Presidents Day Word Scramble

Words about the president's job to unscramble, with hints and an answer key.

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Hint: The contest that decides who serves next

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Presidents Day Word Scramble

Unscramble each word and write it on the line.

  1. I C L E E T N O.Hint: The contest that decides who serves next
  2. I B L L.Hint: It goes to the president to be signed or sent back
  3. H E I F C.Hint: The head of a group
  4. E O V T.Hint: What citizens do to choose who serves
  5. D P I E E S N R T.Hint: The job this holiday is named for
  6. E A E D L R.Hint: Someone who guides a group or a country
  7. E O F F C I.Hint: A position of duty, or a room for work
  8. O Y N A D M.Hint: The day of the week the holiday always falls on
  9. A O N N T I.Hint: Another word for a country
  10. W S A L.Hint: A country's rules, which the president must see carried out

Sheet 654380

10 words from the Easy list.

Answer key: Presidents Day Word Scramble

  1. ICLEETNOELECTION
  2. IBLLBILL
  3. HEIFCCHIEF
  4. EOVTVOTE
  5. DPIEESNRTPRESIDENT
  6. EAEDLRLEADER
  7. EOFFCIOFFICE
  8. OYNADMMONDAY
  9. AONNTINATION
  10. WSALLAWS

Sheet 654380

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All 30 words

Easy 10

  • Bill It goes to the president to be signed or sent back
  • Chief The head of a group
  • Election The contest that decides who serves next
  • Laws A country's rules, which the president must see carried out
  • Leader Someone who guides a group or a country
  • Monday The day of the week the holiday always falls on
  • Nation Another word for a country
  • Office A position of duty, or a room for work
  • President The job this holiday is named for
  • Vote What citizens do to choose who serves

Medium 10

  • Address A formal speech, like the Farewell one read aloud each year
  • Advisor One who gives guidance, as department heads do for the president
  • Branch One of three parts of the government
  • Cabinet The group that advises the president
  • Congress The two chambers that draft the country's laws
  • February The month of the holiday
  • Federal Describes the national government, and this kind of holiday
  • Pardon The president's power to forgive an offense against the United States
  • Senate The chamber the vice president presides over
  • Treaty A formal agreement between countries

Hard 10

  • Commander in chief The president's title at the top of the armed forces
  • Executive The part of the government that the president leads
  • First lady Traditionally the president's wife or a close relative, and a host of events
  • Four years The length of one term
  • Head of state The one who stands for a whole country, as the president does
  • Inauguration The swearing-in, held on January 20 after an election
  • Oath of office The promise to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution
  • Vice president Takes over if the president is unable to serve
  • Washington The first president; the law names the holiday for his birthday
  • White House The home of the president and the president's family

How it works

A Presidents Day word scramble for the third Monday in February, the federal holiday the law still calls Washington's Birthday. Its 30 words are about the president's job, and the hints on the office follow USA.gov and the Constitution.

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Vote, cabinet, oath of office

The opening sheet is the easy list: President, Leader, Vote, Election, Nation, Laws, Bill, Office, Chief and Monday. Medium goes inside the government: Cabinet, Congress, Senate, Pardon, Treaty. Hard has the titles and the phrases: Vice president, Head of state, Commander in chief, Oath of office, Inauguration.

A civics warm-up for February

The hints double as review: a bill goes to the president to be signed, one term lasts four years, the Cabinet advises. Pupils unscramble first, then mark the hints that were new to them. New scramble mixes the ten words again for the next class.

  • Two of the three roles USA.gov gives the president are on the hard list: Head of state and Commander in chief.
  • The lists name the job, not the people. Washington is the one name, because the law names the holiday for his birthday.

Questions and answers

What words are in the Presidents Day word scramble?

Thirty, in three lists of ten. Easy runs from Vote and Bill to President. Medium adds Federal, Advisor, Address, February and Branch. Hard adds Washington, Executive, White House, First lady and Four years.

Does the Presidents Day word scramble have an answer key?

Yes. The key prints on its own page after the puzzle, on Letter or A4 paper, so pupils get the first page and you keep the second.

Is Presidents Day a federal holiday?

Yes. Federal law lists it as Washington's Birthday, and USA.gov adds that it is also known as Presidents Day. A law passed in 1968 moved it from February 22 to the third Monday in February.

Is the Presidents Day word scramble good for kids?

Yes. Every word is about the office or the holiday, and a plain hint sits under each scramble. Young pupils can stay on the easy list; Medium and Hard, under Start from a list, bring in Treaty, Pardon and Inauguration.

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