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Christmas word search

Twelve Christmas words are tucked into this grid, from Santa himself to the cookies he is definitely going to eat. A calm five minutes in the loudest week of the year.

Curated by Milo Finch · Updated July 2026

Play it right here

Drag across the letters to select a word. Words hide across, down and diagonally, forwards and backwards. Works with mouse and touch.

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The words in the stocking

Santa, reindeer, sleigh, snowman, gifts, stocking, candle, holly, angel, star, cookies and bells. STAR is the trap in this one: four extremely common letters, so the grid is full of almost-stars that fizzle out at the third letter. Save it for last and let the rare letters (the W of SNOWMAN, the K of STOCKING) guide you first.

A December classroom favourite

Word searches earn their keep in the last week of term: they are quiet, they need zero explanation, and early finishers can flip the sheet and write their own list of December words for a neighbour. Print one per child and one solution sheet for you; the licensing page says classroom copies are free, every year.

Print it or play it

Same puzzle in three forms: the playable grid on this page, the printable PDF and the marked solution sheet. If the family competition gets serious, the solution page settles it.

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