Fantastic Fall Fun!

Printable Autumn Word Search Puzzles

Creative Word Search Puzzles #1-3

By Chris Dunmire

If you enjoy the fall season and like doing word find puzzles, you'll love stretching your creative brain with these autumn-themed find-a-word puzzles.

See how seasonal-savvy you are by locating all of the autumn related words on the list in the letter grid. Words may be embedded horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forward, and backward. And don't worry if you get stuck, the answer key is provided further down on this page (no peeking unless you're really stumped or are a teacher using the puzzle in a classroom setting!).

The Autumn Word Search Puzzle #1 is available in three color schemes: color, grayscale, and black and white (best for copier machines).

Words in the search: Acorn, Autumn, Brown, Cold, Corn, Fall, Gourd, Harvest, Leaf Pile, Leaves, Maple, November, Oak, October, Orange, Pumpkin, Rain, Raking, Red, September, Squash, Tree, Yellow.

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Autumn Word Search Download Selection

Download Color Autumn Word Search #1
Color version of the find a word puzzle. (PDF 164KB)

Download Black and White Autumn Word Search #1
Black and white version of the find a word puzzle. Best for making duplicates on a copier machine. (PDF 177KB)

BONUS Challenging Copy-Friendly Puzzles!

If the regular wordsearch puzzle is too easy, try these two advanced variations on the classic:

Download Autumn Word Scramble & Search #2
Same find-a-word puzzle, but the words must be unscrambled first! (PDF 203KB)

Download Autumn Word Complete & Search #3
Same find-a-word puzzle, but the words must be completed first! (PDF 192KB)

Download Grayscale Autumn Word Search #1
Grayscale version of the find a word puzzle. (PDF 164KB)

Autumn Word Search Answer Key

Download Autumn Word Search #1 Answer Key
Answers to the puzzle for teachers and stumped puzzle enthusiasts. (PDF 170KB)

© 2006 Chris Dunmire. All rights reserved.

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Creativity Portal® founder Chris Dunmire works with artists, writers, and others desiring to reach deeper, more meaningful levels of creativity, artistic expression, and everyday joy. Visit her Web sites at ChrisDunmire.com and CoachingYourCreativity.com.

9/16/06