St. Patrick's Day on March 17 honors the patron saint of Ireland, and it is now celebrated far beyond Ireland with parades, music and plenty of green. These puzzles gather up shamrocks and rainbows, a trip around the Irish countryside, and the legends and food of the day.
Start with "Wearing of the Green", where every word reads left to right or top to bottom. "A Trip to Ireland" and "Luck of the Irish" add diagonal words. Each prints in large type on one page, with the answer key on the next.
Print settings
Each PDF has the puzzle on page 1 and the answer key on page 2. Print at 100% scale for the largest letters.
Mark each word with a green highlighter as you find it.
Hide a few printed puzzles around the house as a "pot of gold" for children to find.
Put on some fiddle or harp music while you solve for a little extra atmosphere.
Want different words?
Use the word search maker to build your own St. Patrick's Day puzzle. Pick the grid size, the letter size and how hard it should be, or type in your own list of words, such as family names or a class spelling list.