Thanksgiving is a time for practicing gratitude and sharing holiday food with family and friends. This year you can also celebrate with a printable Thanksgiving word scramble puzzle that the whole family can enjoy!
This word scramble is part of our collection of free puzzles. We have been sharing lots of printables this fall and this Thanksgiving scramble is the latest in our collection.
Free word scramble puzzles are great for all ages. They’re challenging enough for adults, but also contain a word bank at the bottom if kids need a little extra help!
Not only would they be great to share with your family this Thanksgiving, but they would also make excellent printables for your local church group or classroom full of children.
How do do this printable Thanksgiving word scramble
This word scramble features 22 words about Thanksgiving. Unscramble the words and write the answer on the line next to the scrambled word.
There is a word bank at the bottom of all the words contained in this word scramble printable. You can refer to it if you have a hard time unscrambling this puzzle.
We have multiple printables for Thanksgiving. Check out our Thanksgiving word search for more fun this holiday season. It’s a word puzzle that’s great for both kids and adults!
Other holiday word scrambles
In addition to this Thanksgiving printable word scramble, we have other word puzzles for the holidays. Check out the holiday word scrambles and word searches below.
- Groundhog Day – word search puzzle
- Valentine’s Day – word scramble and word search
- Mardi Gras – word scramble and word search
- St. Patrick’s Day – word scramble and word search
- Father’s Day – word scramble and word search
- Independence Day – word scramble and word search
- Summer – word scramble and word search
- Labor Day – word scramble and word search
- Fall – word scramble and word search
- Halloween – word scramble and word search
Check back often, we frequently add new custom word scrambles and word searches!
Words to look for in our Thanksgiving printable word scramble:
Try to unscramble the list of words below in our free Thanksgiving word scramble printable. The words are the six of the symbols of Thanksgiving and you probably see many them during your annual holiday celebrations.
To learn more about why these items are so special, check out our Thanksgiving symbols guide.
- Beans
- Corn
- Cornucopia
- Cranberry
- Pumpkin
- Turkey
The words below correlate to the time of year, and the meaning of the holiday. See how quickly you can unscramble them in our word scramble for Thanksgiving.
- Blessings
- Fall
- November
- Thankful
- Thursday
Our free word scramble for Thanksgiving contains the words below, which are items and events you’re likely to see during the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Dinner
- Family
- Football
- Leaves
- Stuffing
- Yams
The words below touch on the history and meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. You’ll find them all in our holiday word scramble for kids and adults.
- Feast
- Gratitude
- Harvest
- Pilgrims
- Wampanoag
Celebrating the month of November
Thanksgiving is just one of the national days this month. Each day of the month has many days to celebrate.
November is National Gratitude Month, and has national days that honor a wide range of topics from drinks days like Apple Cider Day and National Espresso Day to days that celebrate concepts like the National Day of Giving, World Peace Day and Buy Nothing Day.
To learn about all the national days this month, be sure to check out our list of national days in November. We also have a custom word search printable for November featuring some of the national days this month.
November is known for many food themed national days like National Cranberry Relish Day, National Gingerbread Cookie Day and National Candy Day.
For more information about the national days of the year, have a look at our national day guide.
The guide gives information on how national days came to be, whether they are official and answers many other questions about these special days.
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You can either download the Thanksgiving scramble puzzle through the link below, or print it out in the project card at the bottom of the page.
Click here to download the free word scramble printable. The puzzle will print out on on a full sheet of paper in the portrait format.
Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.
If you prefer to print the Thanksgiving printable word scramble from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will print out the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.
Thanksgiving word scramble with answers
Some free printable word scrambles are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head trying to unscramble that last word.
If you are having hard time solving the puzzle, you can click here for the word scramble answer key.
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Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
30 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Moderate
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Pen
- Computer Paper
Instructions
- Load your computer paper into your Deskjet printer.
- Choose portrait layout and if possible «fit to page» in your settings.
- Print the word puzzle and try to unscramble the words related to Thanksgiving.
- There is a word bank at the bottom of the custom printable word scramble.
- Once you unscramble the words, cross them off the bottom list.
- See how quickly you can solve this holiday word scramble puzzle!
Notes
Using this print function on this card will print a Thanksgiving word scramble that fills about 1/2 — 3/4 of an 8 x 11 sheet of paper.
To fill the entire page, choose 125% or «fit to page» on your printer if you have this setting.
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Sit back, relax, and play! Grab your family, put your mind to the test, and beat the turkey hangover with this free Thanksgiving Word Scramble Printable.
I love Thanksgiving because it gives me an excuse to eat a ton of food while spending quality time with my family. After a delicious Thanksgiving feast and a couple of rounds of Thanksgiving Charades, it’s nice to have a game that we can sit down and play quietly. That’s why we love playing Thanksgiving Word Scramble!
This Word Scramble is the perfect game to help you break out of your turkey hangover and get your mind moving! It’s an easy game for the whole family to play. Plus it’s customizable so you can choose to make it competitive with a timer or use it as a relaxing activity to pick up and play throughout the day!
What makes word scrambles even better is that you can help your kids improve their problem solving skills without them even realizing it. They even help improve their spelling and expand their vocabularies!
If you need another quiet activity to add to your holiday, check out our November writing prompts and our Thanksgiving journal prompts. They are perfect activities to keep your kids entertained while you prep for the holiday!
So put on your thinking cap and add some puzzle fun this Thanksgiving with our Thanksgiving Word Scramble printable.
How to Play Thanksgiving Word Scramble
I love word scrambles for kids because it takes no time to prepare and it’s super easy to explain. There is a mixture of long and short words so that the whole family can play. All you have to do is print it out for everyone in the family, and unscramble the words!
To play, rearrange the letters to come up with a Thanksgiving-related word. Then write your answer on the blank line next to the letters. Repeat for all 50 words on the list. It’s that easy!
Tips and Tricks for Word Scrambles
To keep this more relaxing simply play it as is and have everyone unscramble the list of words throughout the day. If you are looking to add a little excitement and switch things up, check out our fun tips below!
Add a Time Limit
To make it more competitive, all you have to do is add a time limit of 2-3 minutes. Then have everyone unscramble as many words as they can before the time runs out. It’s a sure way to get everyone thinking quickly and scrambling to finish on time!
Offer a Prize
You can add even more competition by offering a prize for the person who unscrambles all of the words first. I always love giving candy, especially a Thanksgiving-themed treat like candy corn. Or you can let the winner get the first piece of pie!
Whatever you choose, offering a prize is sure to keep everyone excited and interested in playing.
Divide and Conquer!
Another fun way to play word scramble is to divide the list into sections. For example, you can choose to have 5 sections with 10 words in each. Each group of 10 words then becomes a round. Divide everyone into groups or play solo and see who can solve those 10 words the quickest.
It makes the game more competitive and flexible because you can play each round periodically throughout the day.
Play on Teams
Unscrambling words on a team makes it fun for everyone. It also takes out the frustration because if one person can’t figure out a word, someone else in the group will probably know the answer!
Divide everyone into teams and have them work together. You can even strategically place younger kids with adults so that they will have someone to help them figure out each of the words.
Playing on teams is a great way to bond and get everyone involved in the fun!
Ready for some puzzle fun? Scroll down to get your printable!
50 Thanksgiving Word Scramble Words
- kthnas
- geartflu
- voersfetl
- pmkupni epi
- kurtye
- norc
- tesaf
- gilmirp
- mha
- farmeylow
- tufsingf
- tatdoirins
- dannisi
- hivinksgantg
- mafyli
- vrahest
- mevonreb
- botfolal
- reapad
- tunuam
- saqhus
- vaeles
- olesscaer
- rebad
- lebogb
- penac
- piacronuco
- vnoe
- seblgsins
- bedracron
- gotteehr
- hnkatulf
- vargy
- pelpa direc
- odfo
- rusydhta
- lafl
- elarecebt
- vniigg
- wtese otapotse
- kipnan
- capeh bocbrel
- bireerscanr
- pna
- yovgae
- papel epi
- amy
- cpiesre
- ereng aenbs
- sbneowih
What words would you add to the list? Tell us in the comments!
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We all know that Thanksgiving Day is a super busy day filled with meal prep, setting the table, and otherwise getting ready for guests to arrive. While you’re scurrying around trying to put the finishing touches on your turkey and timing all the dishes to perfection there are undoubtedly several people anxiously awaiting the Thanksgiving meal. Whether you are entertaining children or adults (or both!) having a few activities available to keep them occupied while you pull everything together can save you a bit of sanity and also make the wait fun for your guests. Don’t fret – we’ve got 10 Thanksgiving Word Scrambles below to help you keep them all entertained! And the best part is that they’re FREE and are so easy to print from home!
There are 5 word scrambles for kids and 5 word scrambles for adults. All you need to do is decide which ones you want to use (or you could even use them all!), download the PDF files to your computer, and print! It really is that easy. If only washing all the dishes and clean up after the Thanksgiving meal was this easy…
If you’re looking for even more fun activities to provide your guests on Thanksgiving Day (or even for your children the whole month of November) be sure to check out a few of our other free printables, such as our Thanksgiving Word Searches and 10 Printable Thanksgiving Placemats. And while you’re at it, if you’re needing to keep yourself organized this month with all you have going on go ahead and print your favorite November 2022 Calendar and Thanksgiving Cooking Schedule.
Thanksgiving Word Scrambles For Adults
Reader Interactions
These Thanksgiving word scramble worksheets feature Thanksgiving words to unscramble and a picture to color. The word scramble is printable and the scrambled words change each time you visit. The word list is also provided at the bottom of each worksheet so that you can check your answers.
With this Word Scramble generator, you can easily create new worksheets that are never the same and always different, providing you with an unlimited supply of word scramble worksheets to use in the classroom or at home.
Also, all word scrambles are grouped based on level of difficulty (ie: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Super Hard) so you can find just the right one.
These word scramble worksheets are a great activity to help your kids develop their problem solving and analytical skills.
Try one of our Thanksgiving word scrambles, by clicking on an image below.
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I always think that getting ready for Thanksgiving will be the calm before the storm of the holiday season. Then somehow the month of November whizzes past me and I wonder what the heck happened to my supposedly calm month? This year should be even crazier with everything I have on my plate, but I honestly wouldn’t change a thing. I don’t need Thanksgiving to be grateful for all the wonderful things in my life!
These word worksheets are a great addition to a busy family gathering, especially if you need a smart activity for the kids to do while they are waiting for the big meal. You’ve already got a “kids’ table” anyway, right? Might as well throw some crayons and printables out to keep the kids busy while the adults are cooking, visiting, or watching football. Some are challenging enough to stump the parents, too!
Download our Thanksgiving Bundle of 170+ pages of printable Thanksgiving activities all at once here!
Word Puzzles
Below are two word scrambles and a cryptogram. Of course, these sheets can also double as coloring pages. I love the idea of hanging them up around the dining room throughout the day so the kids have a hand in helping with the festivities. Answers to the word scramble and cryptogram are the same words in the same order: Pilgrims, Mayflower, Turkey, Indians, November, Harvest, Corn, Plymouth, Feast and Gratitude.
New this year are an additional double word scramble and cryptogram using just T words associated with November and Thanksgiving. The answers to these two word puzzles are also the same words in the same order: Turkey, Thanksgiving, Thankful, Thursday, Tradition, Treat, Table, Tummy, Together, Topaz, Thyme, and Trivet. There’s also a fun Scrabble-style word game printable to challenge your Thanksgiving dinner guests to see how many words they can come up with using the letters in the word “Thanksgiving”!
Also check out: Thanksgiving Ad Libs, Thanksgiving Activity Sheets
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Thanksgiving Word Searches
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Thanksgiving Word Ladders
Also new for this year are 6 word ladder puzzles!
Of course, you probably don’t want to forget the traditional “what I’m thankful for” activity where everyone shares something they’re grateful for in honor of Thanksgiving. It can be pretty entertaining to hear the things that some of the smaller family members come up with. The adults tend to see the bigger picture and say things like, “I’m thankful for my family’s health” or “I’m thankful to be employed.” Kids, on the other hand, are more likely to be thankful for things like the existence of candy or their toys or…whatever they happen to see out the window the moment their turn comes around!
Check out all of the Thanksgiving activities from Woo! Jr. Network sites! Whether you’re looking for crafts, writing prompts, Thanksgiving templates, or just about any other kids activity for Thanksgiving, there’s a decent chance you’ll find something that fits the bill here on our site!