Santa, reindeer, stockings, snowflakes and gingerbread: this Christmas word search hides a new set of holiday words in every puzzle. Play it online while the cookies bake, or print a few for the family table.

Choose your level

Easy: 8 words in a 10 × 10 grid, only across and down, for young children.
Medium: 10 words in a 12 × 12 grid, diagonals included.
Hard: 12 words in a 14 × 14 grid, in every direction, even backwards.

Printable Christmas puzzles

Press Print for a clean page with the grid and the word list: a quiet activity for a classroom before the holidays, a party, or a long trip to visit family. The answer key comes on a separate page.

How to play

Find a word from the list in the grid and drag from its first letter to its last. On a phone you can tap the first and last letters instead. Each found word is crossed off; the timer shows your time for the whole puzzle.

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