Get in the celebration spirit with a holiday word search for Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more
24 Free Holiday Word Searches
Updated on Jul. 11, 2025
Challenging your brain with printable word searches is fun all year, but a holiday word search is sure to get you in the spirit for celebrating. You can print out these word search puzzles to keep yourself or the kids in your family entertained during holiday gatherings, from St. Patrick’s Day to the Fourth of July to Christmas.
Different words are hidden in the puzzles horizontally, vertically, diagonally and sometimes at a right angle (more details on those unique word searches below). If you’re not an expert, no need to worry—there are easy, medium and challenging puzzles for everyone. Bonus: They’re free! Keep scrolling to find a word search puzzle for any upcoming holiday.
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Valentine’s Day word searches
Ready to celebrate all the love in your life with meaningful flowers, chocolate, hugs … and games? These Valentine’s Day word searches start off easy and get more challenging. See how many you can work through. The first puzzle has 12 hidden words, and the last has more than 30.
St. Patrick’s Day word searches
Coins, leprechauns, luck, rainbows and everything green, oh my! Try to find all the words in these three St. Patrick’s Day word searches.
Easter word searches
If you got through Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day, you should be a pro at these Easter word searches. Try to find all the hidden words. Remember, they’re spelled out horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Arrows on the puzzles also indicate how the words appear.
Mother’s Day word searches
Print out these free holiday word search puzzles and spend some quality time with Mom, solving them together. Also, don’t forget to get her a card and flowers and tell her how much she means to you.
Father’s Day word search
Don’t forget about the dads! Here’s a fun and easy word search you can do with your dad or grandfather on Father’s Day this year.
Fourth of July word search
See how quickly you can find the words fireworks, liberty, patriotism and freedom in this printable word search.
Halloween word searches
The first Halloween word search here is pretty easy, but the third one is a little trickier. Word search No. 3 is a zigzag puzzle, meaning that the words go right, left, up and down—and they can bend at a right angle. Words do not go diagonally. One word is already highlighted to help get you started. There’s also an answer key, if needed (but no peeking)!
Thanksgiving word searches
Before cutting into the turkey and eating your pumpkin pie, try out these fun Thanksgiving holiday word searches. They get harder as you go, and the last puzzle is a zigzag word search. Because one of the things to be grateful for is a challenge!
Christmas word searches
The holidays can be stressful. Take a break from cleaning, cooking and shopping for Christmas gifts to unwind with these puzzles. Get the whole family involved by printing them out and adding them to everyone’s stockings on Christmas morning.
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