Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada, focused on gratitude for harvest and blessings. It fosters reflection on appreciation, community, and history, reinforcing values of gratitude and togetherness.
It’s also an ideal time to engage in Thanksgiving-themed activities such as crosswords, word walls, word banks, word searches, worksheets, and other interactive exercises, which are great for bringing loved ones or students into the spirit of the Thanksgiving season.
And when it comes to word puzzles, there are times when you’re limited to 5-letter Thanksgiving words. For example, crossword clues might hint at a 5-letter word, and Wordle-like games often require exactly 5 letters.
To make solving your word puzzles easy and fun, here is a list of 150+ five-letter Thanksgiving words for you to use.
(We’ve arranged them alphabetically to simplify your selection process.)
ACORN
ANGEL
APPLE
APRON
AROMA
ASHER
BAKED
BASTE
BEANS
BEETS
BERRY
BISON
BLACK
BOLAS
BOWLS
BREAD
BRINE
BROOD
BROWN
CACAO
CANDY
CANOE
CARDS
CARVE
CATER
CHEER
CIDER
CLOVE
COLOR
COUCH
CREAM
CRISP
CROPS
CROWD
CRUST
CURRY
DAISY
DANCE
DÉCOR
DONUT
DRESS
DRINK
EATEN
EBENE
FANCY
FEAST
FLOAT
FOODS
FRESH
FRIED
FRUIT
GAMES
GEESE
GLAZE
GOOSE
GOURD
GRACE
GRAPE
GRAVY
GROUP
GUEST
HAPPY
HERBS
HOCKS
HONEY
HYMNS
JAZZY
JELLO
JOLLY
JUICE
JUMBO
KAYAK
KNIFE
LEMON
LIGHT
MAIZE
MANGO
MAPLE
MARCH
MEALS
MERRY
MUSIC
OLIVE
ONION
PARTY
PEACE
PEARS
PECAN
PLATE
POULT
PRIDE
QUACK
QUAIL
QUASH
QUASI
QUEEN
QUELL
QUEST
QUILT
QUIRE
RABBI
RANCH
REGAL
RELAX
RENEW
ROAST
ROLLS
ROOTS
ROUTE
SALAD
SALSA
SANTA
SAUCE
SAVOR
SCARF
SERVE
SLEEP
SOUPY
SPICE
SUGAR
SWEET
SYRUP
TABLE
TASTE
TASTY
THANK
TOPAZ
TOTEM
TREAT
TRUST
UNIFY
UNITE
UNITY
USHER
VIBES
VIGOR
VINES
VISIT
VOCAL
WATER
WEAVE
WHETS
WHIFF
WHITE
XEROX
YACHT
YAPPY
YELLS
YIELD
YOUTH
YUCCA
YUMMY
ZEBRA
ZESTY
ZIPPY
ZONAL
ZOWIE