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Spring Triples Puzzle

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In this fun spring word puzzle, you are challenged to arrange the letter trio cards to spell a variety of spring related words.

spring triples word puzzle.

This puzzle is just one of many word triple puzzles that I have created for my own classroom and am sharing with you!

Be sure to check out my entire collection of free printable word puzzles.

word triple puzzles.

Puzzle Instructions

Combine the letter trios to spell out some words associated with spring. Each trio of letters will be used exactly once.

instructions for spring triples word puzzle.
first page of letter cards for spring triples word puzzle.
second page of letter cards for spring triples word puzzle.

For example, BUT, TER, and FLY can be combined to form BUTTERFLY.

example word combinations in spring triples word puzzle.

Puzzle Source / Inspiration

In 2023, I shared Erich Friedman’s Holiday Triples puzzle here on my blog. After doing so, I received an email from a blog reader sharing a list of words she had come up with for a winter-themed version of the puzzle. Then, Hillary surprised me again with some spring words for us to use!

Using this Puzzle in the Classroom

I printed the letter trio pages on blue colored paper and it through my laminator before cutting the pieces apart.

spring triples word puzzle pages.

In previous years, I put ceramic disc magnets on the back of each piece to hang on my whiteboard.

This year, I have been printing several copies of the puzzle and putting them in their own individual bags in a magnetic pocket for students to grab and take back to their tables to solve.

Puzzle Solutions

ANsWer key link

Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.

Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.

Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!

Sarah Carter teaches high school math in her hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma. She currently teaches AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and Statistics. She is passionate about sharing creative and hands-on teaching ideas with math teachers around the world through her blog, Math = Love.

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