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Thanksgiving Word Search: Free Online and Printable

A free Thanksgiving word search to play online, with no download or sign-up, or to print with an answer key. Choose one of 5 Thanksgiving themes (Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dinner, Giving Thanks, Thanksgiving Day and Fall) and a size: Large print 9 × 9 with big letters and words across and down only (good for seniors and young readers), Easy 10 × 10 for kids, Medium 13 × 13 with diagonals, or Hard 16 × 16 with words backwards too, for adults. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter, to circle it. “Today’s puzzle” is a new Thanksgiving word search every day, the same for everyone at the table.

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How to play thanksgiving word search

  1. Pick a theme (or play today’s puzzle) and a size. The words to find are listed next to the grid.
  2. Find a word in the grid. Drag your finger or mouse from its first letter to its last letter, or tap the first letter and then the last.
  3. A found word stays coloured in the grid and is crossed off the list. Find every word to win.
  4. Words go across and down in Large print and Easy, also diagonally in Medium, and in all eight directions (backwards too) in Hard. Each word is hidden exactly once.
  5. Stuck? “Hint” rings the first letter of a word you have not found yet.
  6. Keyboard: arrow keys move around the grid, Enter or Space marks the first letter and then the last letter, Escape cancels, H gives a hint.

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    How to play

    1. Pick a theme (or play today’s puzzle) and a size. The words to find are listed next to the grid.
    2. Find a word in the grid. Drag your finger or mouse from its first letter to its last letter, or tap the first letter and then the last.
    3. A found word stays coloured in the grid and is crossed off the list. Find every word to win.
    4. Words go across and down in Large print and Easy, also diagonally in Medium, and in all eight directions (backwards too) in Hard. Each word is hidden exactly once.
    5. Stuck? “Hint” rings the first letter of a word you have not found yet.
    6. Keyboard: arrow keys move around the grid, Enter or Space marks the first letter and then the last letter, Escape cancels, H gives a hint.

    Who it’s for: Kids from about 6, families, grown-ups and seniors (choose “Large print”). Sound is off unless you turn it on, there is no time limit, and “Pause” stops the clock.

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    Thanksgiving word search tips and strategy

    • Look for the long words first (CENTERPIECE, SWEET POTATO): they cross most of the grid and are easy to spot.
    • Scan for unusual letters: a W, a Y or a K is rarer than an E, so words with them stand out.
    • Words with spaces (PUMPKIN PIE) are hidden without the space: look for PUMPKINPIE.
    • In Hard, run your eye along each row backwards too: words can go right to left.

    Print the Thanksgiving word search (easy, medium or hard, each with an answer key), the Thanksgiving word scramble or Thanksgiving picture bingo for the kids’ table. For very big letters on paper, see the large print word searches.

    Questions

    Is there a printable Thanksgiving word search?

    Yes. Our Thanksgiving word search prints on one page in easy, medium or hard, with the answer key on the next page (free PDF, Letter and A4). The “Thanksgiving” and “Fall” puzzles here are the same grids.

    Which size suits kids, adults and seniors?

    Easy 10 × 10 (words across and down) suits kids from about 6. Large print 9 × 9 has the biggest letters, for seniors and anyone who finds small print hard. Medium adds diagonal words and Hard 16 × 16 hides 20 words in every direction, backwards too: a proper puzzle for adults.

    Which words are in the Thanksgiving word searches?

    Thanksgiving dinner (turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potato, cranberry, pecan pie), giving thanks (grateful, family, friends, kindness, together), Thanksgiving Day (parade, balloons, football, wishbone, cousins, centerpiece), the classic Thanksgiving list and a fall one. Each puzzle picks its words from the theme’s list.

    Is there a new puzzle every day?

    Yes: “Today’s puzzle” changes each day and is the same for everyone, so the whole family can race on the same grid. “New game” gives you another Thanksgiving theme whenever you like.

    Is it safe for children?

    Yes. There is no chat, no account, no in-game purchases and no links to other sites. Adverts on the page are non-personalised and sit below the game, away from where children tap.

    Is it free? Do I need to sign up or download anything?

    It is free and plays in your web browser on a computer, tablet or phone. There is nothing to download and no account. Your stats are kept in this browser only. A few adverts on the page, kept well away from the game, pay for the site.

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