Plan a fun Christmas activity this holiday season with this free printable How Many Words Can You Make from Merry Christmas. This Christmas word game printable is lots of fun for classroom parties, family gatherings, or just hanging out with your kids!
This holiday themed game is a great way to put together a quick activity! I love adding this word game activity to my kid’s classroom Christmas parties because it’s a no prep game that can take up as much time as you need.
You can also use this fun Christmas word game at home. Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year, but as my kids get older it seems to be busier and busier. I try to find quick and easy ways to squeeze in some extra fun with my family. Free printables are the best way to create fun during this festive season.
We like to play games after dinner and this is a great holiday themed word game we can use to make memories. What better way to build memories than a little competition! The rule at our house is the winner gets to do the dishes 😉
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How to play the “How Many Words Can You Make from Merry Christmas” game?
Make as many different words as possible from the phrase Merry Christmas! Playing this game is a little bit like playing a word scramble with the phrase Merry Christmas. It’s not a complicated game, but it can definitely be a fun challenge!
You can only use each letter one time per new word you make from Merry Christmas. For example, tree would not be a word because it is using “e” 2 times and there is only one “e” in Merry Christmas. The word “chess” does count because there are 2 “s” letters in the phrase Merry Christmas.
Ways to Play
There are a couple ways you can play this fun puzzle game! It really depends on the amount of time you want to spend on the game. You can let players work individually or in partners.
Extended Version
Pass out the free printable “How Many Words Can You Make from Merry Christmas” letter sheet and let players cut apart the letters. Sometimes, being able to physically move the letters around makes it easier for players to figure out new words. The first player to make 30 words from the phrase “Merry Christmas” are the winners.
Make it harder by having teams go to 50 words.
Timed Version
Pass out the free printable game with the phrase “Merry Christmas” at the top. In this version, players will not cut out the letters. Set a timer and winners will be based on who has the most words when the timer buzzes.
How many words can you get from the word Christmas?
There are 301 words you can make from the word Christmas!
Use this list as your answer key for the phrase Christmas.
How many words can you get from Merry Christmas?
There are 1360 words you can make from the phrase Merry Christmas!
Use this list as your answer key for the phrase Merry Christmas.
“How Many Words Can You Make from Merry Christmas” Free Printable Game
This free printable holiday game is a perfect addition for making holiday memories!
You can access the free printable download by clicking the purple link below. You will get “How Many Words Can You Make from Merry Christmas” game files that include a Merry Christmas letter word card sheet, a Christmas word card sheet, a Merry Christmas recording sheet, and a Christmas recording sheet.
This Merry Christmas game file is a PDF download, so you will need a PDF reader to open the file. For the best results, I recommend downloading to your computer before you print. You can print as many copies as you need for personal use or classroom use only!
Merry Christmas Word Game Free Printable
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