Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Thanksgiving Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and the long November table: this puzzle gathers the words everyone thinks of when Thanksgiving comes around. Hand out the easy grid to guests who like to chat while they search, and save the bigger grid for the after-dinner lull.

Preview of the easy thanksgiving word search page

Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print

12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 43 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 43 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Preview of the medium thanksgiving word search page

Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print

All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 45 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 45 KB

How to print

Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.

Words in this puzzle

The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).

TURKEY
PUMPKIN PIE
STUFFING
GRAVY
CRANBERRY
HARVEST
GRATITUDE
FAMILY
FEAST
NOVEMBER
PARADE
LEFTOVERS
CORNBREAD
AUTUMN
CASSEROLE
BLESSING
TABLE
SWEET POTATO

Checked by our software

Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.