Number search puzzle maker, answer keys included
Make printable number search puzzles for adults, teens and kids: GizmoBloom hides the numbers in the grid, checks that each one is there exactly once, and gives you the answer key — ready for an Amazon KDP puzzle book, a TPT resource or an Etsy printable PDF.
Number search puzzles that work Works offline
- For adults: 15 × 15 grids with 18 numbers of 5 to 8 digits, in all 8 directions
- For teens: 13 × 13 grids with 14 numbers of 5 to 7 digits
- For kids (8–10): 10 × 10 grids with 10 numbers of 4 or 5 digits
- Every number is hidden exactly once, and no number hides inside another one
- Easy to hard: the pages get harder as the book goes on
- An answer key for every page, at the end of the book
A "How to play" page before each game
- The rules in three short lines
- A small example next to its solution, made by the same code as the puzzles — so the example is always right
- With an example for number search, word search, sudoku, sum puzzles and mazes; crosswords and word scrambles get their rules
- Your buyers know what to do from the first page
A "Solutions only" PDF
Tick "Also a Solutions only PDF" and Make PDF gives you two files: the puzzle book, and a second PDF with the answer keys alone — to sell as an answer booklet, to give as a free download, or to keep the answers out of a printable you sell to teachers.
How to make a number search puzzle book
Start a puzzle book
Books → New book → Puzzle book (teens and adults). Sudoku, word search, number search, sum puzzles, crosswords and mazes are added, and most of them go from easy to hard.
Keep the puzzles you want
Change how many pages of each game and their order; each one shows a preview.
Make the PDF
US Letter and A4, the solutions PDF, then the KDP kit (interior, cover and spine) or the TPT kit.
Questions about number search puzzles
What is a number search puzzle?
A word search with numbers: the numbers of the list are hidden in a grid of digits, across, down or on a slant, and the player circles each one. It is a favorite of adults and seniors who like brain games.
Is it a number search generator with an answer key?
Yes: every page gets its answer page, and you can also make a separate "Solutions only" PDF.
Can I make number search puzzles for adults?
Yes: adult pages have 15 × 15 grids, 18 numbers of 5 to 8 digits and all 8 directions. Teen and kid pages are smaller and easier.
Can I sell the number search books I make?
Yes, what you make is yours to sell — on Amazon KDP, TPT, Etsy or your own site.
Do I need the internet or ChatGPT?
No. GizmoBloom makes the puzzles and their answer keys itself, on your computer.
Make your first number search book
Try every feature for 3 days, no card needed. Files made during the trial carry a small SAMPLE mark.
Also in GizmoBloom: the KDP puzzle book maker, Arabic puzzle books and the free KDP spine calculator.