Burns Night word search

What’s included

• A 15 × 15 letter grid hiding 18 words
• A word list with tick boxes
• An answer key on page 2
• Name and words-found boxes
• 2 A4 pages, designed to print well in colour or black and white

How to play

1. Print one sheet per player, or one between two for younger children.
2. Look for each word in the grid. Words run left to right, top to bottom, or diagonally downwards.
3. Circle each word as you find it and tick it off the list. Robert Burns appears without the space.
4. The first to find all 18 wins. The answer key is on page two.

Tips

• Great for school Burns Night activities: print page one only for pupils.
• Talk about the trickier words as you find them: what is a sporran, or cranachan?
• Pair it with the free Burns Night quiz for the grown-ups.

Printing tips

• Print at 100% or “Actual size” rather than “Fit to page”, so nothing gets trimmed.
• Everything is A4. If your printer only takes US Letter, choose “Fit to page” instead.
• Thicker paper (120–160gsm) feels nicer to write on and survives a night out; plain 80gsm is fine too.
• Black and white works: the designs are made to stay clear without colour.