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
sandwich apple juice cheese carrots cookie yogurt napkin water bottle snack banana orange pretzel wrap chips spoon bread lid popcorn
What goes in a lunch box, like sandwich, apple, cheese, pretzel and juice, plus the napkin, spoon and bottle. There are 20 words and 113 letters to find. The longest word is "sandwich", at 8 letters. No word on the list uses F, M, Q, V and X.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | lid |
| 4 letters | 1 | wrap |
| 5 letters | 7 | apple juice water snack chips spoon bread |
| 6 letters | 7 | cheese cookie yogurt napkin bottle banana orange |
| 7 letters | 3 | carrots pretzel popcorn |
| 8 letters | 1 | sandwich |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: apple, juice, cheese, water, snack, wrap, chips, spoon, bread and lid. None has more than 6 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. Sandwich, carrots and pretzel take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for cheese, carrots, cookie and chips.
- 3 words start with B. When you find a B, check it for bottle, banana and bread.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: apple, cheese, carrots, cookie, bottle and spoon.
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.
Tuck a folded copy into a lunch box as a surprise, or use it on the first week back at school. Write the five school days on the back and choose one found food to pack for each day.
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 lunch box word search?
Sandwich, apple, juice, cheese, carrots, cookie, yogurt, napkin, water, bottle, snack, banana, orange, pretzel, wrap, chips, spoon, bread, lid and popcorn.
Is there an easier lunch box word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with apple, juice, cheese, water, snack, wrap, chips, spoon, bread and lid. 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 lunch box word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.