Baby Shower Word Scramble (Free Printable Game)

The word list

All 22 words are ready above. Add the parents' chosen names or the baby's due month for a puzzle only this shower could have.

How to use a baby shower word scramble

Shower games work best when they fit around the main event rather than interrupt it. A scramble sheet sits in each guest's lap while the parent-to-be opens gifts and gives guests who do not know each other something to chat about.

1. Print one sheet per guest and one extra for the host. Decide whether to show the word bank.
2. Set sheets and pencils at each seat, or hand them out as guests arrive.
3. Announce a time, for example the end of gift opening, when the sheets are collected.
4. Check answers together, reading each word aloud.
5. Give a small prize to the guest with the most correct answers, and draw a name from the tied guests if needed.

Shower variations

• Pass the sheet. After two minutes, guests pass their sheet to the right and continue solving the next person's puzzle.
• Mom and baby edition. Make two sheets, one with words that matter to the mother and one with words for the baby, and let the mother-to-be choose the winning team.
• Memory lane. Add words from the parents' own story, like the town they met in or a favorite food, and see who knows them best.

Tips for the host

Set a moderate time limit so the game does not take over the shower. Ten minutes is a good fit between the cake and the gifts.

Turn off the word bank for a harder version at a shower full of word-game lovers.

Keep an extra pen for left-handed guests, whose sleeves smudge a pencil.

Printing for the party

Soft pastel paper or a cream cardstock gives each sheet the look of a party favor. Ink saver mode keeps the frog stamp pale, and the answer key prints as its own page. Staple a small ribbon or sticker to each sheet if you are using it as a table favor. Letter and A4 are both supported.