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title: "Free Winter word search with answer key"
description: "A free printable winter word search for children. Find snow, frost, mittens and 13 more chilly words on a 15 by 15 grid, with an answer key. No sign-up needed."
source: "https://www.oncebooks.com/word-search/winter"
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Free printable

# Winter word search

Winter wraps the world in frost, snow and long cosy evenings indoors. The chilly words of the season are hidden across the grid for children to find. A snug pick for a cold day by the fire.

PuzzleDesign

Puzzle title

Words (one per line, or comma separated)SNOW ICE FROST MITTENS SCARF SNOWMAN SNOWFLAKE BLIZZARD ICICLE SLEDGE SKATING SHIVER FROSTY IGLOO SNOWBALL FIREPLACE

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=eyJ0aXRsZSI6IldpbnRlciBXb3JkIFNlYXJjaCIsIndvcmRzIjpbIlNOT1ciLCJJQ0UiLCJGUk9TVCIsIk1JVFRFTlMiLCJTQ0FSRiIsIlNOT1dNQU4iLCJTTk9XRkxBS0UiLCJCTElaWkFSRCIsIklDSUNMRSIsIlNMRURHRSIsIlNLQVRJTkciLCJTSElWRVIiLCJGUk9TVFkiLCJJR0xPTyIsIlNOT1dCQUxMIiwiRklSRVBMQUNFIl0sImNvbG9yVGhlbWUiOnsidGhlbWVJZCI6ImNsYXNzaWMiLCJvdmVycmlkZXMiOnt9fX0)

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Preview

The puzzle and its answer key, as they print.

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- ## Winter Word Search

  Winter Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  FIREPLACE

  MITTENS

  SCARF

  SNOWFLAKE

  ICICLE

  IGLOO

  BLIZZARD

  SLEDGE

  SNOW

  SNOWBALL

  FROSTY

  ICE

  SNOWMAN

  SHIVER

  SKATING

  FROST

  1

  Puzzle
- ## Winter Word Search · Answers

  Winter Word Search · Find all 16 hidden words

  FIREPLACE

  MITTENS

  SCARF

  SNOWFLAKE

  ICICLE

  IGLOO

  BLIZZARD

  SLEDGE

  SNOW

  SNOWBALL

  FROSTY

  ICE

  SNOWMAN

  SHIVER

  SKATING

  FROST

  2

  Answer key

Generate puzzlePrint / save PDF

## Words to find in this winter word search

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

- Snow
- Ice
- Frost
- Mittens
- Scarf
- Snowman
- Snowflake
- Blizzard
- Icicle
- Sledge
- Skating
- Shiver
- Frosty
- Igloo
- Snowball
- Fireplace

## Making a whole winter book?

This page makes one winter 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 winter word search free to print?**

Yes. Generate the winter 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 winter 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 winter 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.