Graduation Word Scramble

Ceremony words, from the walk in to the cap toss, to unscramble, with hints and an answer key.

Word 1 of 100 solved

Hint: Special praise for top marks

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  1. O N R O H S.Hint: Special praise for top marks
  2. P D M O A I L.Hint: The paper that says you completed school
  3. A O R B O Y E K.Hint: A book of the year's photos, signed by friends
  4. A D T R A G E U.Hint: A person who has completed school
  5. L O C E L G E.Hint: Where many students go after high school
  6. R E Y N J O U.Hint: A long trip, or the years of school
  7. W E E L R F A L.Hint: Goodbye
  8. T E R U F U.Hint: The time still to come
  9. E C S S S U C.Hint: Reaching a goal
  10. L P P A S A U E.Hint: Clapping from the crowd

Sheet 851955

10 words from the Medium list.

Answer key: Graduation Word Scramble

  1. ONROHSHONORS
  2. PDMOAILDIPLOMA
  3. AORBOYEKYEARBOOK
  4. ADTRAGEUGRADUATE
  5. LOCELGECOLLEGE
  6. REYNJOUJOURNEY
  7. WEELRFALFAREWELL
  8. TERUFUFUTURE
  9. ECSSSUCSUCCESS
  10. LPPASAUEAPPLAUSE

Sheet 851955

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All 30 words

Easy: short words 10

  • Award A prize for good work
  • Clap What the audience does with its hands
  • Degree What a college gives at the end
  • Finish To reach the end
  • Gown A long robe worn for the ceremony
  • Joyful Full of happiness
  • Photo Say cheese
  • Sash A band of cloth worn over the shoulders
  • Speech A talk given to the crowd
  • Toss To throw a cap into the air

Medium 10

  • Applause Clapping from the crowd
  • College Where many students go after high school
  • Diploma The paper that says you completed school
  • Farewell Goodbye
  • Future The time still to come
  • Graduate A person who has completed school
  • Honors Special praise for top marks
  • Journey A long trip, or the years of school
  • Success Reaching a goal
  • Yearbook A book of the year's photos, signed by friends

Hard: long words 10

  • Achievement Something done well after hard work
  • Cap and gown The outfit of the day
  • Commencement Another name for the ceremony
  • Congratulations What everyone says afterward
  • Handshake It comes with the diploma
  • Mortarboard The flat square cap
  • Procession The slow walk in, in a line
  • Scholarship Money awarded to help pay for school
  • Turn the tassel What the class does to its caps once the diplomas are handed out
  • Valedictorian The top student, who gives a speech

How it works

A graduation word scramble for the party table or the last week of class: 30 words from the walk in to the cap toss, each with a hint.

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Gown, diploma, mortarboard

The easy list is short: Gown, Award, Photo, Speech, Sash. Medium, the opening sheet, holds Diploma, College, Applause and Yearbook. The hard list has the words heard only on the day: Commencement, Mortarboard, Procession, Valedictorian.

Kindergarten to college

The words fit any ceremony, so the sheet works at a fifth-grade promotion and at a college party. New scramble jumbles Diploma and the rest again, so each table gets its own sheet.

  • Add the school's name and the graduate's name in the last line of the sheet to make it a keepsake.
  • Valedictorian has the most beats of any word here: clap out its six before pupils try it.

Questions and answers

Which ceremony words are in the lists?

Thirty in three lists: Easy has Degree, Finish, Clap and Toss; Medium has Future, Success, Graduate and Farewell; Hard has Handshake, Congratulations, Scholarship and Cap and gown.

Is there a key for the host?

The key prints on its own page after the guests' sheet. To print the puzzle alone, untick Print the answer key under More options.

What is a mortarboard?

The flat, square cap worn with the gown. A tassel hangs from the middle of its top.

Can I add the graduate's name and school?

Yes. Type them over the words on the sheet, or in its last line. Names stay in this browser. A share link carries the list, so keep names out of links.