Today I’m excited to share this fun free printable How many words can you make out of Mother’s Day activity. It is both a simple and challenging game where you have to try and make as many words as you can using only the words found in the words “Mother’s Day.”

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How do you play the “How many words can you make” game?
This activity is perfect to play at home or in the classroom.
At the top of the page, you will see the words “Mother’s Day.” Using each letter only one time, you will have to see how many different words you can make out of the letters M,O,T,H,E,R,S,D,A,Y.
Hint: There are 835 words you can come up with!
Here are a few examples to get your started:
- other
- dreams
- those
- ready
- short
Write down as many words as you can come up with on the lines provided. There are 30 lines on this activity page, however if you would like to keep going, you can simply turn the page over and continue writing down more words.

How to make this into a scattergories type game.
For this version of the game, all of the players will have to come up with as many words as they can during a certain amount of time.
The goal is to come up with the most unique words as you can.
After the timer runs out, each player will go around the room and read out their answers to compare with the other players. If there is another person who has the same answer as you, both of you must cross that word off of your list.
Whoever has the most unique answers at the end of the game, is the winner!
How many words can you make out of Mother’s Day – Free Printable Activity
This game was designed to be printed onto a standard 8.5×11 inch piece of printer paper or cardstock.
Please feel free to download and print as many copies of the activity as you would like. However, please do not edit or redistribute the files in any way. This game was created for personal or classroom use only.

More free printable Mother’s Day games and activities below:
- Free Printable Mother’s Day Scattergories
This is a fun game where you have to come up with an answer for each category theme with words that begin with each letter of the word LOVE. A fun an challenging and game great for a variety of ages. - Free Printable Mother’s Day Maze
Here, you will have to work through the maze to reach the pink flower in the center of the page. - Free Printable Mother’s Day Word Search
This puzzle features fifteen Mother’s Day themed words for you to find in this holiday word search. Words can be found horizontally, vertically or diagonally. - Free Printable Mother’s Day Word Scramble
Have fun trying to unscramble fifteen Mother’s Day themed words. With a variety of long and short words, it is a great activity for both children and adults.
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