Whether you’re working on a school project or trying to increase your Thanksgiving vocabulary, we can help. Below is a list of popular Thanksgiving words that you can use for lessons, crosswords, word searches, and more.
General Thanksgiving Words
Below is a list of common Thanksgiving words. For more words, see the “Thanksgiving Food” word list in the next section.
- Abundance
- America
- American
- Appreciation
- Aroma
- Arrangement
- Ate
- Autumn
- Bake
- Baking
- Balloons
- Band
- Banquet
- Baste
- Belonging
- Black Friday
- Blessing
- Bouquet
- Bread
- Broadway
- Buffet
- Cards
- Carve
- Cater
- Celebrate
- Celebration
- Centerpiece
- Church
- Coffee
- Cook
- Cooking
- Cornucopia
- Couch
- Delicious
- Dessert
- Dine
- Dining
- Dinner
- Dish
- Dishes
- Eat
- Eaten
- Eating
- Elegant
- Entertain
- Fall
- Family
- Famished
- Fancy
- Favorite
- Feast
- Feed
- Feeding
- Festival
- Festive
- Float
- Football
- Fried
- Friends
- Full
- Games
- Gathering
- Get-Together
- Gobble
- Gobbler
- God
- Gourd
- Grace
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Grandparent
- Grandparents
- Grateful
- Gratitude
- Ham
- Harvest
- Helping
- Herald-Square
- Holiday
- Home
- Host
- Hostess
- Hymns
- Leftover
- Macy’S
- Maize
- Marching
- Mash
- Mashed
- Meal
- Nap
- Napkin
- Napping
- November
- Oven
- Overeating
- Pan
- Parade
- Pardon
- Parents
- Peace
- Platter
- Plentiful
- Pray
- Prayer
- Recipe
- Santa
- Serve
- Setting
- Shelter
- Snoopy
- Stress
- Tablecloth
- Tasty
- Television
- Thanks
- Thursday
- Tradition
- Travel
- Tryptophan
- Turkey
- Volunteer
Thanksgiving Food Words – Thanksgiving Foods List
- Acorn Squash
- Allspice
- Apple
- Apple Cider
- Apple Pie
- Beans
- Biscuits
- Bread
- Bread Pudding
- Butternut Squash
- Candied
- Candied Carrots
- Candied Yams
- Candy
- Carrots
- Casserole
- Cider
- Corn
- Corn Casserole
- Corn On The Cob
- Corn Salad
- Cornbread
- Cranberries
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Sauce
- Creamed Potatoes
- Creamed Corn
- Dark
- Dressing
- Giblets
- Glazed
- Gravy
- Green Bean Casserole
- Green Beans
- Ham
- Hash Browns
- Honey
- Hubbard Squash
- Leg
- Macaroni And Cheese
- Macaroni Salad
- Maize
- Maple
- Mashed
- Mashed Potatoes
- Meat
- Neck
- Peas
- Pecan
- Pie
- Plum
- Potato(es)
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Pie
- Roast
- Roast Pumpkin
- Rolls
- Rutabaga
- Sauce
- Seasoning
- Spices
- Spinach
- Squash
- Stuffing
- Sweet Potato Hash
- Sweet Potato(es)
- Syrup
- Three Bean Salad
- Turkey
- Turnip
- Vegetables
- Walnuts
- White
- Wine
- Wing
- Wishbone
- Yam(s)
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With A
- Acorn Squash
- Allspice
- Apple
- Apple Cider
- Apple Pie
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With B
- Beans
- Biscuits
- Bread
- Bread Pudding
- Butternut Squash
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With C
- Candied
- Candied Carrots
- Candied Yams
- Candy
- Carrots
- Casserole
- Cider
- Corn
- Corn Casserole
- Corn On The Cob
- Corn Salad
- Cornbread
- Cranberries
- Cranberry
- Cranberry Sauce
- Creamed Potatoes
- Creamed Corn
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With D
- Dark
- Dressing
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With G
- Giblets
- Glazed
- Gravy
- Green Bean Casserole
- Green Beans
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With H
- Ham
- Hash Browns
- Honey
- Hubbard Squash
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With L
- Leg
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With M
- Macaroni And Cheese
- Macaroni Salad
- Maize
- Maple
- Mashed
- Mashed Potatoes
- Meat
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With N
- Neck
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With P
- Peas
- Pecan
- Pie
- Plum
- Potato(es)
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With R
- Roast
- Roast Pumpkin
- Rolls
- Rutabaga
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With S
- Sauce
- Seasoning
- Spices
- Spinach
- Squash
- Stuffing
- Sweet Potato Hash
- Sweet Potato(es)
- Syrup
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With T
- Three Bean Salad
- Turkey
- Turnip
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With V
- Vegetables
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With W
- Walnuts
- White
- Wine
- Wing
- Wishbone
Thanksgiving Foods Words Starting With Y
- Yam(s)
Thanksgiving Words Related to the Pilgrims
- Canoe
- Colonists
- Colony
- Community
- Compact
- Indian
- Massachusetts
- Maize
- Mayflower
- Native
- Pilgrim
- Plantation
- Plymouth
- Puritan
- Rock
- Sail
- Separatist
- Settlers
- Squanto
- Voyage
Thanksgiving Phrases
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Gobble gobble
- Thankful and blessed
- Pumpkin kisses and harvest wishes
- There’s always room for seconds
All Thanksgiving Words
Below is a list of Thanksgiving related words that includes both general words and food words.
- Abundance
- Allspice
- America
- American
- Apple
- Apple Pie
- Appreciation
- Aroma
- Arrangement
- Ate
- Autumn
- Bake
- Balloons
- Band
- Baste
- Beans
- Belonging
- Biscuits
- Black Friday
- Blessing
- Blessings
- Bouquet
- Bread
- Bread-pudding
- Broadway
- Buffet
- Calendar
- Candied
- Candy
- Canoe
- Carrots
- Carve
- Casserole
- Cater
- Celebrate
- Celebration
- Centerpiece
- Church
- Cider
- Coffee
- Colonists
- Colony
- Community
- Compact
- Cook
- Cooking
- Corn
- Cornbread
- Cornucopia
- Couch
- Cranberries
- Cranberry
- Creamed
- Dark
- Delicious
- Dessert
- Dine
- Dining
- Dinner
- Dish
- Dishes
- Dressing
- Eat
- Eaten
- Eating
- Elegant
- Entertain
- Fall
- Family
- Famished
- Fancy
- Favorite
- Feast
- Feed
- Feeding
- Festive
- Float
- Football
- Fried
- Friends
- Full
- Games
- Gathering
- Giblets
- Glazed
- Gobble
- Gobbler
- God
- Gourd
- Grace
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Grandparent
- Grandparents
- Grateful
- Gratitude
- Gravy
- Green bean
- Greetings
- Ham
- Harvest
- Helping
- Herald-square
- Holiday
- Home
- Honey
- Host
- Hostess
- Hymns
- Indian
- Leaves
- Leftover
- Leg
- Macys
- Maize
- Maple
- Marching
- Mash
- Mashed
- Mashed Potatoes
- Massachusetts
- Mayflower
- Meal
- Meat
- Merry
- Nap
- Napkin
- Napping
- Native
- Neck
- November
- Oven
- Overeating
- Pan
- Parade
- Pardon
- Parents
- Peace
- Peas
- Pecan
- Pie
- Pilgrim
- Pilgrim hat
- Plantation
- Platter
- Plentiful
- Plum
- Plymouth
- Potato
- Potatoes
- Pray
- Prayer
- Prosperous
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin pie
- Puritan
- Recipe
- Roast
- Rock
- Rolls
- Rutabaga
- Sail
- Santa
- Sauce
- Seasoning
- Seasons
- Separatist
- Serve
- Setting
- Settlers
- Shelter
- Snoopy
- Spices
- Spinach
- Squanto
- Squash
- Stress
- Stuffing
- Sweet
- Sweet Potato(es)
- Syrup
- Tablecloth
- Tasty
- Teepee
- Television
- Thankful
- Thanks
- Thursday
- Tradition
- Traditional
- Travel
- Tryptophan
- Turkey
- Turnip
- Vegetables
- Volunteer
- Voyage
- Walnuts
- White
- Wine
- Wing
- Winter
- Wishbone
- Yam(s)
Thanksgiving Words Starting With A
- Abundance
- Allspice
- America
- American
- Apple
- Apple Pie
- Appreciation
- Aroma
- Arrangement
- Ate
- Autumn
Thanksgiving Words Starting With B
- Bake
- Balloons
- Band
- Baste
- Beans
- Belonging
- Biscuits
- Black Friday
- Blessing
- Blessings
- Bouquet
- Bread
- Bread-pudding
- Broadway
- Buffet
Thanksgiving Words Starting With C
- Calendar
- Candied
- Candy
- Canoe
- Carrots
- Carve
- Casserole
- Cater
- Celebrate
- Celebration
- Centerpiece
- Church
- Cider
- Coffee
- Colonists
- Colony
- Community
- Compact
- Cook
- Cooking
- Corn
- Cornbread
- Cornucopia
- Couch
- Cranberries
- Cranberry
- Creamed
Thanksgiving Words Starting With D
- Dark
- Delicious
- Dessert
- Dine
- Dining
- Dinner
- Dish
- Dishes
- Dressing
Thanksgiving Words Starting With E
- Eat
- Eaten
- Eating
- Elegant
- Entertain
Thanksgiving Words Starting With F
- Fall
- Family
- Famished
- Fancy
- Favorite
- Feast
- Feed
- Feeding
- Festive
- Float
- Football
- Fried
- Friends
- Full
Thanksgiving Words Starting With G
- Games
- Gathering
- Giblets
- Glazed
- Gobble
- Gobbler
- God
- Gourd
- Grace
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Grandparent
- Grandparents
- Grateful
- Gratitude
- Gravy
- Green bean
- Greetings
Thanksgiving Words Starting With H
- Ham
- Harvest
- Helping
- Herald-square
- Holiday
- Home
- Honey
- Host
- Hostess
- Hymns
Thanksgiving Words Starting With I
- Indian
Thanksgiving Words Starting With L
- Leaves
- Leftover
- Leg
Thanksgiving Words Starting With M
- Macy’s
- Maize
- Maple
- Marching
- Mash
- Mashed
- Mashed Potatoes
- Massachusetts
- Mayflower
- Meal
- Meat
- Merry
Thanksgiving Words Starting With N
- Nap
- Napkin
- Napping
- Native
- Neck
- November
Thanksgiving Words Starting With O
- Oven
- Overeating
Thanksgiving Words Starting With P
- Pan
- Parade
- Pardon
- Parents
- Peace
- Peas
- Pecan
- Pie
- Pilgrim
- Pilgrim hat
- Plantation
- Platter
- Plentiful
- Plum
- Plymouth
- Potato
- Potatoes
- Pray
- Prayer
- Prosperous
- Pumpkin
- Pumpkin pie
- Puritan
Thanksgiving Words Starting With R
- Recipe
- Roast
- Rock
- Rolls
- Rutabaga
Thanksgiving Words Starting With S
- Sail
- Santa
- Sauce
- Seasoning
- Seasons
- Separatist
- Serve
- Setting
- Settlers
- Shelter
- Snoopy
- Spices
- Spinach
- Squanto
- Squash
- Stress
- Stuffing
- Sweet
- Sweet Potato(es)
- Syrup
Thanksgiving Words Starting With T
- Tablecloth
- Tasty
- Teepee
- Television
- Thankful
- Thanks
- Thursday
- Tradition
- Traditional
- Travel
- Tryptophan
- Turkey
- Turnip
Thanksgiving Words Starting With V
- Vegetables
- Volunteer
- Voyage
Thanksgiving Words Starting With W
- Walnuts
- White
- Wine
- Wing
- Winter
- Wishbone
Thanksgiving Words Starting With Y
- Yam(s)
What Is Thanksgiving?
Many countries have Thanksgiving days that fall on different dates throughout the year.
Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.
In the U.S., Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the last Thursday in the month of November. Details differ, but it is widely believed that Thanksgiving was started in fall of 1621 by the pilgrims, who settled in Massachusetts in 1620, as a way of thanking the Native Americans for helping them survive the brutal winter of 1620-1621. Nowadays, Thanksgiving is typically celebrated with family who share a meal (often with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pies for dessert). Macy’s throws an annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC that millions watch.
Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. is also well-known for football, with both the National Football League (NFL) and college football leagues broadcasting rivalry games.
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