Fall word search puzzles: printable autumn grids, or play online
From the first yellow leaf to the last hayride, autumn hands teachers three months of themed material — and a fall word search is the easiest way to use it. These grids pull from a list of the season's words: FOLIAGE, ACORN, ORCHARD, SCARECROW, FLANNEL and a good deal of PUMPKIN.
Every grid is built by Kioskadia from a different sample of the list, so you can print a fresh one each week from September to November. Play today's puzzle here, or print with answer keys at the level that suits the room.
Print free Fall word search puzzles
Number of puzzles
Each puzzle comes with its solution — every batch is a fresh draw. Choose “Save as PDF” to keep the file.
Play today's fall word search
24 different grids in this collection
Drag across the grid to circle a word — it works on paper too, once printed.
Words to find
- ACORN
- AMBER
- BOOTS
- BREEZE
- BUSHEL
- CHIPMUNK
- CINNAMON
- COZY
- EQUINOX
- FOLIAGE
- FOOTBALL
- HAYRIDE
- LANTERN
- MIGRATION
- NUTMEG
- OAK
- OCTOBER
- PINECONE
- PUMPKIN
- RAKE
- SWEATER
The fall word list
Every puzzle in this collection hides a different selection from these 47 words — so you can print grid after grid without ever solving the same one twice.
- LEAVES
- ACORN
- PUMPKIN
- APPLE
- CIDER
- HARVEST
- SCARECROW
- HAYRIDE
- ORCHARD
- MAPLE
- OAK
- FOLIAGE
- SWEATER
- FLANNEL
- BONFIRE
- CAMPFIRE
- RAKE
- SQUIRREL
- CHIPMUNK
- FROST
- BREEZE
- CRISP
- GOLDEN
- AMBER
- CINNAMON
- NUTMEG
- SPICE
- OCTOBER
- NOVEMBER
- SEPTEMBER
- EQUINOX
- FOOTBALL
- GOURD
- SQUASH
- CHESTNUT
- HIBERNATE
- MIGRATION
- PINECONE
- BUSHEL
- LANTERN
- HARMONY
- COZY
- BLANKET
- PANCAKE
- RAIN
- BOOTS
- PUDDLE
Frequently asked questions
How many fall word search puzzles are there?
As many as you print. Each grid samples about twenty words from the theme's list and places them differently, so a batch of four gives you four different puzzles — and the grid you can play on this page changes every day.
Do the printed puzzles come with the answers?
Yes: every printed grid is followed by its solution page, with the words highlighted. Choose a level and a number of grids, click Print, and use “Save as PDF” in the print dialog if you'd rather keep a file.
Which level should I pick for a fall word search?
Level 1 hides words across and down only — the right start for early readers. Level 2 adds diagonals. Level 3 also hides words backwards, in all eight directions, which is the one adults usually enjoy. The word list is the same at every level.
Is it free, and do I need an account?
Free, with no account and no email: play on the page or print straight away. Kioskadia only asks for a nickname if you want to appear on the leaderboard of its daily word search — which is a different puzzle, on a different page.
Are these fall puzzles the same as on other sites?
No. Kioskadia generates its own grids from its own copy of the list, so a puzzle printed here won't turn up anywhere else. That matters when two classrooms swap worksheets.
More themed word searches
All themes →Prefer a puzzle with a timer and a leaderboard? Play the daily word search — a new grid every morning — or replay any of them from the archive ; for plain grids on paper, the free printable word search puzzles print up to four at once with their answer keys.