September Word Search Printable

A September word search from Labor Day to picture day. New puzzle deals 16 words; Print or save as PDF.

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September Word Search

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TOPIRATEEDPSMYH

NWIIYLSLAERMLAD

DACONSTITUTIONI

MATUMLACNDTLRTA

MTUYGYRLNCREHHI

IKRSGNMRVSONEEB

BREADYANFHPCSMA

ALOOHNYQPEACEKU

GVNPIEFWCWWAVHT

IETAPPLESEEDEZU

AEEFEPOANTOCNJM

LABORVWSABELLUN

RLIMZLETKARUANN

TNHEEAREHWLBETI

HORNTSTRSYKRCTH

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LaborLABOR
PiratePIRATE
PeacePEACE
BellBELL
ReadyREADY
SevenSEVEN
AsterASTER
StarSTAR
AutumnAUTUMN
ConstitutionCONSTITUTION
AnthemANTHEM
MayflowerMAYFLOWER
AppleseedAPPLESEED
PicturePICTURE
SmileSMILE
ClubCLUB

16 of 24 words from the September Favorites list.

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TOPIRATEEDPSMYH

NWIIYLSLAERMLAD

DACONSTITUTIONI

MATUMLACNDTLRTA

MTUYGYRLNCREHHI

IKRSGNMRVSONEEB

BREADYANFHPCSMA

ALOOHNYQPEACEKU

GVNPIEFWCWWAVHT

IETAPPLESEEDEZU

AEEFEPOANTOCNJM

LABORVWSABELLUN

RLIMZLETKARUANN

TNHEEAREHWLBETI

HORNTSTRSYKRCTH

LABOR, PIRATE, PEACE, BELL, READY, SEVEN, ASTER, STAR, AUTUMN, CONSTITUTION, ANTHEM, MAYFLOWER, APPLESEED, PICTURE, SMILE, CLUB

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September Days 14

Bell The United Nations rings one for peace each September 21. A priest in Dolores, Mexico, rang his on September 16, 1810.
Canada The country north of the United States. It keeps its own Labour Day on the first Monday of the month too.
Grandparents The mothers and fathers of your mother and father. Their national Day is the Sunday right after Labor Day.
Heritage What is handed down from the people who came before us. A national month for the Hispanic kind starts on September 15.
Hispanic Having roots in Spanish-speaking lands. National Heritage Month for these Americans runs from September 15 to October 15.
Labor Work. Its Day, the first Monday of the month, has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1894.
Literacy The ability to read and write. Its International Day is September 8, first celebrated in 1967.
Ozone A gas high in the sky that screens out harsh rays from the Sun. Its layer has a United Nations day on September 16.
Parade A procession down the street with bands and banners. New York City held the first one for Labor Day on September 5, 1882.

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September Days, continued

Patriot A person who loves their country. The Day named for one, September 11, is a day of remembrance in the United States.
Peace A time without war. Its International Day is September 21.
Pirate A sea robber of old stories. September 19 is the joke holiday for talking like one, invented in 1995.
Ready Set for whatever comes. September is National Preparedness Month in the United States, a time to plan for emergencies.
Shofar A ram's horn blown at Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins between September 5 and October 5.

September Calendar 12

Aster A birth flower of the month with a ring of thin petals. Its name is the ancient Greek word for a star.
Corundum The very hard mineral that the birthstone of the month is made of.
Equinox The moment, between September 21 and 24, when the Sun crosses the sky's equator heading south.
Libra The zodiac sign that begins on September 23.
March The northern month whose season matches September south of the equator.
Ninth The place of this month in the year now, after eighth and before tenth.
Romulus The legendary founder of Rome. The oldest Roman calendar, named for him, had ten months and began in March.
Ruby The name for gem corundum when it is red. Every other color is called sapphire.
Sapphire The birthstone of the month, best known in blue. It rates 9 on the scale of mineral hardness, where diamond is 10.
September The ninth month, with 30 days. In many northern countries it is the start of the school year.
Seven What septem means in Latin. The month's name still holds this number, left over from a Roman year that began in March.
Star A point of light in the night sky. One birth flower of the month is named for its shape.

Outdoors in September 10

Atlantic The ocean whose hurricane season is at its busiest around September 10.
Autumn Another name for fall. North of the equator, weather experts start counting it on September 1.
Caterpillar The crawling young of a butterfly. A monarch one eats the leaves of milkweed plants.
East The direction of sunrise. At the September equinox the Sun comes up due this way.
Fir An evergreen tree. Monarchs spend the winter clustered on oyamel ones in the mountains of central Mexico.
Katydid A green insect shaped like a leaf that calls loudly after dark. Another name for it is bush cricket.
Mexico The country where eastern monarchs spend the winter. Its Independence Day is September 16.
Milkweed The plant that monarch butterflies need for their young. It is named for its milky sap.
Monarch An orange and black butterfly. In September and October it starts flying south, some all the way to central Mexico.
West The direction of sunset. At the September equinox the Sun goes down due this way.

September in History 14

Anthem A country's official song. The words of the American one were written on September 14, 1814.
Appleseed Johnny, the folk hero born John Chapman on September 26, 1774, who raised fruit trees from Pennsylvania to Illinois.
California The Pacific coast state that joined the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
Citizenship Belonging to a country as a full member. September 17 is a federal Day for it as well as for the Constitution.
Constitution The plan of government of the United States. Delegates signed it on September 17, 1787.
Emancipation The freeing of enslaved people. Abraham Lincoln issued his first, preliminary Proclamation of it on September 22, 1862.
Hidalgo Miguel, the priest whose call on September 16, 1810, began Mexico's war for independence from Spain.
Key Francis Scott, who wrote the words of The Star-Spangled Banner on September 14, 1814. Also the thing that opens a lock.
Magellan Ferdinand, whose five ships left Spain on September 20, 1519. His expedition made the first trip around the world.
Mayflower The ship that sailed from Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620, by today's calendar, with 102 passengers.
Neptune The farthest known planet from the Sun. Johann Galle first spotted it on the night of September 23, 1846.
Paris The French capital. A treaty signed there on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
Penicillin A medicine that kills bacteria. Alexander Fleming noticed the mold that makes it on September 3, 1928, in London.
Philadelphia The Pennsylvania city where the Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787.

September at School 10

Bookmark A strip that keeps your place in a story. A handy thing to make for International Literacy Day on September 8.
Carpool A shared ride to school, with families taking turns to drive.
Club A group that meets after school for chess, art or robots. Many hold sign-ups as the year begins.
Drill A practice run. Schools hold a fire one early in the year so that everyone knows the way out.
Goals Things you aim to reach. The start of a school year is a good time to set some.
Lunch The midday meal, eaten in the cafeteria or packed at home.
Picture A photo. On the school day named for it, everyone lines up to have one taken.
Planner A notebook with a page for every week, for writing down homework and due dates.
Smile What the photographer asks for on school photo day.
Tardy Late for class. A steady morning routine helps you avoid being this.

How this list was compiled: 60 September words with plain meanings written for this site: the month's observances, its calendar, the outdoors in September, dated events in history and the first weeks of school. Every date and name in the clues was checked on 2026-09-19 against English Wikipedia, chiefly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_%28genus%29, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_equinox, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_and_Citizenship_Day and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_%281783%29. The hurricane clue was read again on 2026-09-20 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season. Licence: own work

How it works

This September word search printable opens with Labor Day, tips into autumn at the equinox and adds a list for the first weeks of school. Its first grid hides 16 words, Pirate, Appleseed and Smile among them.

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Five themed lists, one just for school

Your pick from the 8 lists under Start from a list names the sheet. September at School has 10 words of its own, from Picture and Smile for photo day to Drill, Club and Tardy. September Days holds 14, Labor, Pirate and Shofar among them, and September in History 14 more, from Magellan in 1519 to Penicillin in 1928.

From first grade to fifth

First graders start with Fir, Key and Lunch: Easy September is the 23 words of 3 to 5 letters, and More options holds the Large print that suits them. Fifth graders get Hard September, 20 words of 8 to 12 letters; Philadelphia and Emancipation need room, and the grid grows to hold them once Hard is pressed.

For Constitution Day, pick September in History and tick Show clues, not words: Philadelphia is "where the Constitution was signed".
Pick September at School, then type your mascot at the end of its 10 words under the grid: the grid redraws.
After the equinox, the fall word search takes over with leaves, harvest words and the October list.

Questions and answers

What holidays are in a September word search?

September Days has 14: Labor for the first Monday, Grandparents for the Sunday after, Patriot for the 11th, Pirate for the 19th, and Peace and Bell for the 21st. Hispanic and Heritage open their month on the 15th, and Shofar is for Rosh Hashanah.

When is the first day of fall?

By the sky, at the Equinox, which falls between September 21 and 24; that day the Sun rises due East and sets due West. North of the equator, weather experts start counting Autumn on September 1. All four words are on the lists.

Why is September named for the number seven?

Septem is Latin for Seven. The oldest Roman calendar, named for Romulus, began in March and had ten months, so September came seventh, and the name outlived the calendar. Seven, Ninth and Romulus are all words on the September Calendar list.

All 60 words

September Days 14

September Days, continued

September Calendar 12

Outdoors in September 10

September in History 14

September at School 10

How it works

Five themed lists, one just for school

From first grade to fifth

Questions and answers

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