Christmas word search
A printable Christmas word search for classroom parties, stockings, and holiday fun. The words are loaded for you below, add or remove any you like, pick a size, and download a printable PDF with an answer key. Free, no signup.
Christmas words for a word search
The full list this christmas word search draws from, 60 words. Use all of them, cut the ones you do not want, or type your own over the top.
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Questions, answered
Can I make a hard Christmas word search?
Yes. Set Difficulty to Hard and the grid fills with about twenty-six of the longer words, GINGERBREAD, POINSETTIA, NUTCRACKER, MISTLETOE, hidden in all eight directions on a crowded grid. It is a proper sit-down puzzle rather than a five minute one, and it suits adults and older children.
Is there an easy Christmas word search for young children?
Yes. Set Difficulty to Easy for a small grid, large letters and around nine short words, STAR, BELL, SANTA, HOLLY, CAROL, going across and down only. Nothing hidden backwards or diagonally.
Can I print it in large print?
Yes. Drag the grid size down and the letters print bigger, because the grid always fills the page. A 12 by 12 grid gives noticeably larger letters than the usual 15, which helps at both ends of the age range.
Is there an answer key with the Christmas word search?
Yes. Every download includes an answer page with each word ringed, and Show answers checks it on screen before you print.
Is the word search maker free?
Yes. Make and download as many word searches as you like, with no account, no email and no watermark. There is no paid tier to upgrade to.
Can I play the puzzle instead of printing it?
Yes. Press Play and solve it right in the browser: drag across the letters and each word you find fills in its own colour. There is a timer, a hint button, and your progress is kept if you close the tab. Printing is still one click away.
What do I get when I print?
A clean PDF sized for US Letter or A4, with the word list underneath the grid and an answer key page that rings each hidden word. No watermark and no logo.
How many words can I add?
As many as you like. The maker sizes the list to your grid so the puzzle never ends up empty or overcrowded, and it tells you straight away if a word has numbers in it, is too short, is a duplicate, or is too long to fit.
Can I make it easier or harder?
Yes, and the difficulty changes the words themselves, not just how they are hidden. Easy uses the shortest, most familiar words on a smaller grid, across and down only. Medium uses the full list and adds diagonals. Hard draws the longer words on a bigger grid and hides them backwards too.
Do I have to use your word lists?
No. Type your own words at any time. If you start from one of the 60 ready-made themes you can still add your own, and New words swaps in a fresh set from that theme without touching anything you typed.
Do you store my words?
No. The puzzle is built entirely in your browser and never sent anywhere. Your last list is saved only on your own device, so it is still there next time you visit.