Holiday Word Search

Three holiday puzzles, from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4
100% free

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy9 × 9 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Letter PDF A4 PDFAnswer key
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Letter PDF A4 PDFAnswer key
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 17 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Letter PDF A4 PDFAnswer key

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Holiday Word Search, easy level: 9 by 9 letter grid
C	A	R	D	S	P	L	I	A
I	D	H	E	F	N	I	C	S
H	Z	E	E	A	L	K	H	N
P	C	P	G	M	E	N	E	O
A	U	C	N	I	Y	T	E	W
R	R	E	A	L	Y	O	R	T
T	J	O	Y	Y	T	A	I	E
Y	G	I	F	T	S	W	R	O
E	O	L	I	G	H	T	S	W

Find these 8 words

CARDS
CHEER
FAMILY
GIFT
JOY
LIGHTS
PARTY
SNOW

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Holiday Word Search, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
R	M	O	R	H	C	O	O	K	I	E	S
P	A	U	G	I	H	A	T	H	T	U	M
E	R	F	S	T	B	H	G	A	T	F	C
W	E	E	R	I	R	B	R	I	U	T	A
R	S	O	S	I	C	B	O	W	T	H	N
A	N	G	R	E	E	T	I	N	G	S	D
P	R	M	N	L	N	N	M	B	I	P	L
P	T	A	E	R	A	T	D	F	V	A	E
I	S	C	A	A	F	R	S	S	I	R	S
N	R	V	A	C	A	T	I	O	N	K	T
G	R	N	L	N	S	I	T	S	G	L	H
F	E	Y	M	F	E	H	H	G	E	E	B

Find these 12 words

CANDLES
CELEBRATE
COOKIES
FRIENDS
GIVING
GREETINGS
MUSIC
PRESENTS
RIBBON
SPARKLE
VACATION
WRAPPING

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Holiday Word Search, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
E	A	Y	N	P	R	A	E	Y	W	E	N	I	A	R
P	B	Y	G	R	D	R	N	H	E	I	S	D	I	H
S	N	O	O	E	W	V	M	S	S	W	L	M	D	T
S	V	O	L	U	N	T	E	E	R	R	N	E	R	H
F	N	R	S	G	H	E	D	U	T	I	T	A	R	G
I	A	O	E	I	W	O	R	T	W	O	S	I	S	R
R	N	E	I	S	T	O	T	O	P	H	D	N	S	L
E	S	C	T	T	B	T	N	C	S	U	O	O	E	L
W	P	A	I	O	A	D	E	S	O	I	R	B	N	I
O	A	E	V	B	E	R	O	F	T	C	T	A	D	W
R	J	P	I	R	I	P	O	I	N	L	O	Y	N	D
K	A	D	T	U	A	P	D	C	A	O	D	A	I	O
S	M	U	S	C	N	A	T	O	E	S	C	T	K	O
O	A	H	E	S	R	E	H	O	O	D	O	D	T	G
H	S	C	F	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R	E	E	O

Find these 17 words

CONFETTI
DECORATIONS
FESTIVITIES
FIREWORKS
GENEROSITY
GOODWILL
GRATITUDE
HOT COCOA
KINDNESS
NEW YEAR
PAJAMAS
PEACE
SNOW GLOBE
TOGETHER
TRADITIONS
VOLUNTEER
WONDER

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For parents & teachers

About these word searches

These holiday word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Joy, Gift and Snow in a 9 × 9 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 17 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, a morning work sheet or a vocabulary warm-up before a theme lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in US Letter or A4, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer key. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger kids on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer key on a separate sheet for self-checking.
Color in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

C	A	R	D	S	P	L	I	A
I	D	H	E	F	N	I	C	S
H	Z	E	E	A	L	K	H	N
P	C	P	G	M	E	N	E	O
A	U	C	N	I	Y	T	E	W
R	R	E	A	L	Y	O	R	T
T	J	O	Y	Y	T	A	I	E
Y	G	I	F	T	S	W	R	O
E	O	L	I	G	H	T	S	W

R	M	O	R	H	C	O	O	K	I	E	S
P	A	U	G	I	H	A	T	H	T	U	M
E	R	F	S	T	B	H	G	A	T	F	C
W	E	E	R	I	R	B	R	I	U	T	A
R	S	O	S	I	C	B	O	W	T	H	N
A	N	G	R	E	E	T	I	N	G	S	D
P	R	M	N	L	N	N	M	B	I	P	L
P	T	A	E	R	A	T	D	F	V	A	E
I	S	C	A	A	F	R	S	S	I	R	S
N	R	V	A	C	A	T	I	O	N	K	T
G	R	N	L	N	S	I	T	S	G	L	H
F	E	Y	M	F	E	H	H	G	E	E	B

E	A	Y	N	P	R	A	E	Y	W	E	N	I	A	R
P	B	Y	G	R	D	R	N	H	E	I	S	D	I	H
S	N	O	O	E	W	V	M	S	S	W	L	M	D	T
S	V	O	L	U	N	T	E	E	R	R	N	E	R	H
F	N	R	S	G	H	E	D	U	T	I	T	A	R	G
I	A	O	E	I	W	O	R	T	W	O	S	I	S	R
R	N	E	I	S	T	O	T	O	P	H	D	N	S	L
E	S	C	T	T	B	T	N	C	S	U	O	O	E	L
W	P	A	I	O	A	D	E	S	O	I	R	B	N	I
O	A	E	V	B	E	R	O	F	T	C	T	A	D	W
R	J	P	I	R	I	P	O	I	N	L	O	Y	N	D
K	A	D	T	U	A	P	D	C	A	O	D	A	I	O
S	M	U	S	C	N	A	T	O	E	S	C	T	K	O
O	A	H	E	S	R	E	H	O	O	D	O	D	T	G
H	S	C	F	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R	E	E	O

C	A	R	D	S	P	L	I	A
I	D	H	E	F	N	I	C	S
H	Z	E	E	A	L	K	H	N
P	C	P	G	M	E	N	E	O
A	U	C	N	I	Y	T	E	W
R	R	E	A	L	Y	O	R	T
T	J	O	Y	Y	T	A	I	E
Y	G	I	F	T	S	W	R	O
E	O	L	I	G	H	T	S	W

R	M	O	R	H	C	O	O	K	I	E	S
P	A	U	G	I	H	A	T	H	T	U	M
E	R	F	S	T	B	H	G	A	T	F	C
W	E	E	R	I	R	B	R	I	U	T	A
R	S	O	S	I	C	B	O	W	T	H	N
A	N	G	R	E	E	T	I	N	G	S	D
P	R	M	N	L	N	N	M	B	I	P	L
P	T	A	E	R	A	T	D	F	V	A	E
I	S	C	A	A	F	R	S	S	I	R	S
N	R	V	A	C	A	T	I	O	N	K	T
G	R	N	L	N	S	I	T	S	G	L	H
F	E	Y	M	F	E	H	H	G	E	E	B

E	A	Y	N	P	R	A	E	Y	W	E	N	I	A	R
P	B	Y	G	R	D	R	N	H	E	I	S	D	I	H
S	N	O	O	E	W	V	M	S	S	W	L	M	D	T
S	V	O	L	U	N	T	E	E	R	R	N	E	R	H
F	N	R	S	G	H	E	D	U	T	I	T	A	R	G
I	A	O	E	I	W	O	R	T	W	O	S	I	S	R
R	N	E	I	S	T	O	T	O	P	H	D	N	S	L
E	S	C	T	T	B	T	N	C	S	U	O	O	E	L
W	P	A	I	O	A	D	E	S	O	I	R	B	N	I
O	A	E	V	B	E	R	O	F	T	C	T	A	D	W
R	J	P	I	R	I	P	O	I	N	L	O	Y	N	D
K	A	D	T	U	A	P	D	C	A	O	D	A	I	O
S	M	U	S	C	N	A	T	O	E	S	C	T	K	O
O	A	H	E	S	R	E	H	O	O	D	O	D	T	G
H	S	C	F	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R	E	E	O

Holiday Word Search

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 17 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

C	A	R	D	S	P	L	I	A
I	D	H	E	F	N	I	C	S
H	Z	E	E	A	L	K	H	N
P	C	P	G	M	E	N	E	O
A	U	C	N	I	Y	T	E	W
R	R	E	A	L	Y	O	R	T
T	J	O	Y	Y	T	A	I	E
Y	G	I	F	T	S	W	R	O
E	O	L	I	G	H	T	S	W

R	M	O	R	H	C	O	O	K	I	E	S
P	A	U	G	I	H	A	T	H	T	U	M
E	R	F	S	T	B	H	G	A	T	F	C
W	E	E	R	I	R	B	R	I	U	T	A
R	S	O	S	I	C	B	O	W	T	H	N
A	N	G	R	E	E	T	I	N	G	S	D
P	R	M	N	L	N	N	M	B	I	P	L
P	T	A	E	R	A	T	D	F	V	A	E
I	S	C	A	A	F	R	S	S	I	R	S
N	R	V	A	C	A	T	I	O	N	K	T
G	R	N	L	N	S	I	T	S	G	L	H
F	E	Y	M	F	E	H	H	G	E	E	B

E	A	Y	N	P	R	A	E	Y	W	E	N	I	A	R
P	B	Y	G	R	D	R	N	H	E	I	S	D	I	H
S	N	O	O	E	W	V	M	S	S	W	L	M	D	T
S	V	O	L	U	N	T	E	E	R	R	N	E	R	H
F	N	R	S	G	H	E	D	U	T	I	T	A	R	G
I	A	O	E	I	W	O	R	T	W	O	S	I	S	R
R	N	E	I	S	T	O	T	O	P	H	D	N	S	L
E	S	C	T	T	B	T	N	C	S	U	O	O	E	L
W	P	A	I	O	A	D	E	S	O	I	R	B	N	I
O	A	E	V	B	E	R	O	F	T	C	T	A	D	W
R	J	P	I	R	I	P	O	I	N	L	O	Y	N	D
K	A	D	T	U	A	P	D	C	A	O	D	A	I	O
S	M	U	S	C	N	A	T	O	E	S	C	T	K	O
O	A	H	E	S	R	E	H	O	O	D	O	D	T	G
H	S	C	F	T	O	G	E	T	H	E	R	E	E	O