Print this Spanish crossword to practice everyday vocabulary through a short, fully Spanish-language puzzle. The clues use natural wording rather than English prompts about Spanish-speaking places, so the activity works as both a game and a language exercise.
This crossword in Spanish has a 5 × 5 grid, five horizontal entries, and five vertical entries. Solve it on paper first, then use the separated answer key to check spelling, word form, and crossing letters.
Spanish Crossword Grid
The grid contains 25 open squares and no black squares. Numbers appear only where an entry begins. Number 1 begins both the first horizontal answer and the first vertical answer. Numbers 2 through 5 begin the remaining vertical entries, while numbers 6 through 9 begin the remaining horizontal entries.
Write one Spanish letter in each square. The completed rows and columns must agree at every crossing. For a clean printable copy, use your browser’s print command at 100% scale. If you are solving digitally, copy each row into a document and leave enough space between the squares for handwritten letters.
Cuadrícula sin resolver (5 × 5)
1□ 2□ 3□ 4□ 5□
6□ □ □ □ □
7□ □ □ □ □
8□ □ □ □ □
9□ □ □ □ □
Empieza por las pistas más directas. Después, usa las letras compartidas para confirmar las respuestas menos evidentes. Presta atención a la concordancia: una definición en plural necesita una forma verbal o nominal en plural, mientras que una definición que describe una relación o característica puede pedir un adjetivo.
Pistas Horizontales y Verticales
Lee las pistas en español y escribe cada respuesta en la dirección indicada. Las respuestas horizontales llenan una fila completa; las verticales llenan una columna completa. La numeración sigue el sistema habitual de los crucigramas.
Horizontales
- 1. Añaden sal a la comida.
- 6. Material suelto que hay en la playa.
- 7. A gran distancia.
- 8. Escribe algo para recordarlo.
- 9. Relacionado con la nariz.
Verticales
- 1. Añaden sal a la comida.
- 2. Material suelto que hay en la playa.
- 3. A gran distancia.
- 4. Escribe algo para recordarlo.
- 5. Relacionado con la nariz.
Spanish Crossword Puzzles: Common Vocabulary Practice
These Spanish crossword puzzles focus on five useful forms that learners encounter in ordinary conversations, descriptions, and short written instructions. The clues deliberately vary in grammatical function: one describes an action performed by several people, one names a familiar substance, one expresses distance, one gives a singular action, and one describes a connection with a part of the body.
That variety makes the grid useful beyond memorizing isolated translations. Look for clues that signal number and part of speech. A verb clue beginning with an implied “they” calls for a third-person plural form. A clue describing a person, object, or material usually requires a noun, while “relacionado con…” commonly introduces an adjective. These signals can help you choose the correct ending when several crossing letters are already visible.
For an easier round, solve with a Spanish-English dictionary and write the clues’ English meanings in the margin. For a stronger vocabulary challenge, cover the clue list after reading it once and reconstruct each definition from memory. Keep the Spanish spelling exactly as shown in the answer key; the entries in this particular grid do not require accent marks.
Spanish Crossword Puzzle: Separate Answer Key
Check the key only after completing the unsolved grid. The filled rows are also a quick way to verify every crossing. Because this compact design uses the same sequence across and down, each column reproduces one of the completed horizontal entries.
Cuadrícula resuelta
S A L A N
A R E N A
L E J O S
A N O T A
N A S A L
Soluciones horizontales: 1. SALAN; 6. ARENA; 7. LEJOS; 8. ANOTA; 9. NASAL.
Soluciones verticales: 1. SALAN; 2. ARENA; 3. LEJOS; 4. ANOTA; 5. NASAL.