Black Women Word Search Book - Large Print | Imani Oliver

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4,900+five-star reviews

28,000+customers since 2024

100,000+books shipped in the U.S.

2 freebooks in every Black Friday 4-pack

“I only planned on ordering one. I ordered six and received three free. Then I ordered another five.”

Deborah L. · North Las Vegas, NV

“Loving the word search, plus once completed, keepsakes about my history!”

Karen O. S. · Verified buyer

“I wish my mother was still alive. We used to do these word puzzles together, and to have culture-specific ones…”

Patricia H. · Retired professor, 72

Early Black Friday · Why women buy this book twice

One for yourself. One for someone you love. Two of them free.

Three things customers mention over and over in 1,180 reviews of this book. This Black Friday, every 4 books you buy come with 2 more free.

Two Imani Oliver word search books, Black Women and Black Culture, photographed by customer Monica

Photo: Monica, verified buyer

Representation

See yourself on every single page

2,000 names of Black women, from the ones you grew up hearing about to the ones history skipped over. Scientists, poets, athletes, activists, surgeons, senators, singers. One customer's sister opened her Christmas gift and found her own name inside.

“Be still my heart! The most magnificent and precious concept for all women and girls, any age.”Debra A. · Columbus, GA

Inside the Black Women Word Search book: a large print puzzle page with the fact at the top

Actual puzzle spread

Learn the fun way

A fact you'll actually remember, 100 times over

Every puzzle opens with one short, surprising fact about a woman in the grid. Customers tell me they end up googling the names they don't know and reading for an hour. That's the point.

1. Literary Queens

Maya Angelou memorized entire books as a child because she believed the power of words could literally live inside her body and soul.

Maya AngelouToni MorrisonZora Neale HurstonAlice WalkerOctavia Butlerbell hooks+14 more

Hope's mother solving a puzzle in the Black Women Word Search book

Photo: Hope W., verified buyer

Large print, for real

Made for eyes that have earned a rest

16-point letters on big 8.5 × 11 inch pages. No squinting, no magnifier, no pinching a phone screen. The book lies open flat on a table or a lap, and the solutions in the back are large print too.

“The real judge is my mother-in-law. She is 86 and her comments were lovely, beautiful, and the letter size was perfect.”Marcus D. · Philadelphia, PA

Actual size

This is how big the letters really are

Most “large print” puzzle books use 11 or 12 point type. This one is set in 16 point, the size shown below at true scale on a 100% zoom screen. Hold your phone at arm's length and you'll see the difference immediately.

Imani Oliver · 16pt large print

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Typical puzzle book · 10pt

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Rendered at 1pt = 1.333px. Actual printed size on the page.

Try one right now

Find 7 women who changed the world

A tiny version of what's inside. Tap the first letter of a name, then the last letter. Every name you find unlocks a fact, exactly like the book.

Names run across, down and diagonally
The real book has 100 of these, on 20-name grids, in 16pt print
No timer, no score. Just you, a pencil, and a playlist

You found all 7. That took you about a minute. Now imagine 100 pages of this with the names of 2,000 women, and a fact on every page.
Get the Black Friday set · $59.96

Trailblazers0 found

Shirley Chisholm ran for president in 1972. Find her name to read another fact.

Stuck? Names read forward only.

Step inside

Every page, before you buy it

No surprises when the box arrives. Here is exactly what a puzzle page and a solutions page look like, at the real layout.

Black Women Word Search puzzle page, 16pt large print with a fact at the top

Black Women Word Search solutions pages at the back of the book

Black Women Word Search book front and back cover

Shown at real layout · illustrated borders on every page

Puzzle 1 of 100. The table of contents lists all 100 themes, and every puzzle tells you which page its solution is on.

100 themed puzzlesOne theme per page: Literary Queens, STEM Stars, Chemistry Stars, Civil Rights Heroines, Gospel Voices and 95 more.
2,000 names to findTwenty per puzzle, all real Black women, all researched. No filler words.
100 factsA short, memorable fact opens every puzzle. Learn history the fun way.
QR code playlistsScan with your phone camera and solve to a curated playlist. Customers call it “the pièce de résistance.”
Solutions includedAll 100 answers in the back, four per page, in the same large print.
132 pages · 8.5 × 11 inGlossy full-colour cover, black-and-white illustrated interior, lies flat.

Inside every book

See what you get

100 Facts You Will Remember

Every page teaches something new. History that sticks because you discovered it yourself.

It highlights a plethora of extraordinary Black women, including several I had never heard of before, which made the experience both educational and eye-opening. Culture Reigns · Charlotte, NC · Verified buyer

100 Themed Puzzles

From Literary Queens to Civil Rights pioneers — every puzzle is a new chapter of culture to explore.

I love seeing myself in print. This book is FULL of glorious Black women's names. Nikita P. · Hoover, AL · Verified buyer

Large Print. No Squinting.

Thick pages and bold 16pt letters, designed for comfort. Hours of screen-free enjoyment without eye strain.

The real judge is my mother-in-law. She is 86 and her comments were lovely, beautiful, and the letter size was perfect. Marcus R. D. · Philadelphia, PA · Verified buyer

Solutions Included

Every answer is in the back. No guessing, no searching online. Just flip and check.

Loving the word search, plus once completed, keepsakes about my history! Karen O. S. · Verified buyer

Why paperback

Made for real pages, not screens

Real pages, real satisfaction

Feel the weight of the book in your hands. No charger needed, no notifications, just you and the puzzle.

16pt large print

Every letter is easy to read. No squinting, no pinching to zoom. Designed for comfort, especially for adults and seniors.

Gift-ready the moment it arrives

Beautiful cover, premium pages, no wrapping needed. Buy 4 this Black Friday and 2 more come free, so there is one for every name on your list.

Your quiet escape

Put the phone down. Pour some tea. This is your screen-free hour to relax, learn, and recharge.

What you will explore

100 themes across every field Black women have shaped

AaLiterature & PoetryLiterary Queens, Poets of Power, Playwrights: Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Lorraine Hansberry

ScScience, Medicine & STEMSTEM Stars, Chemistry Stars, Medical Innovators: Katherine Johnson, Mae Jemison, Patricia Bath, Marie Daly

CrCivil Rights & ActivismCivil Rights Heroines, Freedom Fighters: Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, Ida B. Wells

PoPolitics & LeadershipPolitical Powerhouses: Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Stacey Abrams, Kamala Harris

♪Music & PerformanceJazz & Blues Legends, Gospel Voices, Entertainment Icons: Aretha Franklin, Cicely Tyson, Beyoncé

SpSports & AthleticsSports Champions: Wilma Rudolph, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Serena Williams, Simone Biles

ArArt, Fashion & DesignArtists & Creatives, Fashion Icons: Faith Ringgold, Augusta Savage, Kara Walker

$Business & EnterpriseBusiness Moguls: Madam C.J. Walker, Janice Bryant Howroyd and the women who built empires

EdEducation & ScholarshipEducators & Scholars: Mary McLeod Bethune, Anna Julia Cooper

TvScreen, Media & CultureEntertainment Icons and cultural trailblazers: Oprah Winfrey and the women who defined an era

Harriet TubmanPhillis WheatleyBessie ColemanDorothy VaughanGladys WestAlice BallShirley Ann JacksonOctavia ButlerNikki Giovannibell hooksAudre LordeJacqueline WoodsonEdwidge DanticatGwendolyn BrooksNtozake Shange+1,985 more

Black Women Word Search book on a kitchen table, photo from customer Mary — “I bought 5 to give away as gifts, but now I'm finding it difficult to give any away.” · Mary, Atlanta

Four Imani Oliver word search books fanned out, photo from customer Laureen — “I am now the envy of many of my family members because I have them first.” · Laureen, St. Louis

Black Friday gifting

Buy 4, get 2 free. That is six gifts for the price of four.

“I got the books for my mom who is 78 and my aunt who is 92. They were so happy. I don't think they paid any attention to the outfit I got them.” That is Tracy from Compton, and she is not alone: one in five reviews of this book mentions a gift. This Black Friday the set does the math for you.

Mom283

A friend176

Sister118

Daughter96

Grandkids77

Husband / wife62

Mentions in verified reviews across the collection, August 2026.

ChristmasBirthdayMother's DayBlack History MonthJuneteenthKwanzaaRetirementGet wellJust because

A note from Imani

I made the puzzle book I couldn't find for my own family

My grandfather lived through the Civil Rights Movement and talked about the Harlem Renaissance the way other grandparents talk about the weather. When I went looking for a word search that felt like his stories, all I found were generic books with small print and words like “banana.”

So I made this one. Every name in it belongs to a real Black woman. Every fact was researched by me. The print is big because the people I made it for have earned the right not to squint.

If your book ever arrives damaged, or you find a mistake I missed, write to me and I will send a replacement free within 60 days. That is not a policy, it is a promise from one person to another.

Imani

Founder, Imani Oliver™ · Learn History the Fun Way®

Why $14.99 and not $5.99

What a dollar-store word search leaves out

Customers who arrive skeptical about the price are the ones who come back for the full set. This Black Friday, 6 books cost $59.96: under $10 a book.

Feature	Black Women Word Search	Typical puzzle book
Print size	16pt on 8.5 × 11 in pages	Usually 11–13pt
Words you search for	2,000 real Black women	Random dictionary words
Something to learn	100 facts, one per puzzle	None
Music to solve to	QR code playlists	None
Cover & pages	Glossy art cover, illustrated borders, gift-ready	Stock cover, plain pages
If something is wrong	60-day free replacement, live chat	No returns
Who made it	Black-owned, researched by hand	Mass publisher
Cost per puzzle	10¢ in the Black Friday set	About 10¢, no facts

Your moments, my heart

Real customers. Real kitchen tables.

314 customers have added photos to their reviews. Every one of them reminds me why I made this book.

Hope's mother working a Black Women Word Search puzzle — **Hope W. · video**“She'll be keeping this book as a keepsake.”

Nikita's daughter holding the Black Women Word Search book — **Nikita P. · Hoover, AL**“It's wonderful seeing ourselves reflected.”

Deborah unboxing her Black Women Word Search book — **Deborah L. · Las Vegas**“I recorded myself opening the box.”

Thomas holding the Black Women Word Search book — **Thomas P.**“Fantastic design, layout and flow. Got that from my mother.”

Kathryn's collection of Imani Oliver word search books — **Kathryn**“Requested the collection for Christmas. So happy.”

Nicole's Black Women Word Search book cover — **Nicole C. · Cameron, NC**“Chock full of amazing Black women, some I had never heard of.”

Martha's two Imani Oliver word search books — **Martha L. · West Palm Beach**“It keeps my mind sharp and in focus.”

Lucy's Imani Oliver word search books — **Lucy J. B. · age 79**“I am learning so much history.”

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Customer reviews

1,228 reviews. 1,156 of them five stars.

An excellent way to pass the time & keep my mind engaged.
I truly love it! I find informative and therapeutic.
Beautifully constructed, aesthetically pleasing, wonderful artwork, and I'm learning about US

Graphics (positive)Cover (positive)Puzzles (positive)History (positive)Artwork (positive)

5 stars: 1156 (94%)
4 stars: 50 (4%)
3 stars: 13 (1%)
2 stars: 1 (0%)
1 star: 8 (1%)

I truly love it! I find informative and therapeutic.

Updated review: I was contacted and sent a replacement. Thank you very much. Satisfied customer. I did contact customer support on Saturday, August 8,2026 and someone responded back on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The issue is that I found an error on puzzle #5. I was informed that I received an old version and there is a new version out. However, when I placed the order on the website it stated that the books were made to order. I am very disappointed that I received an old version and they didn’t offer to make it right like it states. I was informed to let them know if I find any other errors but that’s not my responsibility. I do word searches for relaxation. I requested a replacement but no response. Disappointing.

Great book! The illustrations are amazing and it’s great to challenge my mind!

I love it keep me busy in my free time I will be ordering again I'm so happy I ten across your Ad on instragram

Great History word find.

I love my Bkack Woman word search book. The book is so colorful and I love the facts listed on each puzzle. I have purchased 8 books and I gave 3 to family members as gifts.

I love these word puzzle books! My favorite & most unique part is the QR music codes in the book of different genres. I love that!

I have already gifted two of them, I'm enjoying one of the three I ordered and I plan to order more ☺️ such a great gift 🎁.

I just started on Black Women Word Search and it’s equally amazing as the other wonderful books. I’m also discovering more awesome women.

I love them already nice puzzle Books I saw my mother had order some some weeks agoI tried take one of her books and she said no you have to get your own so I got my own but we will be waiting on the new releases

I love, love my books. I ordered 4 plus (1free) 4 women for myself and my 3 daughters and got 1 man free for my son. The pages are very legible and the quality of the books are very good. 💚

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Beautiful work and material!

Khandi, the quality of every book matters so much to me — thank you for noticing! Enjoy every page.

Warmly, Imani ✨

This word search book is one of the most unique ones that I've ever purchased. The cover was amazing. The content inside was unexpected but fabulous. The word searches are easy to work with and are entertaining.

Thank you, Katie! I put a lot of care into every detail — glad it shows.

Loving the word search, plus once completed, keepsakes about my history!

Thank you for the kind words, Gordon! We love hearing that our books are making a difference!

I love doing these puzzles books

Thank you, there! We're thrilled you love it! Learning history should always be this fun!

I love it.

Thank you for the kind words, Tangye! We love hearing that our books are making a difference!

I love this book. The pages are so inspiring. On the names I don't know, I look up their profile. It is a very fun and educational book

Thank you so much, Patricia! We're so happy you love it! Enjoy every puzzle!

Great books. I love these word search books. I am gifting one and I know they will enjoy just as much as I do.

So grateful for your review, Mitzi! We put so much love into every book — glad it shows! We love that you're sharing the love!

My first impression when I glanced at the advertisement on Facebook I knew right away I wanted to place an order but I kept prolonging Finally I went through the site and the deals was so great I only plan on ordering one I ordered six and received three free i had plans right away how and to whom I was going to give them to as black history gifts the order didn’t take long at all search great deals, I end up ordering another five and receive one free those six came today once again there I was so excited right away I got the box opener to tear open the box and I stopped because I will make sure I record myself opening this box because I know the beauty that my eyes are about to see, when I receive my first order I was so excited, I opened the box right away. I wish I would have had on gloves because they were so shiny and so beautiful and I didn’t want fingerprints on them, but I was careful not to put a fingerprint or anything else to distract the beauty, I was so excited almost like nervous when I open the first page, my nose went right down into the page. I took a big sniff of the page I’m just so excited I’m so pleased and I hope the people I am choosing to give these beautiful masterpiece to as a black history gift, are very pleased and happy with such beautiful art and material, I give nice gifts all the time and never expect for anyone to say that was a nice gift or thank you ,because most of the time these days, people don’t give you feedback on what you give them, but this is one gift I want and would like to get a feedback on,I want to know how others feel about this beautiful gift, to be given to them, I bought some beautiful well quality black history gift wrapping with beautiful ribbons so that’s a plus to let the ones receiving know there’s something beautiful underneath this wrapping, if I don’t get a feedback on these beautiful gifts , i’m done giving beautiful things or anything to others, I will keep all the beauty for myself because I am truly satisfied plan on making another order soon for myself and my daughter’s we didn’t get one of these just passing them all out as gifts, my daughter’s are in love with this beauty. They can’t wait until I order theirs, they appreciate beauty so I will place another order soon Thank you for such a beautiful creation.
Sincere gratitude,Mrs. Deborah

Deborah, thank you so much! Reviews like yours keep us going! Enjoy every page! What a wonderful gift idea!

I think it's Great!! I plan to order some of the others. Thank you

Thank you, Linda! We're thrilled you love it! Learning history should always be this fun!

Questions people ask before buying

Got questions? I've got answers.

How does the Early Black Friday offer work?

Buy 4 books and get 2 more free. Buy 5, get 3 free. Buy 6, get 4 free. Mix any titles, word search or Fill-In. Tap the deal you want, the free books and the discount code are added for you in the cart, so there is nothing to type at checkout. Shipping is free on 3 or more books. The offer ends Monday, December 1.

Is the Black Women Word Search book really large print?

Yes. Every grid and every word list is printed in 16-point type on 8.5 × 11 inch pages, which is bigger than most books sold as “large print.” Reviewers aged 71 to 92 mention the print size specifically. Scroll up to the “actual size” sample to see it on your screen.

What exactly is inside the book?

100 themed word search puzzles, 2,000 names of Black women to find, a fact at the top of every puzzle, QR codes to curated playlists at the front, and complete solutions at the back. 132 pages, glossy cover, black-and-white illustrated interior.

How hard are the puzzles? Is it good for seniors?

The difficulty is gentle on purpose. This is a book to relax with, learn from, and share across generations, not a speed contest. It is one of the most popular gifts for parents in their 70s, 80s and 90s, and it works for teens and adults too (ages 13 and up). If you want a harder challenge, the Black Women Fill-In Puzzles book uses the same names in interlocking crossword-style grids.

Is this a good gift for my mom, grandmother or a friend?

It is the reason most people buy it. Mom is the most-mentioned recipient in my reviews (283 mentions), followed by friends, sisters and daughters. The glossy cover means it needs no wrapping, and with the Early Black Friday offer (buy 4, get 2 free) most gift buyers keep one for themselves.

Are the inside pages in colour?

The cover is full-colour gloss. The interior is black and white with illustrated borders on every page, which keeps the letters crisp and the price at $14.99. A few customers colour the borders in themselves.

Are all five word search books different?

Yes. Each book has its own 100 puzzles and its own 2,000 words. Black Women features only Black women and their achievements. Black Culture covers food, music and traditions. Black History covers milestones and movements. Black Men and African American each have their own focus. No puzzle is repeated across books.

How long does shipping take?

Orders ship from the U.S. and most arrive within 5 to 11 business days. You get a tracking number by email the moment it ships. Shipping is free on 3 or more books. Ordering for a birthday or Christmas? Order at least 10 days ahead to be safe.

What if my book arrives damaged or has a printing error?

I replace it free within 60 days, no return needed. Send a photo and your order number to info@imanioliver.com or through live chat and a new copy ships out. This covers books that are lost in transit, damaged, misprinted or the wrong title. Because each book is printed to order, all sales are final, but a replacement is always yours.

How do the QR code playlists work?

Open your phone camera, point it at a QR code at the front of the book, and tap the link that appears. Each code opens a curated playlist so you can solve to music. No app to install and nothing to sign up for.

Is Imani Oliver a Black-owned business?

Yes. Imani Oliver™ is a Black-owned independent publisher. I research, design and publish every book myself, answer customer emails personally, and reply to reviews. When you buy from imanioliver.com you are supporting a small business, not a marketplace.

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If it is not everything you expected, I replace it. Free. Within 60 days.

Damaged corner, wrinkled pages, a misprint I missed, or the wrong title in the box: send me a photo and a new book ships at my cost. You keep the original.

60-day free replacementNo return shipping, no forms. A photo is enough.
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