Hard Christmas Word Scramble for Adults (with Answers)

Ages 12+
Hard
2 pages
Worksheet
Answer key
PDF: Letter & A4

Tip: download the PDF for Letter or A4 paper and print it at 100%. Tap "Show solution" to check, or solve it online further down this page.

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A hard Christmas word scramble with 14 words, for teens and adults, for a Christmas party, an office break room or a quiet evening. The letters of each word are mixed up in grey tiles, with one empty box per letter beside them; the longest answer, GINGERBREAD, has 11 letters, and 3 answers are two words. There is no word bank: every answer comes from the letters alone. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2, or you can solve it online below.

Solve this word scramble online

Type each word in its box, then press “Check”. Your answers stay on this device.

1.Word 1: unscramble E S I O E L T M T
2.Word 2: unscramble S O I T A I P N T E
3.Word 3: unscramble R G A G N D B E R I E
4.Word 4: unscramble A T K U R N R C C E
5.Word 5: unscramble R O M N E A T N
6.Word 6: unscramble N T I E S L
7.Word 7: unscramble T A V T I N I Y
8.Word 8: unscramble N G O G E G
9.Word 9: unscramble R T O H N E P L O
10.Word 10: unscramble A Y N C D E N A C
11.Word 11: unscramble L Y U E L G O
12.Word 12: unscramble O N S K E F L A W
13.Word 13: unscramble C H T N E S S T U
14.Word 14: unscramble K R T E A U I F C

Show the answers

1. ESIOELTMT = MISTLETOE
2. SOITAIPNTE = POINSETTIA
3. RGAGNDBERIE = GINGERBREAD
4. ATKURNRCCE = NUTCRACKER
5. ROMNEATN = ORNAMENT
6. NTIESL = TINSEL
7. TAVTINIY = NATIVITY
8. NGOGEG = EGGNOG
9. RTOHN EPLO = NORTH POLE
10. AYNCD ENAC = CANDY CANE
11. LYUE LGO = YULE LOG
12. ONSKEFLAW = SNOWFLAKE
13. CHTNESSTU = CHESTNUTS
14. KRTEAUIFC = FRUITCAKE

How to use this word scramble

Print the PDF at 100% on A4 or US Letter paper. Page 1 is the puzzle and page 2 is the answer key.
Read the mixed-up letters in the grey tiles and say them out loud.
Write one letter in each box. Cross off each tile as you use it, so no letter is left over.
Check with the answer key, or tap “Show solution” on the sheet above.

Word scrambles build spelling and word recognition: children look for familiar letter patterns and test where each letter fits. More for a Christmas party: Christmas crossword, Christmas word searches, Christmas party games and Christmas trivia.

Questions about word scrambles

How do you solve a word scramble?

Say the mixed-up letters out loud and look for pieces of words you know, like SH, CH, ING or a double letter. Try the first letter: it is often a consonant that sounds right with the vowel next to it. Count the boxes, write the word, then cross the letters off the scramble to check you used every one.

What age are these word scrambles for?

The picture scrambles suit children from about four who know their letter sounds; the easy scrambles with a word bank suit about six to ten; the winter, New Year, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year scrambles suit about seven to twelve; the Christmas scramble challenge is for teens and adults.

Are the answers included?

Yes. Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, the “Show solution” button fills in the sheet on screen, and the solve-online list has a “Show answers” button.

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