Free printable · 18 words · answer key included

Lunar New Year Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print

Lunar New Year falls on February 6, 2027, the start of the Year of the Goat. Red envelopes, lanterns, dumplings and the lion dance all hide in this grid, ready for a family puzzle during the spring festival.

Preview of the easy lunar new year 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 lunar new year 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).

RED ENVELOPE
LANTERNS
DRAGON DANCE
LION DANCE
FIREWORKS
DUMPLINGS
NOODLES
TANGERINES
ZODIAC
REUNION
FIRECRACKERS
SPRING FESTIVAL
GOOD FORTUNE
PAPER CUTTING
RICE CAKES
GOAT
PARADE
NEW CLOTHES

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.