Holidays & seasons

Winter Word Search (Large Print)

Wrap the afternoon in a winter puzzle of mittens, cocoa, and frosty windows. The vocabulary includes both outdoor weather and the comforts people reach for afterward. It suits a snowy day, but a winter landscape is not required: readers in warmer places can enjoy the same word hunt from a sunny room. The large letters leave a clear path for a pencil circle.

Winter Word Search: Easy

10 × 10 grid. Find 10 words. Look across to the right and down.

HUFZMBJGGPSFJVDMSXPMFGZPORLZITPEBSVFEDXVEJTCOLDPUIPOMABBNHATIXFROSTWMNNIDFONBQLWECOATOOEPDIEJZAWXGHGEasy Winter word search

Words to find

  • BOOT
  • COAT
  • COLD
  • FROST
  • HAT
  • ICE
  • PINE
  • SCARF
  • SLED
  • SNOW

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US Letter, one puzzle page and one answer page. Easy level.

Playing tips and a fun fact

Several entries share a chilly meaning without sharing a first letter. Find ICE, then try FROST or FREEZE rather than scanning for all the longest words at once. At a group table, ask whether a word belongs outdoors or indoors. Some answers, such as COAT, may lead to a friendly discussion about doorways and coat racks.

Snowflakes are ice crystals, and their familiar six-sided patterns reflect the way water molecules arrange themselves when freezing. A paper snowflake is a pleasant companion craft even if it is not scientifically exact. Keep the puzzle away from wet mugs, offer a clipboard if useful, and let the activity move at a comfortable pace.

Ideas to extend the activity

  • Draw a six-pointed snowflake.
  • Describe a favorite warm drink.
  • Sort the words into indoors and outdoors.

Not sure which level to pick? Read how the easy, medium and hard levels differ, or see how to print large-print puzzles so the letters come out dark and clear.

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