Hard Thanksgiving Word Search
Big grids with words hidden in all eight directions, backwards included. The second puzzle is an expert bent-word challenge where words turn corners.
This Thanksgiving word search is full of the dinner-table favorites, harvest words and gratitude vocabulary that make the holiday what it is. Print a stack for the kids' table while the turkey rests, or use it as a calm activity in the short school week before the break.
Hard Thanksgiving Word Search
Find and circle every word in the list. Words go in every direction, even backwards.
- BLESSING
- CASSEROLE
- CORNBREAD
- CORNUCOPIA
- CRANBERRY
- DINNER ROLLS
- DRUMSTICK
- FAMILY
- FEAST
- FRIENDS
- GRATITUDE
- GRAVY
- GREEN BEANS
- HARVEST
- MAYFLOWER
- PECAN PIE
- PILGRIMS
- PLYMOUTH
- POTATOES
- PUMPKIN PIE
- STUFFING
- SWEET POTATO
- THANKFUL
- TOGETHER
- TURKEY
- WAMPANOAG
- WHIPPED CREAM
- WISHBONE
Expert Thanksgiving Word Search: Bent Words
Find and circle every word in the list. Words bend and twist, letter by touching letter.
- BLESSING
- CASSEROLE
- CORNBREAD
- CORNUCOPIA
- DINNER ROLLS
- DRUMSTICK
- FAMILY
- FRIENDS
- GIVING
- GRATEFUL
- GREEN BEANS
- MAYFLOWER
- PECAN PIE
- PLYMOUTH
- POTATOES
- SWEET POTATO
- TOGETHER
- WAMPANOAG
- WHIPPED CREAM
- WISHBONE
Hard Thanksgiving Word Search — Answer Key
Expert Thanksgiving Word Search: Bent Words — Answer Key
About this thanksgiving word search
- The 1621 harvest celebration at Plymouth lasted about three days and included the Pilgrims and roughly 90 Wampanoag men led by Massasoit.
- Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving in 1863, after years of letter-writing by magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale.
- Since 1941, U.S. law has set Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving on the second Monday of October.
- Table tip: print the large-print version for grandparents and the easy version for little ones, then let each generation race to finish first.
Want a different version? Make your own word search with these words, a shaped grid, or bent words. See the full Thanksgiving word list.
Words in these puzzles
turkeythankfulgratitudeharvestfeastpilgrimsstuffingcranberrypumpkin piegravypotatoessweet potatocornbreadgreen beansdinner rollscasserolepecan piewhipped creamwishbonedrumstickcornucopiamayflowerplymouthwampanoagfamilyfriendstogetherblessinggratefulgiving
Frequently asked questions
›Is this thanksgiving word search free to print?
Yes. Print it straight from your browser or download the PDF, which includes 2 puzzles and their answer keys. No sign-up needed.
›Where is the answer key?
The answer keys print on their own pages after the puzzles, and they are in the PDF too. Every word is highlighted, so checking is quick.
›Can I make my own thanksgiving word search?
Yes. Press "Customize this puzzle" to open it in the word search maker. There you can add or remove words, change the grid size, pick a shape or add a hidden message.