How it works
A Saint Patrick's Day word scramble for March 17: 30 words about Ireland, its patron saint, its music and the leprechaun stories, each with a hint.
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Harp, shamrock, leprechaun
The easy list is short: Irish, Gold, Luck, Harp, Jig. Medium, the opening sheet, holds Ireland, Emerald, Shamrock and Dublin. The hard list has the stories and the long answers: Leprechaun, Pot of gold, Limerick, Four-leaf clover.
One sheet for the seventeenth
Use it as morning work on the day. Each press of New scramble jumbles Shamrock and the rest a new way, so every table can have its own sheet.
- Limerick is a poem and a city: after the sheet, pupils can write five silly lines of their own.
Questions and answers
Does the St. Patrick's Day word scramble have an answer key?
Yes. The key prints on its own page after the puzzle. To print the puzzle alone, untick Print the answer key under More options.
Which Irish words are in the lists?
Thirty in three lists: Easy has Lucky, Fiddle, Legend and Tune; Medium has Celtic, Cabbage, Folklore and Gold coin; Hard has Saint Patrick, Soda bread, Horseshoe and Irish dance.
Why is a shamrock on a St. Patrick's Day puzzle?
The shamrock is a three-leaf clover native to Ireland. By legend, Saint Patrick used its three leaves in his teaching, and it became a sign of the holiday.
Can the class unscramble Leprechaun together on the board?
Yes. Under More options, Play shows one jumbled word at a time as large letter tiles. Tap the tiles in order; Skip moves on.