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
fair rides tickets cotton candy wheel carousel popcorn lemonade prize ribbon balloon pony barn pie pretzel booth tractor slide carnival
County fair words including rides, tickets, cotton candy and the big wheel, with a carousel, lemonade and pie. There are 20 words and 116 letters to find. The longest words are "carousel", "lemonade" and "carnival", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses G, J, Q and X.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | pie |
| 4 letters | 3 | fair pony barn |
| 5 letters | 6 | rides candy wheel prize booth slide |
| 6 letters | 2 | cotton ribbon |
| 7 letters | 5 | tickets popcorn balloon pretzel tractor |
| 8 letters | 3 | carousel lemonade carnival |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: fair, rides, candy, wheel, prize, pony, barn, pie, booth and slide. 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. Carousel, lemonade and carnival take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 5 words start with P. When you find a P, check it for popcorn, prize, pony, pie and pretzel.
- 4 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for cotton, candy, carousel and carnival.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: cotton, wheel, ribbon, balloon and booth.
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.
Print it for the car ride to the fair or a summer evening after the carnival leaves town. Underline every food word, tally them up and pick as a family which one to eat first.
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 fair word search?
Fair, rides, tickets, cotton, candy, wheel, carousel, popcorn, lemonade, prize, ribbon, balloon, pony, barn, pie, pretzel, booth, tractor, slide and carnival.
Is there an easier fair word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with fair, rides, candy, wheel, prize, pony, barn, pie, booth and slide. 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 fair word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.