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Groundhog Day Word Search
Free Groundhog Day word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Groundhog Day
8 words to find
- GROUNDHOG
- SHADOW
- BURROW
- WINTER
- SPRING
- PHIL
- SUN
- DAY
Drag from the first to the last letter of a word, or tap the first letter and then the last. The PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
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18 printable Groundhog Day word search puzzles
eighteen puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. The themes include shadow watching, Punxsutawney, hibernation, weather folklore and Pennsylvania places. Every puzzle has an answer key and prints on US Letter or A4. Every one of these 18 puzzles is free: play it online above or print its PDF, with the answer key on page 2. No account, no email.
Easy: across and down 6 puzzles
Medium: across, down and diagonal 6 puzzles
Hard: every direction, backwards too 6 puzzles
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You do not need it: every Groundhog Day puzzle above is free to play and to download one by one. The booklet is only for printing them all at once, a 38-page PDF with a cover, a contents page and the answer keys at the back. Buying it also keeps this site free for everyone.
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How to use these Groundhog Day word searches
Teachers can hand out the easy puzzles on February 2 while the class waits for the forecast, and the hibernation puzzle fits a short science unit. Families can do one at breakfast, and activity staff can use the folklore puzzles to start a talk about winter weather sayings. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Groundhog Day word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these groundhog day words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Groundhog Day word search
Every Groundhog Day puzzle on this page is free to play online and free to print as a PDF with its answer key, one by one. Only the optional booklet, all 18 puzzles bundled into one print-ready file, costs money.
Groundhog Day falls on February 2 every year. The February Calendar puzzle in the hard level hides other dates and words from the month, such as Leap Day, Valentine, Lincoln and Mardi Gras.
Groundhog Day, Shadow Watch and Underground Home in the easy level. They use short words like SUN, DEN and DIRT, and every word runs across or down in a 10 by 10 grid.
Punxsutawney in the medium level hides PUNXSUTAWNEY, PENNSYLVANIA, GOBBLER'S KNOB, INNER CIRCLE and TOP HAT. Pennsylvania Places in the hard level adds cities and rivers from the state.
Easy puzzles (10 by 10, words across and down) work from about age 6. Medium puzzles (13 by 13, diagonals added) suit ages 8 to 11. Hard puzzles (16 by 16, every direction, backwards too) are for older kids and adults.
Page 2 of every PDF is the answer key, with each word marked where it hides. When you play online, the Show answers button marks them on the grid.
Every puzzle comes as a US Letter PDF (8.5 by 11 inches) and an A4 PDF (210 by 297 mm). Print at 100% or Actual size.
Every puzzle on this page plays in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer: drag or tap from the first to the last letter of a word. Nothing to install and no account.
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