Christmas Word Search
Reviewed byEmily Harper
This Christmas word search set has three printable puzzles, from an easy 10 by 10 grid for young readers to a hard 16 by 16 grid with diagonal words. Each puzzle comes with an answer key.
Christmas Word Search (Easy)
Find every word in the puzzle. Words go across and down.
| A | D | B | B | S | L | E | D | V | L |
| R | E | O | B | T | A | I | N | H | E |
| W | B | S | A | N | T | A | B | V | L |
| B | P | U | B | S | G | I | F | T | F |
| V | V | W | S | N | P | B | V | H | C |
| B | B | H | T | O | K | B | T | T | H |
| D | E | U | A | W | M | N | E | R | C |
| D | C | E | R | J | V | E | L | E | M |
| F | K | A | V | V | A | V | W | E | A |
| C | N | M | B | E | L | L | U | H | Y |
- SANTA
- ELF
- TREE
- STAR
- GIFT
- BELL
- SNOW
- SLED
Christmas Word Search (Medium)
Find every word in the puzzle. Words go across and down.
| O | W | L | F | N | K | K | M | B | E | T | R | E | V |
| S | U | T | R | L | M | P | I | I | S | A | A | S | R |
| N | E | G | Y | C | P | A | T | V | T | J | U | I | F |
| O | R | H | G | A | S | Y | T | Y | O | M | B | C | E |
| W | R | O | C | R | B | S | E | F | C | O | J | I | R |
| M | E | L | O | O | O | L | N | V | K | E | U | C | R |
| A | I | L | N | L | K | E | S | W | I | B | B | L | N |
| N | N | Y | D | L | E | I | E | A | N | C | J | E | U |
| A | D | L | E | J | A | G | I | P | G | O | K | K | C |
| N | E | F | Y | E | N | H | O | E | P | O | U | D | S |
| G | E | P | C | A | N | D | L | E | S | K | S | M | K |
| E | R | W | R | E | A | T | H | G | M | I | H | O | W |
| L | K | Y | K | N | R | P | K | B | V | E | P | C | L |
| B | U | G | P | D | J | L | H | Y | O | N | K | B | T |
- REINDEER
- SNOWMAN
- STOCKING
- WREATH
- CAROL
- COOKIE
- MITTENS
- SLEIGH
- CANDLE
- ANGEL
- ICICLE
- HOLLY
Christmas Word Search (Hard)
Find every word in the puzzle. Words go across, down and diagonally.
| K | I | F | U | N | G | K | B | P | J | U | E | N | S | G | U |
| K | U | T | H | P | G | A | C | N | R | L | B | L | E | N | G |
| S | G | I | O | W | S | J | S | H | W | E | F | M | V | G | E |
| C | O | N | P | Y | P | I | F | I | I | F | S | M | V | I | E |
| T | J | S | B | E | P | B | N | I | W | M | I | E | J | M | O |
| W | O | E | D | W | P | T | V | K | R | S | N | Y | N | R | C |
| G | L | L | U | W | E | P | U | C | T | E | F | E | N | T | W |
| S | L | U | A | R | U | E | E | L | G | A | P | A | Y | G | S |
| C | Y | R | M | R | B | N | E | R | M | O | M | L | G | T | N |
| A | E | I | A | S | P | T | M | I | M | E | U | H | A | W | G |
| R | D | U | T | J | O | R | L | T | N | I | J | H | W | C | N |
| F | N | D | A | E | A | Y | U | T | B | K | N | P | C | E | E |
| O | L | R | C | E | L | E | B | R | A | T | E | T | O | J | H |
| P | G | I | N | G | E | R | B | R | E | A | D | W | C | K | J |
| N | O | M | T | S | N | O | W | F | L | A | K | E | O | P | O |
| I | L | Y | T | N | O | R | T | H | P | O | L | E | A | W | L |
- ORNAMENT
- GINGERBREAD
- CHIMNEY
- MISTLETOE
- PEPPERMINT
- SNOWFLAKE
- TINSEL
- PRESENTS
- NORTHPOLE
- FIREPLACE
- CELEBRATE
- WINTER
- FAMILY
- JOLLY
- SCARF
- COCOA
Which Christmas word search should you choose
The easy puzzle has 8 short words that run across and down. It suits children who are starting to read. The medium puzzle has 12 words in a 14 by 14 grid. The hard puzzle has 16 longer words, and some run diagonally.
All three work well as a party activity, a quiet task before the break, or something for kids to do at a family gathering.
What kids practice with word searches
A word search asks children to look carefully for letter patterns, and it gives them extra practice with seasonal words. For another word game, try our Christmas word scramble.
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Questions about Christmas word search
How many words are in each puzzle?
The easy puzzle has 8 words, the medium has 12 and the hard has 16.
Are there answer keys?
Yes. Press Show answers or download the teacher PDF.
Do words go backward?
No. Words read forward: across and down, plus diagonally in the hard puzzle.
Is it free?
Yes. All puzzles are free to print for home and classroom use.