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title: "Free Christmas word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable Christmas word search for children. Find Santa, reindeer, presents and 13 more festive words on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/christmas"
---

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Free printable

# Christmas word search

Christmas brings twinkling lights, wrapped presents and a visit from Father Christmas. The words of the festive season are hidden across the grid for children to find. A merry way to count down to the big day.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)SANTA REINDEER SLEIGH PRESENT STOCKING SNOWMAN TINSEL HOLLY WREATH MISTLETOE CAROL GINGERBREAD CANDYCANE ORNAMENT CHIMNEY STAR

Difficulty

EasyMediumHard

Easy hides words across and down; Hard adds diagonals, backwards words and heavier camouflage.

Grid size

Smaller grids print larger.

Answers

Loop wordsShade letters

How the answer key marks each hidden word.

Theme

ClassicBoldSoftShadedNavyIndigoSkyTealEmeraldForestPlumBerryCrimsonEmberAmberCocoa

**Customise colours**

Letters

Frame

Found-word mark

Page background

Style

StandardClean

Clean drops the page-number footer.

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

Two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Loop each hidden word or shade its letters, the answer page updates as you choose.

## Want the whole book?

This makes one puzzle. Sign up to turn your words into a full word search book for Amazon KDP: hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as print-ready PDFs. We carry your words straight into the studio.

[Build the full book](https://app.oncebooks.com/publisher-studio/wordsearch/edit?from=wordsearch&v=2&s=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IkNocmlzdG1hcyBXb3JkIFNlYXJjaCIsIndvcmRzIjpbIlNBTlRBIiwiUkVJTkRFRVIiLCJTTEVJR0giLCJQUkVTRU5UIiwiU1RPQ0tJTkciLCJTTk9XTUFOIiwiVElOU0VMIiwiSE9MTFkiLCJXUkVBVEgiLCJNSVNUTEVUT0UiLCJDQVJPTCIsIkdJTkdFUkJSRUFEIiwiQ0FORFlDQU5FIiwiT1JOQU1FTlQiLCJDSElNTkVZIiwiU1RBUiJdLCJjb2xvclRoZW1lIjp7InRoZW1lSWQiOiJjbGFzc2ljIiwib3ZlcnJpZGVzIjp7fX19)

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Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Christmas Word Search

  Christmas Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  GINGERBREAD

  SNOWMAN

  HOLLY

  CANDYCANE

  CHIMNEY

  CAROL

  MISTLETOE

  PRESENT

  SANTA

  STOCKING

  SLEIGH

  STAR

  REINDEER

  WREATH

  ORNAMENT

  TINSEL

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Christmas Word Search · Answers

  Christmas Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  GINGERBREAD

  SNOWMAN

  HOLLY

  CANDYCANE

  CHIMNEY

  CAROL

  MISTLETOE

  PRESENT

  SANTA

  STOCKING

  SLEIGH

  STAR

  REINDEER

  WREATH

  ORNAMENT

  TINSEL

  2

  Answer key

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## Words to find in this christmas word search

These 16 words are hidden in the grid above, and they print alongside the puzzle so solvers know what to look for.

- Santa
- Reindeer
- Sleigh
- Present
- Stocking
- Snowman
- Tinsel
- Holly
- Wreath
- Mistletoe
- Carol
- Gingerbread
- Candycane
- Ornament
- Chimney
- Star

## Making a whole christmas book?

This page makes one christmas puzzle. To publish a themed book on Amazon KDP, the [KDP word-search maker](https://www.oncebooks.com/kdp-word-search-maker) generates hundreds of puzzles at any trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF. Generate once, export unlimited sizes.

## More word search themes

- [Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/animals)
- [Ocean Animals](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/ocean-animals)
- [Space](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/space)
- [Dinosaurs](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/dinosaurs)
- [Birds](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/birds)
- [Insects](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/insects)

[See every word search theme](https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search)

## Questions

**Is this christmas word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the christmas puzzle above, with its 16 hidden words and an answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.

**Can I change the christmas word list?**

Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed list, but you can edit the words or the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.

**Can I make a christmas word search book to sell on KDP?**

Yes. The free tool makes one puzzle. Publisher Studio generates hundreds of puzzles at any KDP trim, as a print-ready 300 DPI interior and answer-key PDF, so you can publish a themed book.