Merry Christmas Word-Building Game

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, including the Merry Christmas Word-Building Game below.

This game is a simple one, but fun for all ages. To play, get a blank sheet of paper and write “Merry Christmas” or some other seasonal phrase across the top. Alternatively, you can print our Merry Christmas Word-Building note paper.

Set a timer for 5-10 minutes. Then race to see who can form the most new words using only the letters in that phrase.

You may not use a letter more than once unless there are multiple copies of the letter in the original phrase. For instance, if I’m working with the letters in “Merry Christmas,” I can use two Ss, two Ms, and up to three Rs in the words I build. But I can only use one E or one A.

Even with that restriction, there are a lot more possibilities than most folks realize.

You can see this for yourself by checking out our sample list (although it is by no means exhaustive). Can you think of any words I missed?

Have fun word building! And if you’d like to give some of our other Christmas games a try, follow the links below.

More Free Printable Christmas Games

Want more? Then follow the link below to download 12 of my newest Christmas party games (with answer keys) in a single click!

Can you think of a holiday game we should add to our collection? If so, leave a comment below and tell us about it!

Know friends or family who’d enjoy playing our Christmas games? We’d love it if you’d send them our way by emailing a link or sharing on social media (see share buttons below). Thanks!

Comments

jane says
November 5, 2016 at 5:32 pm
You can’t use armchair [in your sample list] — it has two a’s. “Merry Christmas” only has one.
- Jennifer Flanders says
  November 6, 2016 at 4:52 am
  You are absolutely right, Nancy. My mistake! “Armchair” should be disqualified for using an extra A. Thanks for letting me know about that oversight. 🙂