Last updated: August 10, 2023
It’s time for a fall word search as the leaves are tumbling down! While the air grows cool and colors burst into a thousand hues of red, orange, and gold, there’s nothing better than cozying up with a fun word search. With pumpkin pie aroma wafting in the air, and kids looking for indoor activities on a rainy day, these puzzles are a perfect choice.
Word search puzzles are not only entertaining but also beneficial for your brain. They can help to improve vocabulary, spelling, memory, and concentration skills. Our printable free fall word search puzzles are a fun and educational activity for the entire family – it doesn’t matter if you’re six, or ninety-six years old.
We’ve created a range of free printable fall word search puzzles for kids. There are different themes (general, harvest, and woodland) and difficulties (easy, medium, and hard) so there’s a word search perfect for everyone. If your child is young, start from the easiest puzzle, and work through to the most difficult. Hopefully, children won’t even notice it’s educational! Why not make it a family race to finish, with kids getting a head start?
The fall word searches on this page come in three difficulty levels.
Easy – 10 words; down & right directions only
Medium – 20 words; up, down, left & right directions
Hard – 30 words; up, down, left, right, & diagonals
Have you noticed there always seems to be that ONE sneaky word that stays hidden? Luckily, all of the solutions for each word search puzzle are found at the bottom of the page.
Jump to a section or scroll down this page to find our fun fall word search puzzles and answers. These printables are for personal, non-commercial use only. Happy puzzling!
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Easy Fall Word Search Puzzles
Warm your brain up with an easy fall word search. Each of these easy word searches has 10 hidden words, and the word direction is either right or down. There are no backward or diagonal words. These are perfect for little kids.
Medium Difficulty Fall Word Search Puzzles
Test your searching skills with something a little harder. Each of these medium-difficulty fall word searches has 20 hidden words, and the word direction is horizontal or vertical. Keep your eyes peeled, as some words may be spelled backward!
Hard Fall Word Search Puzzles
Yikes! Our hard fall word searches may have you puzzled! These challenging word searches have 30 hidden words each. Just to make it even more difficult, the words can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, and they can also be spelled backward! Young and old can be very proud of themselves if they find all the words in these tricky puzzles.
Solutions for Fall Word Searches
If you are tearing your hair out, trying to find that last word in the puzzle, we have the solution! Here are the answers to each fall word search, so you can give your kids (or yourself) a clue about where to find those hidden words.
More Fall Printables for Kids
I hope you enjoyed our fall word search puzzles! If you’re looking for more fall activities, take a look at our huge collection of free coloring pages! They’re all completely free to download and will keep your little ones happily busy.
Or, if your kid just really loves word searches, check out our complete collection of Printable Word Searches on All Topics and our Hard Word Searches.
