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
july fireworks parade flag stars stripes sparkler red white blue picnic cookout grill watermelon beach lake boat sprinkler hot sandcastle
Midsummer words including fireworks, parade, flag, stars and stripes, with a cookout and ways to cool off. There are 20 words and 118 letters to find. The longest words are "watermelon" and "sandcastle", at 10 letters. No word on the list uses Q, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | red hot |
| 4 letters | 5 | july flag blue lake boat |
| 5 letters | 4 | stars white grill beach |
| 6 letters | 2 | parade picnic |
| 7 letters | 2 | stripes cookout |
| 8 letters | 1 | sparkler |
| 9 letters | 2 | fireworks sprinkler |
| 10 letters | 2 | watermelon sandcastle |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: july, flag, stars, red, white, blue, grill, lake, boat and hot. 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. Watermelon, sandcastle and fireworks 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 stars, stripes, sparkler, sprinkler and sandcastle.
- 3 words start with B. When you find a B, check it for blue, beach and boat.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: cookout and grill.
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.
Set it on the picnic table at a cookout while everyone waits for the fireworks. Color the found words red, white and blue in turn so the grid looks like a flag.
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 July word search?
July, fireworks, parade, flag, stars, stripes, sparkler, red, white, blue, picnic, cookout, grill, watermelon, beach, lake, boat, sprinkler, hot and sandcastle.
Is there an easier July word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with july, flag, stars, red, white, blue, grill, lake, boat and hot. 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 July word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.