20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
leaves autumn rake acorn sweater harvest apple pumpkin maple squirrel windy chilly hay jacket orchard orange brown crisp cozy pinecone
A list for the leaf season, with acorn, rake, sweater and harvest alongside the colors and weather of autumn. There are 20 words and 115 letters to find. The longest words are "squirrel" and "pinecone", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses F and X.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | hay |
| 4 letters | 2 | rake cozy |
| 5 letters | 6 | acorn apple maple windy brown crisp |
| 6 letters | 5 | leaves autumn chilly jacket orange |
| 7 letters | 4 | sweater harvest pumpkin orchard |
| 8 letters | 2 | squirrel pinecone |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: leaves, rake, acorn, apple, maple, windy, hay, brown, crisp and cozy. None has more than 6 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Squirrel, pinecone and sweater take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 3 words start with A. When you find an A, check it for autumn, acorn and apple.
- 3 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for chilly, crisp and cozy.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: apple, squirrel and chilly.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
It fits the week the leaves start to turn, or a quiet table after a walk outside. Trace a real leaf on the back of the page and write your three favorite fall words inside it.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the fall word search?
Leaves, autumn, rake, acorn, sweater, harvest, apple, pumpkin, maple, squirrel, windy, chilly, hay, jacket, orchard, orange, brown, crisp, cozy and pinecone.
Is there an easier fall word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with leaves, rake, acorn, apple, maple, windy, hay, brown, crisp and cozy. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the fall word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.