About this puzzle
This Taylor Swift word search moves through the eras in order of how fans talk about them: album titles like Fearless, Folklore, and Midnights, the singles that took over radio, and the vocabulary every Swiftie knows, from Easter eggs to the lucky number thirteen. You will not find 1989 in the grid, since the puzzle only uses letters, but its two biggest singles made the list.
It works well as a party activity before a listening night, a quiet table game at a birthday, or a classroom treat for students who can sing every bridge. Younger fans can start on easy mode, while longtime listeners can try hard mode and see if they really know All Too Well. This is an unofficial fan puzzle made for fun.
The 33 words in this puzzle
Every word, with a short note. Handy for teaching the vocabulary before or after solving.
In every version (12)
- Anti Hero
- The lead single from Midnights, famous for the line about being the problem. It became one of the biggest hits of her career.
- Blank Space
- A 1989 single that playfully pokes fun at the way gossip magazines described Taylor. Its music video plays the role to dramatic extremes.
- Bracelets
- Fans trade beaded friendship bracelets at her concerts, inspired by a lyric in the Midnights song You're On Your Own, Kid.
- Eras Tour
- Taylor's 2023 to 2024 world tour, with a set list built around her albums, or eras. It became the first concert tour to gross more than two billion dollars.
- Fearless
- Her second studio album, released in 2008. It won Album of the Year at the Grammys, making her the youngest winner of that award at the time.
- Folklore
- A surprise album released in July 2020 during the pandemic, made largely with Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. It won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
- Love Story
- A 2008 single from Fearless inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but with a happy ending. Her re-recorded version came out in 2021.
- Lover
- Her 2019 album, known for pastel colors and a hopeful, romantic mood. The dreamy title track is a popular first-dance song at weddings.
- Midnights
- Her 2022 album, described as songs about thirteen sleepless nights. It won Album of the Year, her fourth win in that category.
- Red
- Her 2012 album, named for the intense, mixed-up feelings of a breakup. It blends country and pop and includes the fan favorite All Too Well.
- Shake It Off
- The lead single from 1989, released in 2014. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a playful answer to her critics.
- Swifties
- The name Taylor Swift's fans call themselves. Swifties are known for decoding hidden clues and for turning concerts into giant sing-alongs.
Added in Medium and Hard (8)
- All Too Well
- A heartbreak ballad from Red. In 2021 its ten-minute version became the longest song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record held by Don McLean's American Pie.
- Cardigan
- The lead single from Folklore. It tells part of a story about three teenagers that continues in other songs on the album, including August and Betty.
- Cruel Summer
- A song from Lover that was never a single at first. After fans cheered it on the Eras Tour, it climbed to number one in 2023.
- Easter Eggs
- Hidden clues Taylor tucks into music videos, outfits, and liner notes. Fans study them closely to guess song titles and new announcements.
- Evermore
- Released in December 2020, less than five months after Folklore. Taylor described the two quiet, story-driven albums as sisters.
- Reputation
- Her 2017 album, with a darker, electronic sound and snake imagery that turned a nickname from her critics into a symbol of her comeback.
- Showgirl
- From The Life of a Showgirl, her twelfth studio album, released in October 2025. Its bright, theatrical look is a nod to life on the stage.
- Speak Now
- Her third album, released in 2010. Taylor wrote every song on it by herself, without any co-writers.
Added in Hard (13)
- August
- A Folklore song about a summer that ends too soon. Fans connect it with Cardigan and Betty, which tell one teenage story from three different points of view.
- Bejeweled
- A sparkly Midnights song about knowing your own worth and still shining. Its music video puts a fairy tale twist on the story of Cinderella.
- Delicate
- A 2018 single from Reputation with a soft, hopeful sound. Its music video shows Taylor dancing through a hotel and down rainy city streets after she turns invisible.
- Enchanted
- A dreamy ballad from Speak Now about the magic of meeting someone special for the first time. Taylor released a re-recorded version in 2023.
- Fortnight
- The lead single from The Tortured Poets Department, a 2024 duet with Post Malone. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Karma
- A bouncy Midnights song about good things coming back around to people who do good. A remix featuring the rapper Ice Spice came out in 2023.
- Mirrorball
- A gentle Folklore song in which Taylor compares herself to a disco ball, breaking into a thousand pieces to reflect light back at everyone around her.
- Nashville
- When Taylor was about 14, her family moved from Pennsylvania to Hendersonville, Tennessee, near Nashville, so she could chase a career in country music.
- Our Song
- Taylor wrote this song for her ninth grade talent show. As a single from her first album, it made her the youngest person to write and sing a number one country hit all alone.
- Songwriter
- Taylor has a writing credit on nearly every song she has released. In 2022 the Nashville Songwriters Association International named her its Songwriter-Artist of the Decade.
- Style
- A 1989 single released in 2015, with a sleek synth-pop sound. Its lyrics compare a relationship that keeps coming back to a classic look that never goes out of style.
- Thirteen
- Taylor's lucky number. She was born on December 13 and has often drawn a 13 on her hand before performing.
- Willow
- The lead single from Evermore, a gentle, folksy love song. Its music video picks up where the Cardigan video left off.
A few facts to share while you solve
- Taylor Swift was born in Pennsylvania in 1989, and her 2014 album 1989 is named after her birth year.
- She was the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times, for Fearless, 1989, Folklore, and Midnights.
- Her re-recorded albums carry the label Taylor's Version, which helps fans tell the new recordings apart from the originals.
Four versions of this puzzle
Pick a version with the buttons above the grid. Each one has its own grid and answer key, and your progress on each is saved separately in this browser.
| Version | Words | Grid | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | 12 | 13 × 13 | The 12 most familiar words, reading forward across and down. |
| Medium | 20 | 15 × 15 | Twenty words across, down and diagonally. No backwards words. |
| Hard | 33 | 18 × 18 | Every word, in all eight directions including backwards, with look-alike filler letters. |
| Large print | 12 | 12 × 12 | The 12 most familiar words on a small grid with big letters. No backwards words. |
Hard and large print versions
Hard taylor swift word search: all 33 words on a 18 × 18 grid, hidden forward, backward, up, down and along both diagonals, with filler letters borrowed from the word list. Print it without the word list for an extra challenge. Play the hard version, or see all hard word searches.
Large print taylor swift word search: the 12 most familiar words on a 12 × 12 grid, printed with big letters and a big word list, and no backwards words. Play the large print version, or see all large print word searches.
Printing this word search
Press Print / PDF above the puzzle. You get a clean one-page sheet with the title, the grid, a word list with tick boxes, and optional name and date lines. The answer key prints on a second page. Prefer a file? Download it as a PDF or an image to print later or drop into a worksheet. Whatever version is showing on screen is the one that prints, and the large print version prints with bigger letters.
How to play online
- Find a word from the list in the grid. Scanning for its first letter is the quickest way.
- Drag across the word from its first letter to its last. On a phone, you can also tap the first letter, then the last.
- Found words get highlighted and crossed off. Stuck? Hint circles the first letter of a word you haven’t found.
Read the full guide to solving word searches, with tips that make big grids much faster.
Questions and answers
How many words are in the Taylor Swift word search?
Easy and Large print use 12 well-known words, Medium uses 20, and Hard uses all 33: album titles such as Fearless, Reputation, and Folklore, songs like Shake It Off, Cruel Summer, and Enchanted, and fan words like Swifties, Bracelets, and Easter Eggs. Each one has a short note below the puzzle.
Why isn't 1989 in the puzzle?
Word search grids only use letters, so an album title made of numbers cannot be hidden in the grid. Instead, the list includes two of that album's biggest songs, Shake It Off and Blank Space, so the 1989 era is still part of the puzzle.
Is this a good activity for a Swiftie birthday party?
Yes. Print a copy for each guest and set the difficulty to match the age group, with easy mode for young fans and hard mode for teens and adults. It also makes a fun warm-up before a friendship bracelet making table or a sing-along.
Is there an answer key for this taylor swift word search?
Yes. Choose Print / PDF above the puzzle and keep “Add an answer key page” ticked. The key prints on its own page, with every word highlighted. While playing online, Show answers outlines any words you haven’t found yet.
Can I print copies for my class or group?
Yes. Every puzzle on BetterWordSearch is free to print for personal, classroom, library and homeschool use. Print as many copies as you need. To change the words or make several different versions of the grid, use the word search maker.
What changes between Easy, Medium, Hard and Large print?
Easy hides the 12 most familiar words, reading left to right and top to bottom. Medium uses 20 words and adds diagonals. Hard hides all 33 words in every direction, including backwards, with look-alike filler letters. Large print uses the same words as Easy on a small grid and prints with big letters.
