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Thanksgiving Word Search

Find 15 words from the Thanksgiving table and parade

Fifteen Thanksgiving words, from cranberry to wishbone, in an easy grid that keeps the kids' table busy while the turkey rests. It prints on one page with a separate answer key, and it works just as well in a classroom the week before the break.

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Thanksgiving Word Search

Find 15 words from the Thanksgiving table and parade

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Word List

  • CRANBERRY
  • GRATITUDE
  • CORNBREAD
  • CASSEROLE
  • STUFFING
  • FOOTBALL
  • WISHBONE
  • PILGRIM
  • HARVEST
  • PUMPKIN
  • GRAVY
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What is a Word Search?

A word search hides a list of words in a grid of letters. Words can run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Your job is to find and circle each one.

How to solve it

Scan rows and columns for the first letter of each word, then trace in all eight directions. Check off words as you find them.

Who is this for?

Word searches are perfect for all ages — from young students building vocabulary to adults who enjoy a relaxing mental exercise. Teachers use them for vocabulary preview activities, early finishers, and classroom brain breaks.

About this puzzle

Free printable Thanksgiving word search with 15 holiday words: turkey, stuffing, pilgrim, wishbone and more. Easy level, answer key. Instant PDF.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
  • Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers

Step-by-step: solving the Thanksgiving Word Search

  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages — the puzzle and the answer key — on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Words run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and can be forward or backward. Once you spot a starting letter, trace in all eight directions.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

What words are in the Thanksgiving word search?›
Turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry, pilgrim, harvest, pumpkin, feast, gratitude, family, parade, football, cornbread, casserole and wishbone.
Can I print copies for the whole family?›
Yes. Print as many as you like for your own gathering or classroom. It is free.
Do you have more Thanksgiving puzzles?›
The Thanksgiving Puzzle Pack has five more puzzles of five kinds on the same theme, none of them repeating this word search.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
Yes. Words in this puzzle run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and they may go forward or backward. Always scan in all eight directions from a candidate starting letter.
Is there an answer key?›
Yes. Every free PuzzlePage word search PDF includes a separate answer-key page that highlights or lists every hidden word.
What grade level is this for?›
Word searches in this collection work well from upper-elementary through adult. Teachers often use them as vocabulary preview, classroom downtime, or sub-day filler.

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