Winter Word Search
Winter begins north of the equator at the solstice near December 21, the shortest day of the year. Snowflakes form as ice crystals inside cloud, and each one grows six sides.
Winter word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- boots
- cold
- hot cocoa
- ice
- mitten
- scarf
- skate
- sled
- snow
- snowman
Winter word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- blizzard
- boots
- cold
- frost
- hot cocoa
- ice
- icicle
- mitten
- scarf
- shovel
- skate
- sled
- snow
- snowflake
- snowman
Winter word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- blizzard
- boots
- cold
- fireplace
- frost
- frozen
- hibernate
- hot cocoa
- ice
- icicle
- mitten
- scarf
- shovel
- skate
- ski
- sled
- snow
- snowflake
- snowman
- solstice
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Words in the Winter word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- snow
- Frozen water crystals that fall from winter clouds.
- ice
- Water frozen solid on ponds, roads and roofs.
- cold
- Low temperature, the main feature of the season.
- mitten
- A hand cover with one pocket for all four fingers.
- scarf
- A strip of cloth wrapped around the neck for warmth.
- snowman
- A figure built by stacking rolled balls of snow.
- sled
- A board on runners ridden down a snowy hill.
- skate
- A boot with a blade for gliding across ice.
- hot cocoa
- A warm chocolate drink usually made with milk.
- boots
- Tall waterproof shoes worn in deep snow.
- blizzard
- A snowstorm with strong wind and poor visibility.
- icicle
- A spike of ice hanging from a roof edge.
- shovel
- A wide scoop used to clear snow from walks.
- frost
- A thin white coating of ice on cold surfaces.
- snowflake
- A single ice crystal, always built on six sides.
- fireplace
- A built in hearth that warms a room with fire.
- ski
- A long runner strapped to boots for sliding downhill.
- hibernate
- To pass the winter in deep sleep, as groundhogs do.
- solstice
- Around December 21, the shortest day north of the equator.
- frozen
- Turned solid by cold, like a pond in January.
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