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Hard Thanksgiving Word Search

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Printable Hard Thanksgiving Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 14 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 7 of the 14 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Printing Tips for the Hard Thanksgiving Word Search

Fourteen words make a full page, with the list in columns under the grid. Harvest Silhouette prints wheat, pumpkins and a turkey along the bottom; Beat the Clock adds boxes to time each player for a race after dinner.

Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 14 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 6 of 8, 7 backwards
Longest Word Butternut Squash (15 letters)

Hard Thanksgiving Word Search: Fourteen Long Words

Fourteen long words, most of them dishes: butternut squash, candied yams, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, pecan pie, sweet potato and pumpkin spice, plus the centerpiece on the table, the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock, and three words for the spirit of the day: abundance, gratitude and thankfulness.

They run in all eight directions, and six of them lie on diagonals. Butternut Squash, with 15 letters, crosses the whole grid from one corner to the other.

Hard Thanksgiving Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 7 of the 14 read backwards. The longest word is Butternut Squash, with 15 letters.

  • Abundance: More than enough of something, the idea a harvest feast celebrates.
  • Butternut Squash: A pale orange winter squash with sweet, nutty flesh, roasted as a side dish or blended into soup.
  • Candied Yams: Sweet potatoes baked with butter and brown sugar, often under a layer of marshmallows. In the United States orange sweet potatoes are often called yams, although true yams are a different plant.
  • Centerpiece: The decoration in the middle of the table, often gourds, leaves, candles or a cornucopia.
  • Cranberry Sauce: A sweet-tart sauce of cranberries and sugar served with the turkey, homemade or sliced straight from the can.
  • Dinner Rolls: Small soft bread rolls served warm with butter.
  • Gratitude: The feeling of being thankful for what you have.
  • Mashed Potatoes: Boiled potatoes mashed with butter and milk, the usual partner of gravy.
  • Mayflower: The ship that carried the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth in 1620.
  • Pecan Pie: A rich pie of pecans in a sweet filling of eggs, butter and syrup, a favorite in the American South.
  • Plymouth Rock: The boulder in Plymouth, Massachusetts, that tradition says marks where the Pilgrims came ashore in 1620.
  • Pumpkin Spice: A blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves used in pumpkin pie, and the flavor of many fall drinks.
  • Sweet Potato: An orange root vegetable, baked, mashed or made into pie.
  • Thankfulness: The state of being thankful, the idea at the heart of the holiday.

How to Solve the Hard Thanksgiving Word Search

"Butternut Squash", with the only Q, runs the full diagonal from corner to corner, reading backwards; "Mashed Potatoes" and "Thankfulness" slope the same way. "Abundance", "Centerpiece" and "Pumpkin Spice" slope down to the right. "Gratitude", with the only G, and "Sweet Potato" read backwards. "Candied Yams", "Cranberry Sauce" and "Plymouth Rock" run down; "Dinner Rolls" and "Mayflower" run up. "Pecan Pie" reads across.

Thanksgiving Games for Teens and Adults

  • Race after dinner: everyone gets a copy, and the winner skips the dishes.
  • Before searching, guess which dishes from the list will be on the table this year.
  • Search only the diagonals first, then the rest, and compare times with someone who searches word by word.

Hard Thanksgiving Word Search FAQ

Who is the Hard Thanksgiving Word Search for?

Teens and adults who want a real challenge on Thanksgiving weekend.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 7 of the 14 read backwards. 6 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Hard Thanksgiving Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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