Four free PDF packs with 20 Thanksgiving word search puzzles and an answer key for every sheet. Easy grids for the kids table, harder ones for adults, and a large print set for grandparents. Print as many copies as you need, or build your own puzzle from a custom word list.
Part of our free Word Search Maker toolkit — swap in family names or class vocabulary and export it as a PDF.
Four packs, five puzzles each, 20 in total. Each download is one PDF with the puzzle pages first and the answer key pages after them.
5 puzzles · 12×12 grid · 12 words
Five easy Thanksgiving word searches for kids, with short words such as TURKEY, PIE and GRAVY hidden across and down only. The 12x12 grid suits first through third grade and keeps the kids table busy until dinner, and every sheet has its answer key.
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5 puzzles · 16×16 grid · 20 words
Five Thanksgiving word searches for adults and teens on a 16x16 grid with diagonals in play. Twenty words per sheet, from CRANBERRY and CORNUCOPIA to LEFTOVERS, with an answer key for every puzzle.
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5 puzzles · 20×20 grid · 30 words
Five hard Thanksgiving word searches on a 20x20 grid, thirty words each, hidden in all eight directions including backwards. Enough to keep the grown-ups busy while the turkey rests. Answer keys included.
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5 puzzles · 10×10 grid · 10 words
Five large print Thanksgiving word searches with ten short words on an open 10x10 grid, and the word list set in big type as well. Made for grandparents, low-vision solvers and care home activity rooms. Answer keys included.
Download PDFFive easy sheets for the kids table. Words run across and down only, so nobody has to hunt backwards or diagonally.
The other 4 puzzles in this pack use different word lists.
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A step up for teens and adults: a larger grid, twenty words per sheet, and diagonals in play. About right for the stretch between the parade and dinner.
The other 4 puzzles in this pack use different word lists.
For themes beyond the holiday, see the word search for adults packs on travel, history, science, food and gardening.
Thirty words on a 20 by 20 grid, hidden in all eight directions including backwards. If the adult sheets went too fast, start here.
The other 4 puzzles in this pack use different word lists.
Want this level year round? The hard word search puzzles collection runs the same difficulty on twenty other themes.
Ten short words on an open 10 by 10 grid, with the word list set in big type as well as the letters. Like every pack here, it ends with its answer key pages.
The other 4 puzzles in this pack use different word lists.
More options: large print word search puzzles on other themes, or a word search with answer key built from your own word list.
Loaded with Thanksgiving words to start. Swap in family names, the dishes on your menu, or class vocabulary, then download a PDF with its answer key.
Twenty puzzles in four packs. Every PDF holds five sheets and five answer pages, with no signup and no watermark.
Kids, adults, hard, and large print, so cousins and grandparents each get a puzzle that fits.
Built for 8.5 by 11 inch paper, so the grid and the word list print in full on a home printer.
Kids sheets hide words across and down only. Adult sheets add diagonals, and the hard pack adds backwards words. Large print gives grandparents bigger letters and a bigger word list.
Each pack is one file with five puzzles and five answer key pages. No signup and no watermark.
The pages are sized for 8.5 by 11 inch paper. Print one copy per place setting and keep the answer pages in the kitchen.
Use the generator below to swap in family names or the dishes on your menu, then export a new PDF with its answer key.
Set a kids sheet and a pencil at each place. Five different puzzles means the fast finishers can trade.
The hard pack fills the gap between the oven timer and carving, without anyone hovering in the kitchen.
A calm activity for the last school days before the holiday. Answer keys are in the file, so checking takes a glance.
Print a stack of adult sheets for guests who arrive early, or race to finish one between courses.
The large print pack sets the word list in big type as well as the grid, which is the part most large print puzzles skip.
Clip a few sheets to a clipboard for the back seat. No screen and no signal needed.
Yes. All four PDF packs are free to download and print as many times as you need, for home, school, or a community dinner. There is no signup, no watermark, and no limit on copies. Each pack downloads straight from this page as a regular PDF file.
Yes. Each pack is one PDF with five puzzle pages followed by five answer key pages. The answer pages highlight every hidden word, so checking a whole table takes a glance. Each answer page carries the same title and number as its puzzle, so matching them up is easy.
The kids pack. It uses a 12 by 12 grid with twelve short words such as TURKEY, PIE and GRAVY, hidden across and down only, with nothing backwards or diagonal. That suits roughly first through third grade. The pack has five different sheets, so siblings do not get the same puzzle.
Yes, two. The adult pack uses a 16 by 16 grid with twenty words and diagonals in play. The hard pack moves to a 20 by 20 grid with thirty words hidden in all eight directions, including backwards. Each pack has five puzzles.
Yes. The large print pack uses a 10 by 10 grid with ten short words, and the word list is printed in large type too, not just the grid. It suits seniors, low vision solvers, and care home activity rooms.
Food, family and fall: words like CRANBERRY, STUFFING, CORNUCOPIA, PARADE and FOOTBALL, plus a few history terms such as PILGRIM and MAYFLOWER. The word list for the first puzzle of each pack is shown on this page, so you can check the vocabulary before you print.
US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches. On A4 paper, choose fit to page in your print dialog and the sheet scales down slightly with nothing cut off. Each puzzle fits on a single page with its word list underneath, and the answer keys use the same layout.
Yes. The generator below starts with Thanksgiving words. Replace them with family names, the dishes on your menu, or class vocabulary, then export a printable PDF with a matching answer key. You can also change the grid size and pick a difficulty level before you export.
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