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Free Printable New Year Star Word Search
A star-shaped grid to pass the long wait until midnight.
Made by the PaperCarnival team · Updated
24 hidden words · answer key included · US Letter & A4
New Year is nearly all waiting. The food is early, midnight is late, and the hours in between are the hardest part of the night for anybody under ten. A word search shaped like a star covers a piece of that, and it looks like the occasion rather than like homework.
The grid is a real five pointed star: the points are drawn exactly, the letters stop at the edges, and the words hide inside. Twenty four of them, because the points are too narrow to hide much in, so the list stays on fireworks, the countdown, and the fresh start.
It also does a good job of the first lesson back, while the register and the lost jumpers get sorted out.
The hidden words
Every word in the puzzle, or edit the list in the generator
- Midnight
- Fireworks
- Sparkler
- Confetti
- Balloons
- Streamer
- Countdown
- Resolve
- Calendar
- January
- Toast
- Cheer
- Party
- Ribbon
- Clock
- Wishes
- Fresh
- Start
- Hopeful
- Glitter
- Sparkle
- Year
- Sequin
- Bright
Ways to use it
The long wait to midnight
The stretch after dinner is the hardest part of the night for anybody under ten. This covers a chunk of it.
First day back
A settled first lesson of the new term, while the register and the lost jumpers get sorted out.
Party table filler
One at each place setting, so nobody is standing around waiting for the food to come out.
Timed round
Count down ten minutes, like the last ten before midnight, and whoever has found the most inside the star when it runs out wins.
Questions
Why are there only twenty four words?
A star is mostly points, and the points are too narrow to hide long words in. Twenty four fit, every one of them placed.
Will it print well in the dark theme?
Yes, though it uses more ink. Open it in the generator and switch to a lighter style if you are printing a class set.