Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- CHAMPAGNE
- The tradition of toasting with champagne on New Year's Eve took firm hold in the United States during the late 19th century, fueled by the rise of grand hotel ballrooms and the glamour they promised.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- AULD
- "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish phrase meaning roughly "old long since", or times gone by. Robert Burns set the words down in 1788, and the song has rung in the new year ever since.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- COUNTDOWN
- The famous Times Square ball drop in New York City has marked the countdown to midnight every year since 1907, making it one of the longest-running New Year's Eve traditions in the country.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CONFETTI
- The word confetti comes from the Italian word for small sweets once tossed at celebrations, the paper version we shower down today is a cheerful, colorful stand-in for the original.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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New Year's Eve: a free large-print word search
New Year's Eve word search, free and large-print. Bubbles rise, bells ring, and the clock inches toward twelve.
About New Year's Eve
As the final hours of the year wind down, living rooms and city squares alike fill with the crackle of anticipation, glasses raised, voices growing louder with each passing minute. The stroke of midnight arrives in a rush of light and sound: fireworks blooming overhead, confetti swirling through cold air, and a kiss shared before the echo of the bells fades. Then comes the quiet afterward, full of sparkling resolve and the feeling that anything the new year holds is still, beautifully, unwritten.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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