How it works
Pick a level
Easy for early readers. Hard hides words in all eight directions, including backwards.
Download or print
One clean US Letter page, with the answer key on page two. Nothing to sign up for.
Grab a pencil
Or solve on screen: tap the first and last letter of each word you find.
About this puzzle
Big, bold letters and fewer, longer words: an easier-on-the-eyes fall word search. Crunchy leaves, apple picking and sweater weather. A cozy fall word search for September to November.
The large print edition uses an 11×11 grid that fills a letter-size page, and words only run across, down or diagonally down.
All 20 words in this theme: Leaves, Acorn, Apples, Scarecrow, Hayride, Squirrel, Sweater, Maple, Orchard, Cider, Rake, Gourd, Cornfield, October, Chestnut, Harvest, Bonfire, Mushroom, Crisp, Foliage.
Talk about it
Questions to share while solving, for activity groups, memory care or a visit with family:
- Did you rake leaves into a pile and jump in it?
- Was there an orchard or pumpkin patch you visited every year?
- What fall food or smell do you look forward to most?
- Did you ever go on a hayride? What do you remember?
- Which month do you think is the prettiest of the year, and why?
Activity tip: Bring in a few real leaves, acorns or a small gourd to pass around while solving. Touch and smell help many people connect the words to memories.
Questions
How big are the letters?
The grid fills most of a letter-size page, with letters about one and a half times the size of a regular (Medium) word search, and the word list is printed in large type too.
Are these suitable for memory care or activity groups?
Yes. Words only run left to right, top to bottom or diagonally down, so the puzzles are relaxing rather than tricky. Print as many copies as your group needs.
Is there a harder version?
Every theme also has a regular print edition with Easy, Medium and Hard levels.
More large print word searches
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Snowflake, Blizzard, Mittens, Scarf…
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Pumpkin, Costume, Witch, Ghost…
HolidaysThanksgiving
Turkey, Pilgrim, Gratitude, Harvest…
HolidaysChristmas
Reindeer, Sleigh, Stocking, Ornament…
HolidaysNew Year
Midnight, Countdown, Confetti, Fireworks…
HolidaysHanukkah
Menorah, Dreidel, Latkes, Candles…