🎄 80 free puzzles · December 25
Christmas Word Search
Santa, reindeer and a sleigh full of presents are hiding in these Christmas word searches. They fill a quiet afternoon in December, keep classroom parties calm and fit neatly inside a Christmas card.
Generate a new christmas word search
🌱 Easy Christmas word searches
Easy word searches hide words across (left to right) and down (top to bottom), always forwards. Words never cross each other.
⭐ Medium Christmas word searches
Medium word searches add diagonal words (reading down-right and up-right) to across and down. Words are still always forwards.
🔥 Hard Christmas word searches
Hard word searches use all 8 directions, including backwards and up, and words are allowed to cross and share letters.
🧸 Kids Christmas word searches
Kids word searches use a small 10×10 grid with only short words (3–6 letters) hidden across and down, printed with extra-large letters.
Words you might find
Every christmas puzzle uses words from a list of 46, so no two sheets are the same. A few of them: Santa, Reindeer, Sleigh, Snowman, Snowflake, Stocking, Present, Ornament, Tinsel, Wreath, Holly, Mistletoe, Candy Cane, Gingerbread, Elf, Angel, Star, Bells, and more.
Puzzle guide
About christmas word search puzzles
What they are
Christmas word searches are wrapped in festive vocabulary: SANTA, REINDEER, STOCKING, MISTLETOE, GINGERBREAD and CANDY CANE. The 46-word list mixes the cosy side of the holiday with its traditions, carols and decorations.
How to play
Search the grid for every word on the list and loop each one with a pencil or a red pen. Two-word phrases such as CANDY CANE are hidden without the space, so look for CANDYCANE as one run of letters.
Tips
Hunt for RUDOLPH, FIREPLACE and ORNAMENT first; their length makes them easy to spot. Words like ELF, JOY and STAR hide easily, so scan row by row for them at the end.
Who they suit
These puzzles are a December favourite in classrooms, Sunday schools, family gatherings and Christmas party packs. Little ones can manage the Kids level, while grandparents often grab a Hard copy.
Printing
Print a stack to slip into Christmas cards or leave on the table with the crackers. Answer keys print separately.
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