St Patricks Day Word Search
St. Patrick's Day falls on March 17, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Ireland. Irish and springtime words come with it.
St Patricks Day word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- clover
- gold
- green
- harp
- ireland
- luck
- march
- parade
- rainbow
- shamrock
St Patricks Day word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- blarney
- celtic
- clover
- emerald
- gold
- green
- harp
- ireland
- irish
- leprechaun
- luck
- march
- parade
- rainbow
- shamrock
St Patricks Day word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bagpipes
- blarney
- celtic
- clover
- dublin
- emerald
- fiddle
- gold
- green
- harp
- ireland
- irish
- leprechaun
- luck
- march
- parade
- pot of gold
- rainbow
- shamrock
- snakes
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Words in the St Patricks Day word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- green
- The color linked with Ireland and worn on the day.
- luck
- Good fortune that arrives by chance.
- gold
- A soft yellow metal, said to fill the leprechaun's pot.
- march
- The third month, when the holiday falls.
- harp
- A stringed instrument and an official symbol of Ireland.
- ireland
- An island nation in northwest Europe.
- shamrock
- A three-leaf plant Patrick used to teach, by tradition.
- rainbow
- An arc of color made by sunlight in water droplets.
- parade
- A public march, the day's biggest public custom.
- clover
- A low meadow plant, rarely found with four leaves.
- irish
- Belonging to Ireland or its people.
- emerald
- A deep green gemstone, and Ireland's nickname.
- leprechaun
- A small shoemaker fairy from Irish folklore.
- blarney
- Smooth flattering talk, named for a castle stone.
- celtic
- Relating to ancient peoples of Ireland and Britain.
- dublin
- The capital and largest city of Ireland.
- fiddle
- A violin played in Irish folk music.
- snakes
- Legend says Patrick drove them from Ireland.
- pot of gold
- The treasure said to sit at a rainbow's end.
- bagpipes
- A wind instrument with a bag and pipes, played in parades.
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