Thanksgiving words are hidden in the letters: 20 of them, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 Thanksgiving words
turkey pumpkin pie corn gravy stuffing potato bread feast family thanks grateful harvest autumn leaves table dinner share parade november
The list is the dinner and the season: the food on the table, the family round it and the leaves outside. There are 20 words and 118 letters to find. The longest words are "stuffing", "grateful" and "november", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, W, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | pie |
| 4 letters | 1 | corn |
| 5 letters | 5 | gravy bread feast table share |
| 6 letters | 8 | turkey potato family thanks autumn leaves dinner parade |
| 7 letters | 2 | pumpkin harvest |
| 8 letters | 3 | stuffing grateful november |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: turkey, pie, corn, gravy, potato, bread, feast, family, table and share. 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. Stuffing, grateful and november take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with P. When you find a P, check it for pumpkin, pie, potato and parade.
- 3 words start with T. When you find a T, check it for turkey, thanks and table.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: stuffing and dinner.
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 makes a quiet table activity while dinner is cooking. Pass one printed sheet round the table and let each person find a word before handing it on.
What it looks like on paper
This is a page the tool printed. Every puzzle is different, so yours will not match it letter for letter.
For grown-ups: save this page to Pinterest.
Make your own
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Questions
What words are in the Thanksgiving word search?
Turkey, pumpkin, pie, corn, gravy, stuffing, potato, bread, feast, family, thanks, grateful, harvest, autumn, leaves, table, dinner, share, parade and november.
Is there an easier Thanksgiving word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with turkey, pie, corn, gravy, potato, bread, feast, family, table and share. 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 Thanksgiving word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.