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

Four free large-print winter word searches: a snow day, staying warm inside, winter sports, and winter weather. Print one or all, with answer keys.

By Steady Neighbor Editorial Team · Updated

The short answer

Four free large-print winter 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 cold months: a snow day outside, staying warm inside, winter sports, and the weather that keeps us indoors. Each one has 14 words to find in big, bold letters, and each fits on one sheet of regular letter-size paper. They’re not tied to any holiday, so they work from December right through February.

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

Puzzle 1: Snow Day

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

  • BLIZZARD
  • BOOTS
  • DRIFT
  • FLURRY
  • FROST
  • ICICLE
  • IGLOO
  • MITTENS
  • SHOVEL
  • SLED
  • SNOWBALL
  • SNOWMAN
  • SNOWPLOW
  • TOBOGGAN

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Puzzle 2: Warm Inside

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

  • ARMCHAIR
  • CHILI
  • COMFORTER
  • FIREWOOD
  • FLANNEL
  • KINDLING
  • NOVEL
  • OATMEAL
  • PUZZLE
  • RADIATOR
  • STEW
  • TEAPOT
  • WOODSTOVE
  • WOOL SOCKS

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Puzzle 3: Winter Sports

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

  • BOBSLED
  • CHAIRLIFT
  • CURLING
  • DOWNHILL
  • GOALIE
  • HOCKEY
  • ICE RINK
  • LODGE
  • PUCK
  • SKATING
  • SKIING
  • SLALOM
  • SLEDDING
  • SNOWSHOE

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Puzzle 4: Winter Weather

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

  • ARCTIC
  • COLD SNAP
  • FORECAST
  • FREEZING
  • FRIGID
  • GUST
  • HAIL
  • OVERCAST
  • POLAR
  • SLEET
  • SLUSH
  • SNOWFLAKE
  • THAW
  • WINDCHILL

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Answer key

The letters of each word are dark and boxed.

Puzzle 1: Snow Day
Puzzle 2: Warm Inside
Puzzle 3: Winter Sports
Puzzle 4: Winter Weather

Free large-print puzzles from Steady Neighbor · steadyneighbor.com/puzzles/winter-word-search/

More puzzles for the season

Our Christmas word searches cover decorations, cookies, Santa’s workshop and Christmas morning. Watching the feeder on a snowy morning? Try our bird word searches. Rather work with numbers? Try our large-print easy sudoku.

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