Free Months of the Year Word Searches (Printable PDF + Answer Keys)

A free printable word search for every month of the year, January through December. Each one is a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper — useful for a classroom calendar wall, a morning starter, or a quiet activity that matches whatever month you are actually in.

Each month has its own grid built from what that month is known for: the new year and deep winter in January, groundhogs and valentines in February, harvest and hallowe’en in October, and the whole run of December holidays at the end of the year.

View Page April Word Search

April Word Search

Hunt down THUNDERSTORM, GARDEN and 13 more hidden words.

View Page August Word Search

August Word Search

15 words to find, starting with NOTEBOOK and THUNDERSTORM.

View Page December Word Search

December Word Search

Can you spot RESOLUTION, SOLSTICE and FIREPLACE?

View Page February Word Search

February Word Search

Can you spot GROUNDHOGDAY, SHADOW and CHOCOLATE?

View Page January Word Search

January Word Search

Hunt down FRESHSTART, JANUARY and 13 more hidden words.

View Page July Word Search

July Word Search

From LEMONADE to INDEPENDENCE, 15 words are hiding in this grid.

View Page June Word Search

June Word Search

Find all 15 words, including FATHERSDAY and CAMPING.

View Page March Word Search

March Word Search

Hunt down BASKETBALL, PUDDLE and 13 more hidden words.

View Page May Word Search

May Word Search

Can you spot GRADUATION, MEADOW and SUNSHINE?

View Page November Word Search

November Word Search

15 words to find, starting with NAPTIME and THANKSGIVING.

View Page October Word Search

October Word Search

15 words to find, starting with ORCHARD and WORLDSERIES.

View Page September Word Search

September Word Search

From SWEATER to APPLEPICKING, 15 words are hiding in this grid.


One for Every Month

Teachers tend to use these on a rolling basis — print the current month at the start of the week and leave a stack by the door. They also work as a simple way to teach the order and spelling of the months themselves, which is exactly the sort of thing that sticks better when a child has hunted the word down in a grid.

What’s in Every Puzzle

Each download is a two-page PDF: the puzzle grid on page one, the completed answer key on page two. Fifteen words per grid, hidden in every direction. Nothing to sign up for and nothing to install — click a card, print the page.

More Seasonal Word Searches

If you are looking for a particular occasion rather than a whole month, the celebrations collection covers the individual holidays, and browse all word searches lists every collection on the site.