Christmas Word Puzzle: A Fun ESL Christmas Vocabulary Challenge

Looking for a quick, festive, and brain-challenging Christmas activity for your ESL students? This Christmas Word Puzzle is perfect! It helps students practice spelling, number matching, and Christmas vocabulary—all while getting into the holiday spirit. Just print the puzzle and you’re ready for a fun classroom challenge!

Christmas Word Puzzle

Puzzle Instructions

Each letter of the alphabet is matched with a number. Use the letter-number key below to decode the Christmas words.

Word Puzzles

2-5-15-13-11-3 _____________________________________________________
26-16-15-23-3-11 ___________________________________________________
2-6-6-24-16-3-23 ___________________________________________________
1-4-13-6-11-17-22 __________________________________________________
3-11-8 ___________________________________________________________
2-5-15-3 __________________________________________________________
11-3-26-26-3-1-23 __________________________________________________
15-6-1-26-22 ______________________________________________________
3-7-7-15-6-7 _______________________________________________________
23-5-15-26-5 ______________________________________________________
11-16-7-22-26-23 __________________________________________________
26-1-3-3 _________________________________________________________
26-6-19-23 _______________________________________________________
2-11-5-4-23 _______________________________________________________
23-5-2-24 _________________________________________________________
23-15-6-10 _______________________________________________________
22-6-11-11-19 _____________________________________________________
17-6-11-5-1 _______________________________________________________
16-7-11-6-6 _______________________________________________________
23-16-16-7-16-15-7 _________________________________________________

Conclusion

This Christmas Word Puzzle is a simple yet effective way to mix number decoding and Christmas vocabulary into your ESL lessons. Whether used as a warm-up, a fun competition, or an end-of-class treat, students will enjoy the challenge and practice important spelling and recognition skills. Just print it out and bring some festive brainpower into your classroom!