Winter Solstice Word Search
Find words about the shortest day of the year, seasonal astronomy, and solstice traditions around the world.
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Words to find
Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Tap a word in the list for a hint.
About the Winter Solstice Word Search
This puzzle explores the winter solstice, when one hemisphere has its shortest day and longest night. Its words include astronomy terms such as axial tilt and hemisphere, seasonal customs such as Yule and Dongzhi, and landmarks such as Stonehenge. It suits students learning about Earth’s seasons, as well as anyone interested in winter celebrations and how different cultures mark the turning of the year.
All 45 words in this puzzle
Each grid hides a different handful of these, so press New puzzle for a fresh one whenever you like.
- Alban Arthan
- Axial Tilt
- Axis
- Bonfire
- Candle
- Candlelight
- Darkness
- Daylight
- December
- Dongzhi
- Earth
- Earth Orbit
- Evergreen
- Firelight
- Hemisphere
- Holly
- Inti Raymi
- Lantern
- Longest Night
- Midwinter
- Mistletoe
- Newgrange
- Northern
- Orbit
- Pine Bough
- Rebirth
- Renewal
- Saturnalia
- Season
- Seasonal Cycle
- Shortest Day
- Solstice
- Southern
- Soyal
- St Lucia
- Stonehenge
- Sun Wheel
- Sunlight
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Tilt
- Winter Feast
- Wreath
- Yalda Night
- Yule
