Christmas Word Scramble

How to play the Christmas word scramble

Each row shows a Christmas word with its letters mixed up, for example etre for tree. Put the letters back in order and type the word. A right answer locks in at once, so there is no button to press. It fits a Christmas party, the last school days of December, or the afternoon of Christmas Day when everyone is full.

1. Start with Easy (10 short words), then move on to Medium (14 longer words) and Hard (16 long words).
2. Stuck? Hint gives you the first letter, and one more letter each time you tap it.
3. Unscramble it opens the letters in the Word Unscrambler, which lists every word they make.
4. Show answer reveals one word. The count at the top keeps solved and shown words apart.

Christmas word scramble answers

Here are the answers to all 40 words, level by level. They are folded shut so that you do not read them by accident: tap a level to open it.

Printable Christmas word scramble

The same 24 easy and medium words as a puzzle sheet, with a line to write each answer on and the answer key at the bottom. Download the picture and print it, one sheet per player. Fold the bottom edge back before you hand it out, or cut the answers off.

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Hard Christmas word scramble

For older children and adults: 16 long Christmas words such as decorations, gingerbread and mistletoe, each with up to 11 letters. The sheet ends with a bonus round: how many smaller words can you find inside one of the answers?

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Tips for solving a word scramble

• Think of the theme first. Every answer is a Christmas word, so run through what belongs to the day before you look at the letters.
• Look for an ending. If you see I, N and G, set them aside and solve the rest: that is how STOCKING and WRAPPING fall into place.
• Pair up double letters. Two of the same letter usually sit together, as in TREE, BELL and REINDEER.
• Move the vowels. Write the consonants down and try the vowels between them in different places.
• Say it out loud. A half-finished word often sounds right before it looks right.

Ways to use it

• At a party: print one sheet per guest, set a timer for five minutes, and give a small prize to whoever solves the most.
• In class: the easy level suits younger readers, the medium and hard levels the older ones. Let pairs work together.
• In the car or at the table: one person reads the mixed-up letters aloud, the others call out the word.

More word scrambles

More holiday puzzles: the Halloween Word Scramble and the Thanksgiving Word Scramble. For any other jumble, type the letters into the Word Unscrambler. To make a puzzle of your own with these themes, try the Word Search Maker.