The people who serve the shoppers
Every shop runs on a friendly team, and this word search gathers their jobs. You'll be finding the CASHIER at the till, the SHOPKEEPER who owns the store, the helpful sales ASSISTANT and GREETER, and the MANAGER who keeps the whole place running smoothly.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh selection from the list, so the high street changes every time you play — gentle on Easy, and a bigger shop once the diagonals and backwards words appear on Hard.
Around the shops
Different shops need different experts, and the words are here. The BUTCHER, BAKER and GROCER sell food, the FLORIST sells flowers, the JEWELLER sells rings, the TAILOR makes clothes fit, and the PHARMACIST hands out medicine. Behind the scenes, the STOCKER fills the AISLE and the CLERK and SALESMAN help the CUSTOMER find what they need. At the CHECKOUT, the till (or REGISTER) beeps as it scans each BARCODE, the shopper unloads the TROLLEY, and out comes the printed RECEIPT.
More to a shop than the till
Buying something looks simple — you pay the CASHIER and leave — but a shop only works because of lots of jobs happening out of sight. Long before opening, a STOCKER has filled the AISLE shelves from deliveries, the MANAGER has decided what to order and at what price, and the GREETER and sales ASSISTANT are ready to help the CUSTOMER find things. The skill of the job is service: being friendly, patient and helpful, even on the busiest day.
Some shops are run by real specialists who train for years. A BUTCHER knows every cut of meat, a BAKER is up before dawn making bread, a FLORIST arranges flowers so they last, a TAILOR alters clothes to fit perfectly, and a PHARMACIST is a trained expert who must hand out medicines safely. Even the CHECKOUT is clever: scanning a BARCODE instantly looks up the price and updates how much stock is left. All those everyday roles make shop jobs a familiar, friendly fit for a careers or community-helpers topic.
Great for a community-helpers topic
It's a great fit for a jobs or community-helpers lesson, full of familiar faces from the high street — Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words. Play online, print a PDF pack, or use Make Your Own to build a grid from your own shop roles.