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Thanksgiving word search, large print
Nine large-print Thanksgiving word searches. Each prints on one page, with its answer key on the page behind it.
Thanksgiving Word Search
Easy · Puzzle 1. Words go across and down. Find all 6 words and circle them.
Name Date
P P Z B E M N O L O J A I R F S A T A K R Z T Q T U R I H U C U T R B N O X O A E K E G M E R S R E T F E R N H N Y V R F R B L
Words to find
BAKING CORN HOME PLATTER SQUASH TURKEY
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Easy · Puzzle 1. The words are in bold.
P P Z B E M N O L O J A I R F S A T A K R Z T Q T U R I H U C U T R B N O X O A E K E G M E R S R E T F E R N H N Y V R F R B L
The words
BAKING CORN HOME PLATTER SQUASH TURKEY
Thanksgiving Word Search
Easy · Puzzle 2. Words go across and down. Find all 6 words and circle them.
Name Date
O R E O O C P T H M P N C I M B F R I E N D S A Y Q H O M E X K S N I T T R T I S H A R E E M N S T U F F I N G Y P R N I A I I
Words to find
BAKING CIDER FRIENDS HOME SHARE STUFFING
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Easy · Puzzle 2. The words are in bold.
O R E O O C P T H M P N C I M B F R I E N D S A Y Q H O M E X K S N I T T R T I S H A R E E M N S T U F F I N G Y P R N I A I I
The words
BAKING CIDER FRIENDS HOME SHARE STUFFING
Thanksgiving Word Search
Easy · Puzzle 3. Words go across and down. Find all 6 words and circle them.
Name Date
L F E A S T A K T U R K E Y P T F A M I L Y P E F O O T B A L L P A R A D E E E N E P D U C Y A E C S R A V U N X A E N A U X D
Words to find
APPLE FAMILY FEAST FOOTBALL PARADE TURKEY
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Easy · Puzzle 3. The words are in bold.
L F E A S T A K T U R K E Y P T F A M I L Y P E F O O T B A L L P A R A D E E E N E P D U C Y A E C S R A V U N X A E N A U X D
The words
APPLE FAMILY FEAST FOOTBALL PARADE TURKEY
Thanksgiving Word Search
Medium · Puzzle 1. Words go across, down and on the slant. Find all 8 words and circle them.
Name Date
R O C D C T T O T N E V R E A G C V U E R A A D N R U E R R E V N E D A A N K C H C B G L T A R E B E N E N E E L R Y U I O R G S F N N H T H V R F F U N M E T T X Y W E L C O M E O A M H O M E E E R
Words to find
BUTTER CANDLES CRANBERRY GRATEFUL HOME OVEN TURKEY WELCOME
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Medium · Puzzle 1. The words are in bold.
R O C D C T T O T N E V R E A G C V U E R A A D N R U E R R E V N E D A A N K C H C B G L T A R E B E N E N E E L R Y U I O R G S F N N H T H V R F F U N M E T T X Y W E L C O M E O A M H O M E E E R
The words
BUTTER CANDLES CRANBERRY GRATEFUL HOME OVEN TURKEY WELCOME
Thanksgiving Word Search
Medium · Puzzle 2. Words go across, down and on the slant. Find all 8 words and circle them.
Name Date
O F S H M U R R Z R E O R G O B B L E L R D K I F K M E S F A E E S E A N M T E U T E R E N M S E A Y C T Y O N D I O S P J C I D E R S L T A C R A N B E R R Y C O R N U C O P I A U E Y N A P K I N S
Words to find
CIDER CORNUCOPIA CRANBERRY FAMILY FEAST FRIENDS GOBBLE NAPKINS
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Medium · Puzzle 2. The words are in bold.
O F S H M U R R Z R E O R G O B B L E L R D K I F K M E S F A E E S E A N M T E U T E R E N M S E A Y C T Y O N D I O S P J C I D E R S L T A C R A N B E R R Y C O R N U C O P I A U E Y N A P K I N S
The words
CIDER CORNUCOPIA CRANBERRY FAMILY FEAST FRIENDS GOBBLE NAPKINS
Thanksgiving Word Search
Medium · Puzzle 3. Words go across, down and on the slant. Find all 8 words and circle them.
Name Date
B S D I N N E R M C A B C L E T U L C O R B W R C I D E R R M P A R A D E O M N U H S K N E E E R B S O A G I B R I O R C A R V I N G I O E E H D R A Q G N M A T M T Y R U I O N D T S N R K I H P E C
Words to find
BAKING CARVING CIDER CORNBREAD DINNER HOME PARADE SHARE
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Medium · Puzzle 3. The words are in bold.
B S D I N N E R M C A B C L E T U L C O R B W R C I D E R R M P A R A D E O M N U H S K N E E E R B S O A G I B R I O R C A R V I N G I O E E H D R A Q G N M A T M T Y R U I O N D T S N R K I H P E C
The words
BAKING CARVING CIDER CORNBREAD DINNER HOME PARADE SHARE
Thanksgiving Word Search
Hard · Puzzle 1. Words go every which way, even backwards. Find all 10 words and circle them.
Name Date
T T N R S Q A C M R E H O V O E A W O O P E A E A G I E T L G R A V Y R E Y T E N R E N N I D E G N I V R A C U E A R I C T D S D E E C T N R Q E O A L E F T O V E R S M Y R T R D F P R S O L O R T H O F T I H O I L H O S T E R O A M F J O N P O I S T S E U G T R E O P L S Q U A S H X B
Words to find
CARVING CORNUCOPIA DINNER GRAVY GUESTS HOME LEFTOVERS ROLLS SQUASH TRADITION
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Hard · Puzzle 1. The words are in bold.
T T N R S Q A C M R E H O V O E A W O O P E A E A G I E T L G R A V Y R E Y T E N R E N N I D E G N I V R A C U E A R I C T D S D E E C T N R Q E O A L E F T O V E R S M Y R T R D F P R S O L O R T H O F T I H O I L H O S T E R O A M F J O N P O I S T S E U G T R E O P L S Q U A S H X B
The words
CARVING CORNUCOPIA DINNER GRAVY GUESTS HOME LEFTOVERS ROLLS SQUASH TRADITION
Thanksgiving Word Search
Hard · Puzzle 2. Words go every which way, even backwards. Find all 10 words and circle them.
Name Date
I J R R H A L O O W Q D A C C I R I P T E P H A T F A M I L Y L U J U F H J R E N O C M N S T O A G V G E O P R I B C O R V I S M K Y E K R U T V T N E I E U A O L D B E S G N I S S E L B S A S R E V O T F E L U O L T E E N T X P U E L E L W R R E A R Y P E M O A I L U F K N A H T S U A
Words to find
BLESSINGS CARVING FAMILY FOOTBALL HARVEST LEFTOVERS PUMPKIN THANKFUL TURKEY WELCOME
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Hard · Puzzle 2. The words are in bold.
I J R R H A L O O W Q D A C C I R I P T E P H A T F A M I L Y L U J U F H J R E N O C M N S T O A G V G E O P R I B C O R V I S M K Y E K R U T V T N E I E U A O L D B E S G N I S S E L B S A S R E V O T F E L U O L T E E N T X P U E L E L W R R E A R Y P E M O A I L U F K N A H T S U A
The words
BLESSINGS CARVING FAMILY FOOTBALL HARVEST LEFTOVERS PUMPKIN THANKFUL TURKEY WELCOME
Thanksgiving Word Search
Hard · Puzzle 3. Words go every which way, even backwards. Find all 10 words and circle them.
Name Date
C N A A O U O A O C I N I C D O D Y E K R U T I D N R I L V N P I J G A E W E L C O M E O N D U R T B T E R G N I K A B Z N M E I S Q V H M N G D A E R B N R O C T O E N E V U E A H N I C R U R E O S C S R L S A N O X N N S I N O I C A O N A M J E S V G A T H E R T H A I E R E T T U B A
Words to find
BAKING BUTTER CARVING CIDER CORNBREAD GATHER LOVE NOVEMBER TURKEY WELCOME
Answer key
Thanksgiving Word Search · Hard · Puzzle 3. The words are in bold.
C N A A O U O A O C I N I C D O D Y E K R U T I D N R I L V N P I J G A E W E L C O M E O N D U R T B T E R G N I K A B Z N M E I S Q V H M N G D A E R B N R O C T O E N E V U E A H N I C R U R E O S C S R L S A N O X N N S I N O I C A O N A M J E S V G A T H E R T H A I E R E T T U B A
The words
BAKING BUTTER CARVING CIDER CORNBREAD GATHER LOVE NOVEMBER TURKEY WELCOME
Who these puzzles are for
Made for the quiet hour before the meal and the long afternoon after it. Grandparents and great-aunts can settle in with a big-print page, activity directors can lay a stack out for a holiday party, and teachers can hand one to early finishers in the week before the break.
Ideas for using them
Print an Easy page for each seat and put a pencil beside every place card. Early arrivals have something to do while the turkey finishes. In a group, read the word list aloud first and ask everyone for a favorite dish or a Thanksgiving memory before they start looking. Pick a Medium puzzle to solve together: one person reads out words while another circles them on a page held up where everyone can see.
Which level to choose
Easy (8 × 8 grid, 6 words): words go across and down only. A good place to start, and the right choice for a group with mixed eyesight or memory.Medium (10 × 10 grid, 8 words): words also run on the slant. A relaxed challenge for most people.Hard (12 × 12 grid, 10 words): words go every which way, backwards too. Fun for keen puzzlers, and still in large print.
The letters are printed bold and large, 20 points or bigger even on the Hard grid, with a box beside each word to tick when you find it.
Printing tips In the print window, choose Letter or A4 paper. Both are set up to fit, and each puzzle always fits on one page. Leave the scale at 100% (“Default” or “Actual size”), and turn Headers and footers off, so the page is clean. Black and white is fine. The answer key uses bold type rather than color, so it still reads clearly on a plain printer. The answer key is always the second page. Ask the printer for page 1 only if you want to keep it back.
The words in these puzzles
Each puzzle uses some of these 42 everyday words: turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, pumpkin, pie, harvest, feast, family, thankful, grateful, blessings, parade, football, potatoes, cornbread, platter, apple, cider, table, napkins, dinner, leftovers, rolls, butter, corn, squash, guests, home, welcome, gather, share, november, cornucopia, gobble, baking, oven, carving, candles, tradition, friends, love.
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