20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
august summer sunflower peach corn tomato melon vacation trip lake swim shade fan heat fair backpack pencil school bus cricket
Late summer words such as sunflower, peach and melon, mixed with backpack, pencil and bus for the return to school. There are 20 words and 107 letters to find. The longest word is "sunflower", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, X, Y and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | fan bus |
| 4 letters | 6 | corn trip lake swim heat fair |
| 5 letters | 3 | peach melon shade |
| 6 letters | 5 | august summer tomato pencil school |
| 7 letters | 1 | cricket |
| 8 letters | 2 | vacation backpack |
| 9 letters | 1 | sunflower |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: peach, corn, melon, trip, lake, swim, fan, heat, fair and bus. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Sunflower, vacation and backpack take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 5 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for summer, sunflower, swim, shade and school.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: summer and school.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
Slip it into a new backpack or use it on one of the last slow days of vacation. Underline the foods, box the school things, and count both groups to see if they match.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the August word search?
August, summer, sunflower, peach, corn, tomato, melon, vacation, trip, lake, swim, shade, fan, heat, fair, backpack, pencil, school, bus and cricket.
Is there an easier August word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with peach, corn, melon, trip, lake, swim, fan, heat, fair and bus. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the August word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.