Advent Word Search

Three advent puzzles, from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy8 × 8 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 16 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Advent Word Search, easy level: 8 by 8 letter grid
N	A	G	N	V	T	W	H
R	T	U	J	O	Y	R	E
E	C	A	N	D	L	E	S
O	A	A	S	M	S	A	H
D	U	A	T	C	N	T	O
O	G	W	A	I	T	H	P
O	L	E	R	I	W	S	E
R	I	A	S	O	N	G	L

Find these 8 words

CANDLE
DOOR
HOPE
JOY
SONG
STAR
WAIT
WREATH

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Advent Word Search, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
T	T	F	H	I	L	Q	I	E	E	O	E
W	C	A	L	E	N	D	A	R	E	N	C
A	R	O	I	G	N	I	E	H	I	W	H
I	I	S	U	N	D	A	Y	P	R	E	O
T	B	D	T	N	S	P	S	N	S	F	C
I	B	T	E	T	T	E	U	I	D	N	O
N	O	S	O	C	L	D	R	R	T	N	L
G	N	T	D	D	E	P	O	D	P	E	A
H	E	O	N	I	R	M	I	W	S	L	T
S	N	A	I	U	A	I	B	G	N	T	E
R	C	I	S	T	O	R	P	E	R	T	T
B	E	T	H	L	E	H	E	M	R	N	T

Find these 12 words

BETHLEHEM
CALENDAR
CANDLES
CHOCOLATE
COUNTDOWN
DECEMBER
PINE
PURPLE
RIBBON
SUNDAY
SURPRISE
WAITING

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Advent Word Search, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
G	S	R	L	I	T	T	L	E	D	O	O	R	S	M
R	E	D	I	U	H	S	E	V	O	L	A	E	L	E
A	D	V	E	N	T	W	R	E	A	T	H	C	E	S
T	E	W	A	G	D	R	M	S	R	H	O	E	A	E
I	T	F	N	N	E	H	F	A	M	E	S	L	P	E
T	N	I	E	I	T	H	U	M	A	T	O	R	G	E
U	O	R	E	T	A	I	N	T	O	H	E	H	E	V
D	I	B	R	I	E	H	C	S	C	P	P	O	M	S
E	T	R	G	A	L	S	C	I	A	E	D	T	H	E
P	I	A	R	W	A	T	N	R	P	O	C	T	T	W
I	D	N	E	H	W	T	A	H	E	A	S	A	I	H
N	A	C	V	C	N	T	N	C	W	P	T	N	E	O
O	R	H	E	I	I	G	U	T	W	T	A	I	E	P
A	T	E	A	O	B	S	O	R	I	S	A	P	O	E
T	O	S	N	E	L	D	N	A	C	K	N	I	P	N

Find these 16 words

ADVENT WREATH
ANTICIPATION
CHRISTMAS EVE
EVERGREEN
FIR BRANCHES
GRATITUDE
HOPE
LITTLE DOORS
LOVE
PAPER CHAIN
PEACE
PINK CANDLE
PREPARATION
SAINT NICHOLAS
TRADITION
WAITING

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About these word searches

These advent word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Joy, Door and Hope in an 8 × 8 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 16 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, a morning work sheet or a vocabulary warm-up before a theme lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in US Letter or A4, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer key. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger kids on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer key on a separate sheet for self-checking.
Color in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

N	A	G	N	V	T	W	H
R	T	U	J	O	Y	R	E
E	C	A	N	D	L	E	S
O	A	A	S	M	S	A	H
D	U	A	T	C	N	T	O
O	G	W	A	I	T	H	P
O	L	E	R	I	W	S	E
R	I	A	S	O	N	G	L

T	T	F	H	I	L	Q	I	E	E	O	E
W	C	A	L	E	N	D	A	R	E	N	C
A	R	O	I	G	N	I	E	H	I	W	H
I	I	S	U	N	D	A	Y	P	R	E	O
T	B	D	T	N	S	P	S	N	S	F	C
I	B	T	E	T	T	E	U	I	D	N	O
N	O	S	O	C	L	D	R	R	T	N	L
G	N	T	D	D	E	P	O	D	P	E	A
H	E	O	N	I	R	M	I	W	S	L	T
S	N	A	I	U	A	I	B	G	N	T	E
R	C	I	S	T	O	R	P	E	R	T	T
B	E	T	H	L	E	H	E	M	R	N	T

G	S	R	L	I	T	T	L	E	D	O	O	R	S	M
R	E	D	I	U	H	S	E	V	O	L	A	E	L	E
A	D	V	E	N	T	W	R	E	A	T	H	C	E	S
T	E	W	A	G	D	R	M	S	R	H	O	E	A	E
I	T	F	N	N	E	H	F	A	M	E	S	L	P	E
T	N	I	E	I	T	H	U	M	A	T	O	R	G	E
U	O	R	E	T	A	I	N	T	O	H	E	H	E	V
D	I	B	R	I	E	H	C	S	C	P	P	O	M	S
E	T	R	G	A	L	S	C	I	A	E	D	T	H	E
P	I	A	R	W	A	T	N	R	P	O	C	T	T	W
I	D	N	E	H	W	T	A	H	E	A	S	A	I	H
N	A	C	V	C	N	T	N	C	W	P	T	N	E	O
O	R	H	E	I	I	G	U	T	W	T	A	I	E	P
A	T	E	A	O	B	S	O	R	I	S	A	P	O	E
T	O	S	N	E	L	D	N	A	C	K	N	I	P	N

N	A	G	N	V	T	W	H
R	T	U	J	O	Y	R	E
E	C	A	N	D	L	E	S
O	A	A	S	M	S	A	H
D	U	A	T	C	N	T	O
O	G	W	A	I	T	H	P
O	L	E	R	I	W	S	E
R	I	A	S	O	N	G	L

T	T	F	H	I	L	Q	I	E	E	O	E
W	C	A	L	E	N	D	A	R	E	N	C
A	R	O	I	G	N	I	E	H	I	W	H
I	I	S	U	N	D	A	Y	P	R	E	O
T	B	D	T	N	S	P	S	N	S	F	C
I	B	T	E	T	T	E	U	I	D	N	O
N	O	S	O	C	L	D	R	R	T	N	L
G	N	T	D	D	E	P	O	D	P	E	A
H	E	O	N	I	R	M	I	W	S	L	T
S	N	A	I	U	A	I	B	G	N	T	E
R	C	I	S	T	O	R	P	E	R	T	T
B	E	T	H	L	E	H	E	M	R	N	T

G	S	R	L	I	T	T	L	E	D	O	O	R	S	M
R	E	D	I	U	H	S	E	V	O	L	A	E	L	E
A	D	V	E	N	T	W	R	E	A	T	H	C	E	S
T	E	W	A	G	D	R	M	S	R	H	O	E	A	E
I	T	F	N	N	E	H	F	A	M	E	S	L	P	E
T	N	I	E	I	T	H	U	M	A	T	O	R	G	E
U	O	R	E	T	A	I	N	T	O	H	E	H	E	V
D	I	B	R	I	E	H	C	S	C	P	P	O	M	S
E	T	R	G	A	L	S	C	I	A	E	D	T	H	E
P	I	A	R	W	A	T	N	R	P	O	C	T	T	W
I	D	N	E	H	W	T	A	H	E	A	S	A	I	H
N	A	C	V	C	N	T	N	C	W	P	T	N	E	O
O	R	H	E	I	I	G	U	T	W	T	A	I	E	P
A	T	E	A	O	B	S	O	R	I	S	A	P	O	E
T	O	S	N	E	L	D	N	A	C	K	N	I	P	N

Advent Word Search

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 16 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

N	A	G	N	V	T	W	H
R	T	U	J	O	Y	R	E
E	C	A	N	D	L	E	S
O	A	A	S	M	S	A	H
D	U	A	T	C	N	T	O
O	G	W	A	I	T	H	P
O	L	E	R	I	W	S	E
R	I	A	S	O	N	G	L

T	T	F	H	I	L	Q	I	E	E	O	E
W	C	A	L	E	N	D	A	R	E	N	C
A	R	O	I	G	N	I	E	H	I	W	H
I	I	S	U	N	D	A	Y	P	R	E	O
T	B	D	T	N	S	P	S	N	S	F	C
I	B	T	E	T	T	E	U	I	D	N	O
N	O	S	O	C	L	D	R	R	T	N	L
G	N	T	D	D	E	P	O	D	P	E	A
H	E	O	N	I	R	M	I	W	S	L	T
S	N	A	I	U	A	I	B	G	N	T	E
R	C	I	S	T	O	R	P	E	R	T	T
B	E	T	H	L	E	H	E	M	R	N	T

G	S	R	L	I	T	T	L	E	D	O	O	R	S	M
R	E	D	I	U	H	S	E	V	O	L	A	E	L	E
A	D	V	E	N	T	W	R	E	A	T	H	C	E	S
T	E	W	A	G	D	R	M	S	R	H	O	E	A	E
I	T	F	N	N	E	H	F	A	M	E	S	L	P	E
T	N	I	E	I	T	H	U	M	A	T	O	R	G	E
U	O	R	E	T	A	I	N	T	O	H	E	H	E	V
D	I	B	R	I	E	H	C	S	C	P	P	O	M	S
E	T	R	G	A	L	S	C	I	A	E	D	T	H	E
P	I	A	R	W	A	T	N	R	P	O	C	T	T	W
I	D	N	E	H	W	T	A	H	E	A	S	A	I	H
N	A	C	V	C	N	T	N	C	W	P	T	N	E	O
O	R	H	E	I	I	G	U	T	W	T	A	I	E	P
A	T	E	A	O	B	S	O	R	I	S	A	P	O	E
T	O	S	N	E	L	D	N	A	C	K	N	I	P	N