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Hard Christmas Word Search

35 words · 20×20 grid · all 8 directions

How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.

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Find these words

FRANKINCENSEGINGERBREADNUTCRACKERPOINSETTIABETHLEHEMMISTLETOESNOWFLAKECHESTNUTCINNAMONDECEMBEREPIPHANYNATIVITYORNAMENTPRESENTSREINDEERSTOCKINGYULETIDECHIMNEYGARLANDLANTERNMITTENSADVENTBAUBLECANDLEEGGNOGICICLEJINGLEMANGERRIBBONSLEIGHTINSELWREATHANGELHOLLYMYRRH

Too hard? Try the christmas word search, 11 words in a smaller grid.

Tinsel was first made in Nuremberg in the early 1600s from strips of real silver, which tarnished in candlelight. The poinsettia takes its English name from Joel Poinsett, the first American minister to Mexico, who sent cuttings home in the 1820s. Both are hidden here with 33 other Christmas words, from FRANKINCENSE and MYRRH to the Nutcracker, which premiered in St Petersburg in 1892. The longest word is 12 letters, and long words bend across the grid diagonally more often than you expect.

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Frequently asked questions

How hard is this Christmas word search?

It has 35 words in a 20x20 grid instead of the usual 11, and every direction is used, including diagonals read backwards.

Can I print copies for a Christmas party?

Yes. The PDF prints on one page of Letter or A4 with the answer key on page two, so print as many copies as you need and keep the key for yourself.

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