Thanksgiving word game

How many words can you make from THANKSGIVING?

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

Play it as a group

The classic Thanksgiving table and classroom game, with no prep and nothing to print. Put this page on the TV after dinner, or on the classroom board. Give everyone three minutes to write down every word they can find in THANKSGIVING, 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 THANKSGIVING, share a code, and the room keeps the clock and the scores.
All 64 words in THANKSGIVING (answers)

4-letter words (26)

akin, gain, gang, hang, hats, hint, hits, king, kits, sang, sank, sigh, sign, sing, sink, skin, snag, tank, task, than, thin, this, tins, vain, vans, vast

5-letter words (13)

gains, giant, hangs, hints, kings, night, saint, sight, tanks, thank, thing, think, visit

6-letter words (12)

asking, giving, hating, having, knight, nights, saving, taking, thanks, things, thinks, vanish

7-letter words (8)

gaining, hinting, insight, shaking, shining, signing, singing, sinking

8-letter words (3)

sighting, thanking, thinking

9-letter words (1)

vanishing

All 12 letters (1)

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Questions

How many words can you make from THANKSGIVING?
64 everyday words of 4 or more letters, counting THANKSGIVING itself. Rarer real words are accepted too, as bonus words.
What is the longest word in THANKSGIVING?
THANKSGIVING, using all 12 letters. The longest word made of fewer letters is VANISHING.
How do you play?
Make words of 4 or more letters from the letters of THANKSGIVING, 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; THANKSGIVING itself scores 10.
What words can you make out of THANKSGIVING?
The longest are VANISHING, THINKING, THANKING, SIGHTING, SINKING. All 64, by length, are under "All 64 words in THANKSGIVING (answers)" on this page.
Is this a good Thanksgiving classroom game?
Yes: a no-prep Thanksgiving 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 THANKSGIVING 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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