Christmas Word Scramble

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Hint: It hangs by the fireplace

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Christmas Word Scramble

Unscramble each word and write it on the line.

  1. G S O C T N I K.Hint: It hangs by the fireplace
  2. G O G G N E.Hint: A creamy drink made with milk, eggs and sugar
  3. U T H Y G N A.Hint: Not nice at all
  4. E E E R N I R D.Hint: A deer with big antlers from the far north
  5. O I E S K C O.Hint: Baked treats cut into stars and trees
  6. E G I H S L.Hint: A sled pulled over the snow
  7. H N I Y E C M.Hint: Smoke from the fire goes up it
  8. A E N O R T N M.Hint: A shiny ball on a tree branch
  9. L E I N T K W.Hint: What tiny lights do in the dark
  10. I R B N O B.Hint: It ties a bow around a package

Sheet 390274

10 of 12 words from the Medium list.

Answer key: Christmas Word Scramble

  1. GSOCTNIKSTOCKING
  2. GOGGNEEGGNOG
  3. UTHYGNANAUGHTY
  4. EEERNIRDREINDEER
  5. OIESKCOCOOKIES
  6. EGIHSLSLEIGH
  7. HNIYECMCHIMNEY
  8. AENORTNMORNAMENT
  9. LEINTKWTWINKLE
  10. IRBNOBRIBBON

Sheet 390274

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All 30 words

Easy: short words 8

  • Bell It rings on a sleigh or at the front door
  • Elf A small helper with pointed ears
  • Gift A wrapped surprise under the tree
  • Holly Shiny green leaves with red berries
  • Jingle A light ringing sound
  • Jolly Full of cheer and ready to laugh
  • Joy A feeling of great happiness
  • Merry Happy, in the holiday greeting

Medium 12

  • Chimney Smoke from the fire goes up it
  • Cookies Baked treats cut into stars and trees
  • Eggnog A creamy drink made with milk, eggs and sugar
  • Naughty Not nice at all
  • Ornament A shiny ball on a tree branch
  • Reindeer A deer with big antlers from the far north
  • Ribbon It ties a bow around a package
  • Sleigh A sled pulled over the snow
  • Stocking It hangs by the fireplace
  • Twinkle What tiny lights do in the dark
  • Workshop The busy room where toys are built
  • Wreath A ring of green branches on the door

Hard: long words 10

  • Chestnuts Shiny brown nuts for roasting
  • Fruitcake A heavy loaf full of nuts and dried fruit
  • Gingerbread Spiced dough for cookie people and houses
  • Mistletoe A green sprig hung in a doorway
  • Nutcracker A wooden soldier that cracks shells
  • Peppermint The cool flavor of a striped candy
  • Poinsettia A holiday plant with showy red leaves
  • Sugarplum A small round sugar candy
  • Trimmings All the decorations on the tree
  • Wrapping paper Bright sheets that cover a present

How it works

This Christmas word scramble mixes up tree, gift and baking words, from Bell and Holly to Poinsettia. The opening sheet has medium words with a hint under each, and the answers print on a page of their own.

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Xmas scramble words by level

The easy list is short words: Bell, Gift, Elf, Jolly. Medium, the opening sheet, holds Wreath, Sleigh, Eggnog and Chimney. The hard list reaches Nutcracker, Mistletoe and Wrapping paper. To change lists, pick one under Start from a list.

For a class party or a grown-up table

As a winter holiday word scramble it stays with trees, gifts and baking, so one sheet suits a mixed class. For an adult Christmas word scramble, pick the hard list and switch off Hints under the words under More options, below the sheet.

  • Wrapping paper is two words: each is mixed on its own, so the gap stays where it belongs.
  • A poinsettia's flowers are the small yellow buds in the middle. The showy red parts round them are leaves.

Questions and answers

Is there a Christmas word scramble with answers?

Yes. The answer key prints on a second page after the worksheet. To print the puzzle alone, switch off Print the answer key under More options, below the sheet.

Is the Christmas word scramble printable as a PDF?

Yes. Press Print and choose Save as PDF in the print window. The sheet fits one Letter or A4 page, and the answer key follows on a second page.

Does the list have religious words?

No. It is trees, gifts, baking and winter fun, with no nativity word, no character from a film or a book and no song title, so one sheet can go to a whole class.

What grades is it for?

The easy list (Bell, Gift, Joy) suits kindergarten and grade 1 with hints on. Medium suits grades 2 and 3. The hard list (Peppermint, Poinsettia) suits grade 4 and up, and adults with the hints off.

Can a class play it on the board?

Yes. Open More options and press Play. One scrambled word shows at a time: tap the letter tiles in order, and a right word moves on to the next.

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