Gingerbread Wordsearch

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

2 puzzles
A4 & US Letter
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Difficulty: Easy9 × 9 · 8 wordsWords go across and down.A4 PDF Letter PDFAnswer sheet
Difficulty: Medium12 × 12 · 12 wordsAcross, down and diagonal.A4 PDF Letter PDFAnswer 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

Gingerbread Wordsearch, easy level: 9 by 9 letter grid
O	C	G	U	O	H	S	N	H
L	O	E	E	T	W	P	D	G
S	V	C	O	O	K	I	E	I
I	E	F	Y	G	T	C	Y	N
C	N	U	N	L	S	E	A	G
I	H	O	U	S	E	S	X	E
N	H	S	B	A	K	E	X	R
G	I	C	A	N	D	Y	I	B
N	E	U	D	S	T	V	N	S

Find these 8 words

BAKE
CANDY
COOKIE
GINGER
HOUSE
ICING
OVEN
SPICE

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Medium puzzle Difficulty: Medium

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

Find these 12 words

APRON
CINNAMON
COOKIE CUTTER
DOUGH
FROSTING
GUMDROPS
MOLASSES
PEPPERMINT
RAISINS
ROLLING PIN
SPRINKLES
SUGAR

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For parents & teachers

About these word searches

These gingerbread wordsearches come in two levels: the easy one hides 8 short words such as Bake, Oven and Candy in a 9 × 9 grid, reading only across and down and the medium one has 12 words in a 12 × 12 grid and adds diagonals.

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.

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

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

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

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

Gingerbread 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

About these word searches

More wordsearch themes

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

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