Christmas word game

How many words can you make from CHRISTMAS?

Find words of 4+ letters hidden in CHRISTMAS. Longer words score more.

Play it as a group

The classic Christmas party and classroom game, with no prep and nothing to print. Put this page on the big screen at the office party, or on the classroom board on the last day of term. Give everyone three minutes to write down every word they can find in CHRISTMAS, then type them in together, and press "show all words" to see what everyone missed.

  • Any size of group: everyone writes their own list.
  • Three minutes is plenty; five for younger players.
  • Then cross off every word someone else also found: the most words left wins.
Everyone has a phone? Play it as a roomPick CHRISTMAS, share a code, and the room keeps the clock and the scores.
All 50 words in CHRISTMAS (answers)

4-letter words (25)

acts, aims, arch, arms, arts, cars, cash, cast, cats, char, chat, hair, harm, hats, hits, mass, miss, mist, rash, rats, rich, sits, star, stir, this

5-letter words (20)

casts, chair, charm, chars, chart, chats, crash, crass, hairs, march, match, mists, shirt, smart, smash, smith, stair, stars, stirs, trash

6-letter words (4)

chairs, charms, charts, stairs

All 9 letters (1)

christmas

Questions

How many words can you make from CHRISTMAS?
50 everyday words of 4 or more letters, counting CHRISTMAS itself. Rarer real words are accepted too, as bonus words.
What is the longest word in CHRISTMAS?
CHRISTMAS, using all 9 letters. The longest word made of fewer letters is STAIRS.
How do you play?
Make words of 4 or more letters from the letters of CHRISTMAS, each letter as often as it appears in it. Tap the letters or type. A 4-letter word scores 1 point, 5 letters 2, and so on; CHRISTMAS itself scores 10.
What words can you make out of CHRISTMAS?
The longest are STAIRS, CHARTS, CHARMS, CHAIRS, TRASH. All 50, by length, are under "All 50 words in CHRISTMAS (answers)" on this page.
Is this a good Christmas classroom game?
Yes: a no-prep Christmas word building and spelling activity for grade 2 and up. Put it on the board for the whole class, or let students play on their own devices. Nothing to print, no accounts.
Can a class or a party play together?
Yes: put the page on a big screen with paper and pens, or play Words from a Word Party, where everyone finds words in CHRISTMAS on their own phone against the clock and the room adds up the scores. Both are free and need no accounts.

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