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Thanksgiving Puzzle Pack — Free Printable

Three large-print Thanksgiving puzzles in one printout: a word search, a word scramble and a crossword. The puzzles come first and every answer key is at the back, so you can hand out the puzzles and keep the answers. Seven Letter pages in all.

Another Thanksgiving packWord banks:HiddenShow them (easier)
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1

Thanksgiving Word Search

Find all 12 words. They go across, down or diagonally — never backwards.

Name Date
GNOCAOCGTRCRSRFOLEHRBOTUPUAOVYHADLMNPUFVAICTOLCOOAMAYVLEASHVLSRPMDGFGQAECRRAKIYUAURMPOPRDILLEAVBCDRIKENYPSEENWFBEDTVNHSRSTUFFINGSUTERTCRANBERRYI
  • STUFFING
  • NOVEMBER
  • CRANBERRY
  • GRAVY
  • PARADE
  • GRATEFUL
  • PIE
  • PUMPKIN
  • ROLLS
  • SQUASH
  • HARVEST
  • FAMILY
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1

Thanksgiving Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters to spell 12 words about Thanksgiving. Write each word on its line.

Name Date
  1. 1.OEOTPSTA
    8 letters
  2. 2.AEBTL
    5 letters
  3. 3.ADPREA
    6 letters
  4. 4.YRERBCARN
    9 letters
  5. 5.NEMBVORE
    8 letters
  6. 6.FYLIAM
    6 letters
  7. 7.NGSSLBIE
    8 letters
  8. 8.AMNTUU
    6 letters
  9. 9.NGUFTFIS
    8 letters
  10. 10.AKHTNLUF
    8 letters
  11. 11.RTYEKU
    6 letters
  12. 12.SLROL
    5 letters
Answers at the back of this packsunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Thanksgiving Crossword

Solve the clues on the next page and write the answers in the squares. Every answer is about Thanksgiving.

Name Date
Clues on the next page · Answers at the back of this packsunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1

Clues

Across

  1. 1Butternut or acorn vegetable (6)
  2. 3Season also called fall (6)
  3. 6Eternally ___ (deeply appreciative) (8)
  4. 8Mashed or sweet side dishes (8)
  5. 9Mayflower passenger who settled at Plymouth (7)
  6. 10Brown sauce made from pan drippings (5)
  7. 11They turn red and gold before falling (6)

Down

  1. 2Gathering of the fall crops (7)
  2. 4Large, festive meal (5)
  3. 5Grace said before the meal (8)
  4. 7Roast bird carved at the holiday meal (6)
  5. 8Festive march with giant balloons and floats (6)
The number after each clue is how many letters the answer hassunroomgames.com
Sunroom GamesLarge-print word search · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Thanksgiving Word Search

GNOCAOCGTRCRSRFOLEHRBOTUPUAOVYHADLMNPUFVAICTOLCOOAMAYVLEASHVLSRPMDGFGQAECRRAKIYUAURMPOPRDILLEAVBCDRIKENYPSEENWFBEDTVNHSRSTUFFINGSUTERTCRANBERRYI

Where each word starts

  • STUFFING — row 11, column 1, across →
  • NOVEMBER — row 3, column 12, down ↓
  • CRANBERRY — row 12, column 3, across →
  • GRAVY — row 1, column 1, diagonally ↘
  • PARADE — row 4, column 1, diagonally ↘
  • GRATEFUL — row 1, column 8, down ↓
  • PIE — row 8, column 3, diagonally ↘
  • PUMPKIN — row 3, column 1, diagonally ↘
  • ROLLS — row 1, column 10, down ↓
  • SQUASH — row 5, column 10, down ↓
  • HARVEST — row 5, column 11, down ↓
  • FAMILY — row 4, column 3, diagonally ↘
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print word scramble · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Thanksgiving Word Scramble

  1. 1.OEOTPSTA → POTATOES
  2. 2.AEBTL → TABLE
  3. 3.ADPREA → PARADE
  4. 4.YRERBCARN → CRANBERRY
  5. 5.NEMBVORE → NOVEMBER
  6. 6.FYLIAM → FAMILY
  7. 7.NGSSLBIE → BLESSING
  8. 8.AMNTUU → AUTUMN
  9. 9.NGUFTFIS → STUFFING
  10. 10.AKHTNLUF → THANKFUL
  11. 11.RTYEKU → TURKEY
  12. 12.SLROL → ROLLS
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Sunroom GamesLarge-print crossword · Puzzle 1 · Answer key

Answer key

Thanksgiving Crossword

Across

  1. 1SQUASH
  2. 3AUTUMN
  3. 6GRATEFUL
  4. 8POTATOES
  5. 9PILGRIM
  6. 10GRAVY
  7. 11LEAVES

Down

  1. 2HARVEST
  2. 4FEAST
  3. 5BLESSING
  4. 7TURKEY
  5. 8PARADE
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What's in the pack

  • Page 1: a word search with twelve Thanksgiving words in a 12 × 12 grid of big, bold letters. Words go across, down and diagonally, never backwards.
  • Page 2: a word scramble of twelve Thanksgiving words with their letters mixed up, in large letter tiles with a line to write each answer.
  • Pages 3 and 4: a crossword of twelve Thanksgiving answers, with the grid on page 3 and plain clues in 18-point type on page 4.
  • Pages 5 to 7: the answer keys for all three puzzles.

"Word banks" adds the list of answers to the scramble and the crossword, which makes them gentler: good for a mixed group or a first try. "Another Thanksgiving pack" makes a new set of three puzzles.

Ideas for using the pack

  • In the activity room: start everyone on the word search, which needs no explaining, then read the crossword clues aloud and solve them together as a group.
  • At a family gathering: print a pack with the word banks shown for the younger ones and one without for the keen solvers, and see who finishes first.
  • For a quiet afternoon: print a pack to enjoy over a cup of tea, one puzzle at a time, and check your answers at the back when you're done.
  • In the classroom: the word search and scramble suit younger children, and the crossword makes a good challenge for older ones.

Printing tips

  • Use Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). The pack is seven pages: the puzzles on pages 1 to 4 and the answers on 5 to 7.
  • To keep the answers back, choose to print pages 1 to 4 only, and print pages 5 to 7 separately.
  • Print on one side of the paper, so the crossword's grid and clues can lie side by side.
  • To keep a copy, pick "Save as PDF" as the printer.
  • Free to print and copy for home, classroom and care-home use.

Want just one of the puzzles? Print the Thanksgiving word search, the Thanksgiving word scramble or the Thanksgiving crossword on its own. Each puzzle in pack 1 is puzzle 1 on its own page, and so on. For more ideas, see our holiday activities guide.

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