Winter Word Search

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

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4
100% free

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy8 × 8 · 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 · 16 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

Winter Word Search, easy level: 8 by 8 letter grid
C	O	L	D	I	S	N	E
E	L	G	R	Y	C	S	P
M	A	P	H	T	A	L	H
D	T	L	B	T	R	E	A
C	O	C	O	A	F	D	T
E	F	R	O	S	N	O	W
I	D	A	T	E	G	E	S
I	C	E	S	T	U	Y	M

Find these 8 words

BOOTS
COCOA
COLD
HAT
ICE
SCARF
SLED
SNOW

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Find these 12 words

BLIZZARD
FIREPLACE
FROST
ICICLE
IGLOO
JACKET
MITTENS
PENGUIN
SHOVEL
SKATING
SNOWBALL
SNOWFLAKE

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

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

Find these 16 words

AVALANCHE
CARDINAL
EARMUFFS
FLURRIES
FREEZING
HIBERNATE
HOT CHOCOLATE
POLAR BEAR
QUILT
SLEDDING
SNOWBOARD
SNOWDRIFT
SNOWPLOW
SOLSTICE
THERMOMETER
TOBOGGAN

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For parents & teachers

About these word searches

These winter word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Hat, Ice and Cold in an 8 × 8 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 16 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	O	L	D	I	S	N	E
E	L	G	R	Y	C	S	P
M	A	P	H	T	A	L	H
D	T	L	B	T	R	E	A
C	O	C	O	A	F	D	T
E	F	R	O	S	N	O	W
I	D	A	T	E	G	E	S
I	C	E	S	T	U	Y	M

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

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

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

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

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

Winter 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 16 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

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

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

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