. 03

    Confirm the KDP format

    Start from 8.5 × 11 in, black & white · white paper, or change trim, paper and page count.

  4. 04

    Generate and edit

    Each grid is built in code with every listed word placed, puzzles get harder through the book, and the answer grids go at the back.

  5. 05

    Export and fill your KDP draft

    Download the interior PDF, the cover PDF and the listing sheet. Upload them to KDP yourself or, on a paid plan, let kdpbook Publisher (Chrome or Edge on a computer) fill your KDP draft with them; either way, you review the draft and click Publish.

    How kdpbook Publisher works →

Word search book questions

What grid size counts as large print?

Large print is about letter size as much as grid size. A kdpbook large-print word search (the default, made for seniors) uses 12 × 12 to 14 × 14 grids on 8.5 × 11 in pages, one puzzle per page, and never sets the grid letters or the word list smaller than 16 pt. Books for kids use smaller grids with words running across and down only.

How many pages should a word search book have?

Our word search book template runs 24–240 pages and defaults to 108. For this ink and trim, KDP accepts 24–590 pages. KDP counts every page, including front matter and blank pages, and rounds odd counts up to an even number.

How do the puzzles get harder?

Early puzzles hide words across and down only, the middle of the book adds diagonal words, and the hardest puzzles add backward words, with bigger grids and longer word lists. Books for young kids stay on the easy settings.

Can I publish a word search book as a Kindle eBook?

No. Not offered: KDP lists this kind of book as unsuited to Kindle, so it is print only. You can publish it as a paperback or hardcover.

Can I make a word search book in Spanish, German or French?

Yes. kdpbook.io can make a word search book in 23 languages that KDP prints, the ones written in an alphabet its grids hold: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål), Finnish, Catalan, Ukrainian, Galician, Basque, Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Icelandic, Afrikaans, Latin and Luxembourgish. Japanese, Hebrew, Persian and Yiddish are left out: its word grids don't hold their scripts yet. Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam are left out: KDP publishes them only as Kindle eBooks, and a word search book has no Kindle edition. Its word searches keep the letters each alphabet adds: Ñ in Spanish, Galician and Basque, Å Ä Ö in Swedish and Finnish, Æ Ø Å in Danish and Norwegian, the Polish and Icelandic letters, and Ukrainian in Cyrillic; other accents are dropped in the grid and the word list (É becomes E), and German Ä, Ö, Ü and ß are written AE, OE, UE and SS. The kdpbook.io editor is in English, and the Book assistant replies in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese, following the language you write in.

How many credits does a word search book cost on kdpbook.io?

The default word search book (108 pages) is estimated at 460 credits, about $5. Your first word search book fits in the 2,000 free signup credits (preview watermark; clean files on any paid plan). You see the exact estimate before you launch, only what is produced is charged, and the rest of the hold goes back to your balance.

Can I sell a word search book made with kdpbook.io on Amazon?

Yes, on a paid plan (from $25/month): its files have no watermark and come with a commercial license, while free-plan files are a watermarked preview. Plans: kdpbook.io/pricing.

Can a word search book use KDP Expanded Distribution?

Trim and paper eligible; distributors may decline word search and puzzle books (KDP list). You can enroll the paperback (it offers the paperback to bookstores and libraries outside Amazon at a 40% royalty), but its distributors may not accept this kind of book. A book they decline is removed from Expanded Distribution and stays on sale on Amazon.

Is a word search book a low-content book on KDP?

No. KDP says low-content doesn't typically include activity books such as puzzle books or coloring books, because their pages aren't repetitive. A word search book is published like any other book and can use the free KDP ISBN.

Do I have to tell Amazon the book was made with AI?

Yes, for AI-generated content. KDP asks you to declare AI-generated text, images or translations when you publish or republish a book, even if you edited them substantially. Text kdpbook writes is AI-generated. The cover art kdpbook paints is an AI-generated image; the interior pages are generated in code, not drawn by an AI. The export sheet pre-fills the answers from what was actually generated for your book.

Make it with kdpbook

Make your word search book today.

Describe it in one sentence. kdpbook.io generates the pages in code and paints the cover at 8.5 × 11 in, then gives you the interior, cover and listing sheet for KDP.

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