New Year Word Search

Three new year 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 · 17 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

New Year Word Search, easy level: 9 by 9 letter grid
B	I	T	E	I	S	M	O	O
P	C	H	A	T	S	W	N	D
A	U	O	P	A	R	T	Y	R
D	C	M	U	S	I	C	E	U
A	C	T	C	H	E	E	R	M
N	L	O	R	M	Y	Y	B	H
C	O	B	A	O	Y	E	N	O
E	C	H	F	R	C	A	E	O
N	K	R	O	K	T	R	T	T

Find these 8 words

CHEER
CLOCK
DANCE
DRUM
HATS
MUSIC
PARTY
YEAR

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Find these 12 words

BALLOONS
CELEBRATE
CONFETTI
COUNTDOWN
DECEMBER
FIREWORKS
HAT
HORN
JANUARY
MIDNIGHT
RESOLUTION
SPARKLER

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

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

Find these 17 words

AULD LANG SYNE
CELEBRATION
FAMILY
FIREWORKS SHOW
FRESH START
FRIENDS
GLITTER
GOALS
KAZOO
LUCKY
NEW YEAR'S EVE
SNACKS
SPARKLING CIDER
STREAMERS
TIMES SQUARE
TOAST
TRADITION

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About these word searches

These new year word searches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Drum, Hats and Year 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 17 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	I	T	E	I	S	M	O	O
P	C	H	A	T	S	W	N	D
A	U	O	P	A	R	T	Y	R
D	C	M	U	S	I	C	E	U
A	C	T	C	H	E	E	R	M
N	L	O	R	M	Y	Y	B	H
C	O	B	A	O	Y	E	N	O
E	C	H	F	R	C	A	E	O
N	K	R	O	K	T	R	T	T

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

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

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

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

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

New Year 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 17 words

About these word searches

More word search themes

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

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

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