Large Print Thanksgiving Word Search

Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 26, 2026. These large print Thanksgiving word searches are an easy activity for the days before the holiday, for the table while the turkey rests, or for an activity hour at a senior center or care home.

There are three puzzles: an easy Thanksgiving puzzle with words hidden only across and down, a medium version that adds diagonals, and a "Thanksgiving Dinner" puzzle full of side dishes. Every word is short enough to read at a glance, and each puzzle prints on one US Letter page with its answer key on the next. Prefer a file? Download each one as a two-page PDF below. Looking for October puzzles? See the large print Halloween word search, and for December the large print Christmas word search.

Ideas for Thanksgiving activity time

• Hand out the easy puzzle to everyone, then offer the medium one to people who finish early.
• After a puzzle, ask each person to share one thing from the word list they are thankful for, or a favorite dish from past Thanksgivings.
• Print at "Actual size" (100%) so the letters stay large.
• Want your family's own dishes or names in the grid? Type them into the large print word search generator.