Our entire family loves Christmas and parties and games — and Christmas party games. In this post series, I’m sharing a dozen of our favorites:
Today’s game is an old standard with a fresh facelift. We are proud to present (drumroll, please) “A Merry Christmas Word Scramble.”
We’ve included options for printing a full page version or, if you’d rather conserve paper and don’t mind writing small, you can print two games per page. You’ll also want a copy of the answer key, but no fair peeking until you’ve tried to solve the puzzle yourself.
You’ll note that the first letter of each scrambled word is capitalized. It is amazing how much more difficult that one little detail makes this game.
Pressed for time? Get my Big Book of Christmas Printables — FREE to subscribers! Then you can download this and all my other Christmas party games (with answer keys) in a single click!
Some of the words are fairly obvious, like “Ejuss.” Others are surprisingly hard, like “Stranneom.” Which word stumped you the longest?
If you love Christmas games as much as we do, be sure to check out our other Christmas games (linked below) or visit my Christmas Party Games Pinterest Board.
- Ice Breaker Bingo
- Christmas Timeline Challenge
- Pop Quiz on Party Preparedness
- Who Gets What? Matching Game
- Put the Baby in the Manger
- Merry Christmas Word Find
- Christmas Carol Quiz
- 12 Days of Christmas Sing-a-Long
- Who Wore It Best? Matching Game
- Holiday Photo Scavenger Hunt
- Christmas Travel Bingo
- How Well Do You Know Your Christmas Carols?
Can you think of a holiday game we should add to our collection? If so, leave a comment below and tell us about it!
Karen says
March 5, 2019 at 7:40 amIn your Christmas book, I see a label for Reindeer poop. Is there a recipe?
Karen
Jennifer Flanders says
March 5, 2019 at 7:49 amHi, Karen.
I just put chocolate-covered raisins into little baggies and attach the labels to that. Super easy! It makes a great stocking stuffer or a fun offering for your local Christmas bazaar.
Millie says
March 5, 2019 at 7:39 amA BIIIIIIIG THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! LUV this .
You are sooo generous in sharing your hard work. I imagine it was truly a work of the heart!
I hold an annual cookie exchange at my church and altho it is early in the year. I really really enjoy hosting this, so I try to make it fun. I create a ‘booklet’ and did not expect them to take them home, but the DO!! WOW! Altho last year I did not and did I hear about it. lol
Again, just want to thank you soo much for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Millie
Jennifer Flanders says
March 5, 2019 at 7:50 amThanks for all your encouragement, Millie. Yes, it is a work of the heart. I love Christmas and have made lots of these games and such through many years of hosting holiday events like you describe. And I love to share ideas and time-saving resources with others. Why keep them to myself if somebody else could use them, too, right? Anyway… I’m glad you like my Big Book of Christmas and am grateful that you took time to write and tell me so!
Julia says
December 23, 2018 at 12:27 pmI tried to get the free Christmas activity book and never got the email. 🙁
Merry Christmas.
Jennifer Flanders says
December 23, 2018 at 12:44 pmI’m so sorry the download didn’t come through the first time. I just sent the file to you directly. Let me know if it doesn’t come through in the next 5 minutes or so, and I’ll try again another way.
Julia says
December 23, 2018 at 12:53 pmGot it! Thank you. 😊 Merry Christmas!
Gail says
December 15, 2018 at 9:20 pmJust did the download [of your Big Book of Christmas Printables]. Lot of fun and NEW ideas that I haven’t seen before. Thanks for the book. Gail
Jennifer Flanders says
December 15, 2018 at 9:22 pmI’m happy to hear you like them, Gail!
Shonda says
December 15, 2018 at 9:19 pmWhat an amazing collection. I downloaded your Christmas Printables book for the put Jesus in a Manger game for my Sunday school class. After seeing all of the wonderful ideas you put together, I can’t wait to use the others for our family Christmas.
God bless you and Merry Christmas,
Shonda Fernandez
Jennifer Flanders says
December 15, 2018 at 9:24 pmIt made my day to get your message, Shonda. I make it my goal to over-deliver! 🙂
Lori says
November 21, 2018 at 6:45 pmHi,
I am a 71 yr. old Grandmother of six young ones, ages 6-15. I have Christmas Eve dinner and entertainment each year. I have also had the care of my now 97 year old (dementia) father the past 3 Christmas’. Looking for printables for Christmas games was very time consuming, until I found your site.
Thank you so very much for all the work and time you put into these to make MY life easier.
I pray you have a blessed Christmas season.
Again, thank you for sharing your efforts with others, you are a blessing.
Sincerely,
Lori
Jennifer Flanders says
November 21, 2018 at 6:46 pmYou are so welcome, Lori. I’m happy to be of service. Hope you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration!
vanessa says
October 29, 2017 at 6:15 pmwhere is the answer key?
Jennifer Flanders says
October 29, 2017 at 6:20 pmThere’s a link to the answer key below the puzzle, Vanessa, but you can also access it here: Word Scramble Answer Key
Diana Straub-Clarke says
December 11, 2016 at 8:46 pmDo you set a time limit? If so how long?
Jennifer Flanders says
December 12, 2016 at 6:40 pmYes, we do, Diana. Usually about 5 minutes or so, depending on the group and difficulty level of the particular game we’re playing.
Julie Rhoadarmer says
December 14, 2013 at 8:39 pmIs there an answer key for this fun word scramble?
Jennifer Flanders says
December 15, 2013 at 1:13 amYes, Julie. You’ll find the answer key here.