Download and print this free October word search — 15 hidden words for the month leaves finally commit to FOLIAGE, the ORCHARD fills up with visitors, and the WORLDSERIES takes over the TV. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and great for harvest units, fall festivals, and the handful of nights actual COSTUME planning happens.
The word list is easy-to-medium: PUMPKIN, ACORN and CANDY come fast, while SCARECROW, CHESTNUT and WORLDSERIES ask a little more of solvers. It works from about age 7 up, and suits everything from a classroom harvest lesson to a BREEZY afternoon spent raking the yard.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word belongs to the crisp turn of fall: a GOURD on the porch step, the smell of FROST in the morning air, a FLANNEL shirt pulled on for the first time, and a RAKE leaning against a pile of leaves. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- PUMPKIN
- FOLIAGE
- HARVEST
- ORCHARD
- WORLDSERIES
- SCARECROW
- ACORN
- CHESTNUT
- FLANNEL
- COSTUME
- CANDY
- FROST
- RAKE
- BREEZY
- GOURD