Set out a few pencils while the turkey rests. These two Thanksgiving word searches each hide ten words. Play here or print a large-letter copy for everyone at the table.
Print both puzzles
Four US Letter pages. Puzzles first, answer keys last.
Dinner Is Ready
Look across from left to right and down from top to bottom.
Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter. On a keyboard, use the arrow keys to move and Enter to choose.
Find these words
- BUTTER
- CIDER
- GRAVY
- NAPKIN
- PIE
- PLATE
- ROLLS
- SQUASH
- TURKEY
- YAMS
Show answer coordinates
Each pair gives the row first and the column second. Start counting at the upper left.
- BUTTER (4, 1) to (9, 1)
- CIDER (1, 9) to (5, 9)
- GRAVY (1, 1) to (1, 5)
- NAPKIN (5, 7) to (10, 7)
- PIE (1, 7) to (3, 7)
- PLATE (2, 2) to (2, 6)
- ROLLS (6, 3) to (10, 3)
- SQUASH (4, 2) to (4, 7)
- TURKEY (6, 1) to (6, 6)
- YAMS (6, 6) to (6, 9)
After Dinner
Look across in either direction, down, and diagonally down.
Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter. On a keyboard, use the arrow keys to move and Enter to choose.
Find these words
- CARDS
- FAMILY
- FOOTBALL
- LEFTOVERS
- PUZZLE
- SHUFFLE
- STORIES
- THANKFUL
- WALK
- WISHBONE
Show answer coordinates
Each pair gives the row first and the column second. Start counting at the upper left.
- CARDS (7, 10) to (11, 10)
- FAMILY (3, 6) to (3, 1)
- FOOTBALL (5, 4) to (5, 11)
- LEFTOVERS (3, 2) to (11, 10)
- PUZZLE (12, 4) to (12, 9)
- SHUFFLE (6, 8) to (12, 2)
- STORIES (5, 2) to (11, 8)
- THANKFUL (3, 12) to (10, 12)
- WALK (7, 11) to (10, 8)
- WISHBONE (2, 11) to (2, 4)
Printing for a group
Choose US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches), actual size or 100%, and single-sided printing. Print page 1 for Dinner Is Ready or page 2 for After Dinner. If you are hosting, keep pages 3 and 4 for yourself. Each key matches the grid on its puzzle page.
The first puzzle has 23-point letters and words that go only right or down. The second uses 21-point letters and adds backward and diagonal words. Both work in black and white.
Try it around the table
For two players, give one person the word list and the other the grid. Read one word aloud, then trade jobs after five finds. When Dinner Is Ready is finished, ask which dish always arrives in the same bowl. After After Dinner, ask which game always gets a second round.