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Fall Word Search

Fall starts near September 22 north of the equator and ends at the December solstice. Leaves change color because trees stop making the green pigment that hides their yellows and oranges.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • acorn
  • apple
  • chilly
  • cider
  • corn
  • harvest
  • hayride
  • leaf
  • maple
  • orange
  • pumpkin
  • rake
  • scarecrow
  • squirrel
  • sweater

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Words in the Fall word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

leaf
It changes color and drops from many trees in autumn.
pumpkin
A large orange squash harvested in early autumn.
apple
An orchard fruit picked in late summer and autumn.
harvest
The gathering of ripe crops from fields and orchards.
acorn
The nut of an oak tree, and food for squirrels.
sweater
A knitted top worn as the air turns cool.
orange
A common color of autumn leaves and pumpkins.
rake
A long tool with teeth for gathering fallen leaves.
scarecrow
A stuffed figure set in fields to frighten birds.
cider
A drink pressed from apples, often served warm.
corn
A tall grain crop cut and gathered in autumn.
squirrel
A bushy tailed animal that buries nuts before winter.
hayride
A ride on a wagon loaded with straw or hay.
chilly
Cool enough outdoors to want a jacket.
maple
A tree whose leaves turn bright red and gold.
chestnut
A brown nut that ripens and falls in autumn.
pie
A baked pastry often filled with apple or pumpkin.
boots
Sturdy footwear worn in cold mud and rain.
migration
The long flight many birds make south before winter.
equinox
The September day when day and night are nearly equal.

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