Autumn Wordsearch

Autumn wordsearches from easy to hard. Print one and start searching!

3 puzzles
A4 & US Letter

Pick a puzzle!

Difficulty: Easy8 × 8 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.Print / PDFA4 PDFLetter PDF Answer sheet
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.Print / PDFA4 PDFLetter PDF Answer sheet
Difficulty: Hard15 × 15 · 17 wordsEvery direction, even backwards.Print / PDFA4 PDFLetter PDF Answer sheet

The puzzles and their word lists

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

Easy puzzle Difficulty: Easy

Autumn Wordsearch, easy level: 8 by 8 letter grid
D	A	D	H	B	N	E	M
A	C	O	R	N	R	O	O
T	E	B	H	A	A	L	A
U	H	A	Y	D	K	E	P
R	E	F	O	P	E	L	P
L	M	O	W	I	A	N	L
E	E	F	L	E	A	F	E
W	C	O	O	L	P	T	M

Find these 8 words

ACORN
APPLE
COOL
HAY
LEAF
OWL
PIE
RAKE

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Autumn Wordsearch, medium level: 12 by 12 letter grid
A	O	P	U	M	P	K	I	N	E	C	D
T	S	C	I	B	A	T	A	S	A	H	W
A	E	Q	T	O	S	M	A	I	R	O	G
L	A	S	U	O	R	C	H	A	R	D	O
T	H	E	H	I	B	S	E	C	N	R	E
S	A	A	A	H	R	E	E	E	H	R	O
C	Y	A	R	D	I	R	R	D	I	W	H
I	R	O	V	O	A	S	E	F	C	C	H
D	I	I	E	C	O	A	N	L	I	I	T
E	D	T	S	L	H	O	G	U	O	N	N
R	E	E	T	P	B	M	A	P	L	E	B
S	W	E	A	T	E	R	I	N	O	T	U

Find these 12 words

BONFIRE
CIDER
CRISP
HARVEST
HAYRIDE
MAPLE
OCTOBER
ORCHARD
PUMPKIN
SCARECROW
SQUIRREL
SWEATER

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Hard puzzle Difficulty: Hard

Autumn Wordsearch, hard level: 15 by 15 letter grid
M	A	L	P	A	N	N	S	D	R	U	O	G	C	E
I	N	D	C	D	X	O	N	I	U	Q	E	G	N	E
G	M	C	H	T	I	M	D	V	E	Y	R	N	T	T
R	U	I	E	E	Z	A	M	N	R	O	C	I	T	F
A	T	A	S	D	E	N	C	C	E	R	O	K	C	U
T	U	T	T	O	E	N	O	T	A	T	N	C	M	T
I	A	C	N	A	Y	I	O	N	E	T	H	I	O	H
O	C	H	U	R	H	C	B	C	A	R	E	P	O	Y
N	S	I	T	L	S	E	P	T	E	M	B	E	R	E
Y	A	P	E	A	R	T	I	B	T	N	M	L	H	B
P	L	M	D	R	H	H	M	R	O	I	I	P	S	I
U	E	U	Y	U	P	E	O	S	G	D	L	P	U	I
N	R	N	K	R	V	O	H	O	D	S	I	A	M	T
T	R	K	R	O	O	H	A	Y	S	T	A	C	K	E
F	L	A	N	N	E	L	A	E	G	A	I	L	O	F

Find these 17 words

APPLE PICKING
AUTUMN
CHESTNUT
CHIPMUNK
CINNAMON
CORN MAZE
CRANBERRY
EQUINOX
FLANNEL
FOLIAGE
GOURDS
HAYSTACK
MIGRATION
MUSHROOM
NOVEMBER
PINECONE
SEPTEMBER

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About these word searches

These autumn wordsearches come in three levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Hay, Owl and Pie in an 8 × 8 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, an early-morning task or a vocabulary warm-up before a topic lesson.

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

Start younger children on easy and let them tick off each word as they find it.
Print the answer sheet separately so they can check their own work.
Colour in the pictures and the found words with crayons or highlighters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Autumn Wordsearch

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 wordsearch themes

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

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

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