Print a Thanksgiving word search in one tap: a puzzle of the foods on the table, one about setting the table and who comes to dinner, and one with twenty words from the whole holiday, each followed by its answers.
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One copy for every student: type the first names and get one PDF, with each name on that student's own pages. Every student's pages use the same settings.
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How the Thanksgiving list was put together
Every word comes from the meal, the table or the day itself: turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry; plates and napkins; family, friends and guests; the parade, the harvest and the month of November. Nothing on the list stereotypes Native peoples.
Three examples
The first ten food words plus harvest, thankful, grateful and November, at 12 by 12, across and down.
From feast to November in lowercase, 15 by 15 with diagonals, printed without an answer page.
Eight words, pie to stuffing, in a small grid where words run in every direction, on A4.
Thanksgiving words on this page
Food first, then the table and the people around it, then the harvest and the month. The puzzles below are built from this list.
24 words
pie
corn
rolls
gravy
turkey
butter
squash
pumpkin
stuffing
potatoes
cranberry
feast
table
plate
dinner
napkin
family
friends
guests
parade
harvest
thankful
grateful
November
Three Thanksgiving puzzles by topic
Tap a button for the PDF: the puzzle, then a second page with the answers marked.
Food on the table 11 food words in a 12 by 12 grid, with diagonal words.Download the PDF
Dinner and guests 9 words about the table and the people at it, 10 by 10, across and down.Download the PDF
The whole holiday 20 words from every part of the list in a 15 by 15 grid, all eight directions.Download the PDF
Questions and answers
What words are in this Thanksgiving word search?
The 24 words listed on this page. Eleven are foods (pie, corn, rolls, gravy, turkey, butter, squash, pumpkin, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry), nine are about the dinner and who is at it, and four are harvest, thankful, grateful and November.
Why are the Thanksgiving puzzles split by topic?
So the part you need can be printed alone: the food puzzle for a menu theme, the dinner puzzle as a shorter sheet, or the 15 by 15 puzzle that mixes twenty words from every part of the list.
Where is the answer key for each Thanksgiving puzzle?
On the second page of its PDF. The same grid is shown again with every word highlighted, so it can be checked at a glance.
Can I add words of my own to a Thanksgiving puzzle?
Yes. The maker at the top starts on twenty words from this list. Change them in the box, up to 20 words of 3 to 12 letters, choose a grid size and the directions, and download. Typed words are drawn into the sheet and not stored.
What paper size do the Thanksgiving word searches use?
The ready-made PDFs are US Letter. The maker can switch to A4 and lays the puzzle out again to fit that page.
