Large-Print Thanksgiving Word Search Puzzles (4 Free Printables with Answers)

Four free large-print Thanksgiving word searches: the big dinner, pies and desserts, giving thanks, and the parade and football. Print one or all, with answer keys.

By Steady Neighbor Editorial Team · Updated

The short answer

Four free large-print Thanksgiving word searches, each on its own page, with an answer key at the end. Click "Print all puzzles" to print them all, or "Print this puzzle" under the one you want.

Four puzzles for the Thanksgiving season: the dinner table, the pies that come after it, the things we’re grateful for, and the parade and football that fill the afternoon. Put a few copies out while the turkey is in the oven, and everyone from grandkids to great-grandparents can join in.

The rules are easy on the eyes: words read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

Puzzle 1: Thanksgiving Dinner

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BUTTER
  • CARVE
  • CASSEROLE
  • CORNBREAD
  • CRANBERRY
  • GRAVY
  • GREEN BEANS
  • MASHED
  • PLATTER
  • POTATOES
  • ROLLS
  • STUFFING
  • TURKEY
  • YAMS

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Puzzle 2: Pies and Desserts

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • APPLE
  • CINNAMON
  • CLOVES
  • COBBLER
  • CRUST
  • CUSTARD
  • GINGER
  • LATTICE
  • MERINGUE
  • NUTMEG
  • PECAN
  • PUMPKIN
  • SLICE
  • WHIPPED CREAM

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Puzzle 3: Giving Thanks

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BLESSING
  • FAMILY
  • FRIENDS
  • GATHER
  • GRATEFUL
  • HARVEST
  • HOME
  • KINDNESS
  • LAUGHTER
  • MEMORIES
  • TABLE
  • THANKFUL
  • TOGETHER
  • TRADITION

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Puzzle 4: Parade and Football

Find the 14 words. They read across, down, or diagonally down to the right. None are backwards.

  • BALLOON
  • CHEER
  • DRUMS
  • FIELD
  • FLOAT
  • HALFTIME
  • HUDDLE
  • KICKOFF
  • MARCHING BAND
  • PARADE
  • STADIUM
  • TAILGATE
  • TEAM
  • TOUCHDOWN

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Answer key

The letters of each word are dark and boxed.

Puzzle 1: Thanksgiving Dinner
Puzzle 2: Pies and Desserts
Puzzle 3: Giving Thanks
Puzzle 4: Parade and Football

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