Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Christmas Eve Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Pajamas on, cookies and carrots set out, the last gifts wrapped by candlelight. This puzzle captures the hush of the night before Christmas and makes a lovely fireside activity while you wait.

Preview of the easy christmas eve word search page

Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print

12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 43 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 43 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Preview of the medium christmas eve word search page

Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print

All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.

Print: US LetterPDF · 1 page · 44 KB Print: A4PDF · 1 page · 44 KB

Answer key: LetterPDF · 1 page · 45 KB Answer key: A4PDF · 1 page · 45 KB

How to print

Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.

Words in this puzzle

The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).

MIDNIGHT
CANDLELIGHT
CAROLING
PAJAMAS
FIRESIDE
STORYBOOK
WRAPPING PAPER
GIFT TAGS
SNOWFALL
SLEIGH BELLS
CARROTS
COOKIES
COCOA
FAMILY
WISH LIST
CHOIR
STOCKINGS
ANTICIPATION

Checked by our software

Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.