Download and print this free Groundhog Day word search — 15 hidden words from the tradition, covering everything from PHIL emerging from his TUNNEL to the CROWD waiting on his FORECAST. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and ready for February classroom units, homeschool history lessons, or any family that never misses the yearly ritual.
The word list is genuinely easy-to-medium: PHIL, WATCH and OMEN give young solvers quick wins, while PENNSYLVANIA, FORECAST and SIXWEEKS stretch vocabulary a little further. It works from about age 7 up, and pairs nicely with a lesson on the CUSTOM that’s been running since long before anyone alive today was born.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
It all comes down to PHIL — also called CHUCK — poking his head out of the TUNNEL in PENNSYLVANIA while the FESTIVAL crowd waits to hear if the LEGEND means SIXWEEKS more of winter. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- ANNUAL
- CHUCK
- CROWD
- CUSTOM
- EARLYSPRING
- FESTIVAL
- FORECAST
- LEGEND
- OMEN
- PENNSYLVANIA
- PHIL
- RODENT
- SIXWEEKS
- TUNNEL
- WATCH