Nativity Word Search

Three nativity puzzles, from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
US Letter & A4

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy9 × 9 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 16 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Print / PDFLetter PDFA4 PDF Answer key

The puzzles and their word lists

The same grids as the PDFs, to check a word or plan a lesson.

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Nativity Word Search, easy level: 9 by 9 letter grid
B	O	I	R	I	U	W	T	O
M	T	A	B	N	T	U	A	M
A	J	O	S	E	P	H	I	A
N	N	N	B	O	E	A	S	R
G	R	U	C	N	H	D	H	Y
E	E	A	N	G	E	L	E	H
R	S	C	H	A	S	U	E	A
V	I	O	S	T	A	R	P	Y
O	S	B	A	B	Y	R	S	E

Find these 8 words

ANGEL
BABY
HAY
JOSEPH
MANGER
MARY
SHEEP
STAR

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Nativity Word Search, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
O	D	A	D	R	H	A	K	I	N	G	S
T	E	I	O	I	D	N	I	I	E	A	B
F	R	A	N	K	I	N	C	E	N	S	E
E	T	E	K	N	R	D	L	I	D	L	T
N	S	B	E	N	K	B	A	R	E	N	H
O	N	C	Y	T	A	E	E	T	N	D	L
N	G	O	A	T	T	H	E	L	H	M	E
N	D	O	S	M	P	E	S	P	H	Y	H
D	A	D	L	E	E	U	T	I	E	R	E
O	S	F	H	D	S	L	N	S	N	R	M
N	I	S	X	E	L	E	S	T	D	H	N
E	H	E	J	G	A	B	R	I	E	L	U

Find these 12 words

BETHLEHEM
CAMELS
DONKEY
FRANKINCENSE
GABRIEL
GOLD
INNKEEPER
JESUS
KINGS
MYRRH
SHEPHERDS
STABLE

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Nativity Word Search, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
M	J	G	S	O	T	E	G	I	H	E	R	W	S	A
E	R	L	O	E	R	T	W	I	E	L	I	O	C	H
H	E	A	V	E	N	L	Y	H	O	S	T	A	N	T
E	A	O	G	S	G	E	H	V	E	E	E	C	B	E
L	E	O	E	E	I	G	A	M	N	S	E	H	O	R
H	M	G	L	C	D	L	E	R	A	T	Y	O	A	A
T	M	H	N	I	E	N	E	R	R	L	A	I	E	Z
E	A	A	L	I	H	N	A	N	I	Y	R	R	E	A
B	N	C	E	F	L	U	S	M	T	O	G	L	M	N
F	U	I	B	E	G	D	A	U	L	N	T	L	S	I
O	E	S	H	U	G	F	D	G	S	Y	I	U	A	O
R	L	N	S	W	Y	E	I	A	V	H	R	G	H	T
A	T	T	S	L	G	D	P	O	W	T	N	O	H	A
T	U	J	O	U	R	N	E	Y	T	S	W	N	L	T
S	T	H	G	O	E	D	S	W	E	N	D	O	O	G

Find these 16 words

CAESAR AUGUSTUS
CENSUS
CHOIR
EMMANUEL
GLORIA
GLORY
GOOD NEWS
HEAVENLY HOST
HOLY FAMILY
JOURNEY
MAGI
NAZARETH
SILENT NIGHT
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
SWADDLING
WISE MEN

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About these word searches

These nativity word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Hay, Baby and Mary in a 9 × 9 grid, reading only across and down, the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals and the hard one packs 16 longer words into a 15 × 15 grid, in all eight directions including backwards.

Easy suits early readers (around ages 5–7) who are learning to spot letter patterns; medium and hard work well for ages 7–9 and up, as a quiet-time activity, a morning work sheet or a vocabulary warm-up before a theme lesson.

Every sheet prints on one page in US Letter or A4, with the word list under the grid and a matching answer key. Each grid is checked with a solver, so every word in the list is in it exactly once.

Start younger kids on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer key on a separate sheet for self-checking.
Color in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

B	O	I	R	I	U	W	T	O
M	T	A	B	N	T	U	A	M
A	J	O	S	E	P	H	I	A
N	N	N	B	O	E	A	S	R
G	R	U	C	N	H	D	H	Y
E	E	A	N	G	E	L	E	H
R	S	C	H	A	S	U	E	A
V	I	O	S	T	A	R	P	Y
O	S	B	A	B	Y	R	S	E

O	D	A	D	R	H	A	K	I	N	G	S
T	E	I	O	I	D	N	I	I	E	A	B
F	R	A	N	K	I	N	C	E	N	S	E
E	T	E	K	N	R	D	L	I	D	L	T
N	S	B	E	N	K	B	A	R	E	N	H
O	N	C	Y	T	A	E	E	T	N	D	L
N	G	O	A	T	T	H	E	L	H	M	E
N	D	O	S	M	P	E	S	P	H	Y	H
D	A	D	L	E	E	U	T	I	E	R	E
O	S	F	H	D	S	L	N	S	N	R	M
N	I	S	X	E	L	E	S	T	D	H	N
E	H	E	J	G	A	B	R	I	E	L	U

M	J	G	S	O	T	E	G	I	H	E	R	W	S	A
E	R	L	O	E	R	T	W	I	E	L	I	O	C	H
H	E	A	V	E	N	L	Y	H	O	S	T	A	N	T
E	A	O	G	S	G	E	H	V	E	E	E	C	B	E
L	E	O	E	E	I	G	A	M	N	S	E	H	O	R
H	M	G	L	C	D	L	E	R	A	T	Y	O	A	A
T	M	H	N	I	E	N	E	R	R	L	A	I	E	Z
E	A	A	L	I	H	N	A	N	I	Y	R	R	E	A
B	N	C	E	F	L	U	S	M	T	O	G	L	M	N
F	U	I	B	E	G	D	A	U	L	N	T	L	S	I
O	E	S	H	U	G	F	D	G	S	Y	I	U	A	O
R	L	N	S	W	Y	E	I	A	V	H	R	G	H	T
A	T	T	S	L	G	D	P	O	W	T	N	O	H	A
T	U	J	O	U	R	N	E	Y	T	S	W	N	L	T
S	T	H	G	O	E	D	S	W	E	N	D	O	O	G

B	O	I	R	I	U	W	T	O
M	T	A	B	N	T	U	A	M
A	J	O	S	E	P	H	I	A
N	N	N	B	O	E	A	S	R
G	R	U	C	N	H	D	H	Y
E	E	A	N	G	E	L	E	H
R	S	C	H	A	S	U	E	A
V	I	O	S	T	A	R	P	Y
O	S	B	A	B	Y	R	S	E

O	D	A	D	R	H	A	K	I	N	G	S
T	E	I	O	I	D	N	I	I	E	A	B
F	R	A	N	K	I	N	C	E	N	S	E
E	T	E	K	N	R	D	L	I	D	L	T
N	S	B	E	N	K	B	A	R	E	N	H
O	N	C	Y	T	A	E	E	T	N	D	L
N	G	O	A	T	T	H	E	L	H	M	E
N	D	O	S	M	P	E	S	P	H	Y	H
D	A	D	L	E	E	U	T	I	E	R	E
O	S	F	H	D	S	L	N	S	N	R	M
N	I	S	X	E	L	E	S	T	D	H	N
E	H	E	J	G	A	B	R	I	E	L	U

M	J	G	S	O	T	E	G	I	H	E	R	W	S	A
E	R	L	O	E	R	T	W	I	E	L	I	O	C	H
H	E	A	V	E	N	L	Y	H	O	S	T	A	N	T
E	A	O	G	S	G	E	H	V	E	E	E	C	B	E
L	E	O	E	E	I	G	A	M	N	S	E	H	O	R
H	M	G	L	C	D	L	E	R	A	T	Y	O	A	A
T	M	H	N	I	E	N	E	R	R	L	A	I	E	Z
E	A	A	L	I	H	N	A	N	I	Y	R	R	E	A
B	N	C	E	F	L	U	S	M	T	O	G	L	M	N
F	U	I	B	E	G	D	A	U	L	N	T	L	S	I
O	E	S	H	U	G	F	D	G	S	Y	I	U	A	O
R	L	N	S	W	Y	E	I	A	V	H	R	G	H	T
A	T	T	S	L	G	D	P	O	W	T	N	O	H	A
T	U	J	O	U	R	N	E	Y	T	S	W	N	L	T
S	T	H	G	O	E	D	S	W	E	N	D	O	O	G

Nativity Word Search

Pick a puzzle!

The puzzles and their word lists

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Find these 8 words

Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Find these 12 words

Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Find these 16 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

B	O	I	R	I	U	W	T	O
M	T	A	B	N	T	U	A	M
A	J	O	S	E	P	H	I	A
N	N	N	B	O	E	A	S	R
G	R	U	C	N	H	D	H	Y
E	E	A	N	G	E	L	E	H
R	S	C	H	A	S	U	E	A
V	I	O	S	T	A	R	P	Y
O	S	B	A	B	Y	R	S	E

O	D	A	D	R	H	A	K	I	N	G	S
T	E	I	O	I	D	N	I	I	E	A	B
F	R	A	N	K	I	N	C	E	N	S	E
E	T	E	K	N	R	D	L	I	D	L	T
N	S	B	E	N	K	B	A	R	E	N	H
O	N	C	Y	T	A	E	E	T	N	D	L
N	G	O	A	T	T	H	E	L	H	M	E
N	D	O	S	M	P	E	S	P	H	Y	H
D	A	D	L	E	E	U	T	I	E	R	E
O	S	F	H	D	S	L	N	S	N	R	M
N	I	S	X	E	L	E	S	T	D	H	N
E	H	E	J	G	A	B	R	I	E	L	U

M	J	G	S	O	T	E	G	I	H	E	R	W	S	A
E	R	L	O	E	R	T	W	I	E	L	I	O	C	H
H	E	A	V	E	N	L	Y	H	O	S	T	A	N	T
E	A	O	G	S	G	E	H	V	E	E	E	C	B	E
L	E	O	E	E	I	G	A	M	N	S	E	H	O	R
H	M	G	L	C	D	L	E	R	A	T	Y	O	A	A
T	M	H	N	I	E	N	E	R	R	L	A	I	E	Z
E	A	A	L	I	H	N	A	N	I	Y	R	R	E	A
B	N	C	E	F	L	U	S	M	T	O	G	L	M	N
F	U	I	B	E	G	D	A	U	L	N	T	L	S	I
O	E	S	H	U	G	F	D	G	S	Y	I	U	A	O
R	L	N	S	W	Y	E	I	A	V	H	R	G	H	T
A	T	T	S	L	G	D	P	O	W	T	N	O	H	A
T	U	J	O	U	R	N	E	Y	T	S	W	N	L	T
S	T	H	G	O	E	D	S	W	E	N	D	O	O	G