Printable Willem de Kooning Word Search

A ready-to-print Willem de Kooning word search on a 15×15 grid. 8 words are listed below; 4 more are hidden in the same grid and are not listed — the sheet carries a code that opens this exact puzzle online, where finding them scores 900 points each.

Words to find

• EXCAVATION
• WOMAN
• ABSTRACTION
• ACTIONPAINTING
• GESTURAL
• DRIP
• ENCAUSTIC
• OILSTICK

Answer key

Finished, or checking a class's sheets? The key shows where each of the 8 listed words sits in the grid. It stays on this page and is not part of the printed sheet.

How to use this sheet

1. Print the sheet above at A4 or Letter size — it is laid out for one page.
2. Find the 8 listed words running in any direction, including diagonally and backwards.
3. Tick each one off as you go.
4. Scan the code on the sheet to play the same grid online and hunt the 4 bonus words.

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