Free printable puzzles in large print
Word searches, sudoku and nonograms set in big, high-contrast type, one puzzle to a letter-size page with the answer key on a page of its own. Open a set, check the preview, then press Print or save as PDF.
Every puzzle comes from a CozyWorld game, so each one follows that game's rules: every word in a Cottage Word Search grid is really there and the leftover letters spell a saying, every Sprout Sudoku puzzle has exactly one solution, and every Little Stitches pattern can be solved by logic without guessing. Each set links to its game if you would rather play on a screen.
New for this winter: Christmas bingo cards, a Christmas crossword and a word scramble in large print, mazes from easy to expert, and a room of coloring pages for adults. The bingo page has a caller, and the mazes and the crossword can be solved on screen as well as on paper.
Winter and holiday puzzles
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Word search Large print winter word search Snowdrifts, rock salt and long johns on a 12 by 12 grid. -
Word search Large print Christmas word search Wreaths, tinsel, nutcrackers and the rest of the decorations. -
Word search Christmas baking word search Stollen, pizzelle, spritz and other holiday cookie-tin treats. -
Word search Cozy cabin word search Woodstove, flannel and a rocking chair, in all eight directions. -
Word search Large print Thanksgiving word search Turkey, the Mayflower, the parade and the leftovers. -
Word search Hanukkah word search Menorah, dreidel, latkes and sufganiyot. -
Word search New Year’s word search Countdown, confetti, champagne and a resolution or two. -
Nonogram Quilt block nonograms Four 10 by 10 grids that shade into quilt blocks. -
Nonogram Winter picture nonograms A gingerbread man, a mitten, a sweater and a teacup.
Christmas bingo, crossword, scramble and mazes
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Bingo Christmas bingo cards in large print Twenty word bingo cards, one to a page, with a call sheet and an on-screen caller. -
Crossword Christmas crossword puzzles in large print Two criss-cross crosswords with 18 point clues and an answer key. -
Word scramble Christmas word scramble in large print 24 scrambled holiday words over two pages, with an answer key. -
Mazes Christmas mazes to print Six mazes shaped like a tree, star, bell, ornament, mitten and stocking.
Word searches for spring and its holidays
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Word search Valentine’s Day word search Sweethearts, chocolates, Cupid and a sonnet. -
Word search St. Patrick’s Day word search Shamrocks, leprechauns, soda bread and a tin whistle. -
Word search Easter word search Jelly beans, hot cross buns, daffodils and a bonnet. -
Word search Spring word search Robins, crocuses and puddles. Across and down only.
Word searches for any day
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Word search Gardening word search Across and down only: a gentle place to start. -
Word search Backyard bird word search Goldfinch, titmouse, towhee and more, in all eight directions. -
Word search National parks word search Yellowstone to the Everglades, in all eight directions. -
Word search Coffee word search Espresso to pour over, across and down only. -
Word search Spring Cottage word search book All twelve spring puzzles from the game on one page.
Large print sudoku
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Sudoku Large print sudoku: easy Six easy puzzles: singles only, one to a page. -
Sudoku Large print sudoku: medium Six medium puzzles that need pairs and pointing. -
Sudoku Large print sudoku: hard Six hard puzzles that call for triples or an X-wing. -
Sudoku Large print sudoku: expert Six expert puzzles: the XY-wing and the swordfish.
Mazes
Coloring pages and color by number
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Coloring Coloring pages for adults 21 sets to print or color on screen, from mandalas to Christmas ornaments. -
Color by number Color by number pages for adults Eight square-grid pictures with a numbered color key, teapot to lighthouse. -
Color by number Christmas color by number pages Holly, a robin, a door wreath and two snowy scenes that print as four-page posters.
Which set to start with
For a first large print word search, take the gardening or coffee set: their words read only across and down. The winter, Christmas, Christmas baking, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah sets add diagonals, and the cozy cabin, backyard bird and national parks sets use all eight directions, backward too. Each word search page has notes on its sixteen words and the hidden saying.
For a group, the Christmas bingo cards are the easiest to hand round: twenty different cards, a call sheet, and nothing to explain. For one person with a pencil, Maze 1 and the first page of the word scramble are the gentlest of the new pages, and the two crosswords take the longest.
The sudoku packs climb one technique at a time. Easy needs only singles; Medium adds pointing and pairs; Hard needs a triple or an X-wing; Expert needs an XY-wing or a swordfish. Each pack's page explains its technique, shows the first moves of puzzle 1 and, if you get stuck, the key step in every puzzle. The nonograms are the gentlest way into picture logic: their pages list the lines that give squares away before you shade anything.
Printing tips
The pages are laid out for US letter paper with half-inch margins. If your print window offers it, turn off headers and footers and leave the scale at 100 percent, so the letters print at full size. To keep a copy, pick Save as PDF as the printer. The answer key always prints last, so you can set it aside before you start.
The American Council of the Blind's large print guidelines use 18 point Arial as the base size for large print. Word lists here print at 18 point in Arial, and the letters and digits in the grids print larger: about 23 point or more in word search grids and nonogram clues, and about 36 point in a sudoku. The bingo cards, word scramble and crossword clues are set at 18 point or larger too. The mazes and the color by number pages are not large print: their finest pages have corridors and squares about a fifth of an inch wide.