18 puzzles · all free to play and print
Labor Day Word Search
Free Labor Day word search puzzles to print or play online.
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Summer's End
8 words to find
- SUMMER
- SEPTEMBER
- MONDAY
- HOLIDAY
- PARADE
- PICNIC
- GRILL
- FLAG
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 Labor Day word search puzzles
18 puzzles in three levels. Easy puzzles are 10 by 10 grids with eight words across and down, medium puzzles are 13 by 13 grids with twelve words and diagonals, and hard puzzles are 16 by 16 grids with eighteen words in every direction, backwards too. Themes include jobs and trades, labor history, cookout food and the end of summer. 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 Labor 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 Labor Day word searches
Use the jobs and tools puzzles in a classroom the week before the holiday, and let kids pick a career they just found to talk about. Families can bring a few printouts to a cookout or lake weekend, and community groups can hand the labor history puzzles out at a picnic. Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2.
Make your own Labor Day word search
Add your own words, a name or a class list to these labor day words and pick a level. The preview is free; the printable PDF with its answer key is $1.99.
Good to know about Labor Day word search
Every Labor 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.
Labor Day falls on the first Monday in September. Congress made it a federal holiday in 1894. It honors the work and achievements of American workers, which is why many of these puzzles cover jobs, trades, tools and labor history.
Jobs We Do, Tools, Back to School and Backyard Cookout have eight short words on a 10 by 10 grid with words running only across and down. Older kids can try the medium puzzles on workplaces and community helpers.
Both. American Labor Movement names unions, strikes and reform ideas. The other hard puzzles cover big building projects, building trades, tools, health care careers and holiday traditions, so adults can pick the angle they like.
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.
Print as many copies as you need for your home, classroom, church group or care home. Please link to this page instead of uploading the files elsewhere.