Printable word searches

Free Printable Thanksgiving Word Search

Three Thanksgiving word searches, easy, medium and hard, each with an answer key. Print them free for a classroom, a party or at home.

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Easy

Thanksgiving word search: easy

10 words, 10×10 grid. Answer key on page 2.

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Medium

Thanksgiving word search: medium

15 words, 13×13 grid. Answer key on page 2.

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Hard

Thanksgiving word search: hard

20 words, 15×15 grid. Answer key on page 2.

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The thanksgiving words

The 28 words hidden across the three puzzles (the easy puzzle uses ten of them, the hard one twenty):

ACORNAUTUMNCORNCORNUCOPIACRANBERRYDINNERFAMILYFEASTFOOTBALLGATHERGRATEFULGRAVYHARVESTMAYFLOWERNOVEMBERPARADEPIEPILGRIMPOTATOESPUMPKINROLLSSHARESQUASHSTUFFINGTABLETHANKFULTURKEYYAMS

Ways to use it

The short week before the break: one puzzle a day, easy to hard.
A kids' table activity while the turkey rests.
Talk about the words afterwards: which ones are new, which are about being thankful.