Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Groundhog Day Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Every February 2, a crowd gathers at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, at sunrise to see whether a groundhog spots his shadow: six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? Print this one and make your own prediction.

Preview of the easy groundhog day 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 groundhog day 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).

GROUNDHOG
SHADOW
BURROW
FEBRUARY
SPRING
SIX WEEKS
FORECAST
PENNSYLVANIA
PUNXSUTAWNEY
GOBBLERS KNOB
TOP HAT
WOODCHUCK
PREDICTION
SUNRISE
CLOUDY
MARMOT
HIBERNATE
WINTER

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.