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
blanket basket sandwich park grass ants lemonade fruit cheese napkin plate cup sunshine cooler cookie salad juice watermelon shade family
Picnic things such as blanket, basket, sandwich and lemonade, with the park, the grass and a few ants. There are 20 words and 118 letters to find. The longest word is "watermelon", at 10 letters. No word on the list uses Q, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1 | cup |
| 4 letters | 2 | park ants |
| 5 letters | 6 | grass fruit plate salad juice shade |
| 6 letters | 6 | basket cheese napkin cooler cookie family |
| 7 letters | 1 | blanket |
| 8 letters | 3 | sandwich lemonade sunshine |
| 10 letters | 1 | watermelon |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: basket, park, grass, ants, fruit, plate, cup, salad, juice and shade. 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. Watermelon, sandwich and lemonade 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, cup, cooler and cookie.
- 4 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for sandwich, sunshine, salad and shade.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: grass, cheese, cooler and cookie.
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.
Bring it along to the park and solve it on the blanket once the food is gone. Draw a checkered blanket on the back and place a picture of each found food on its own square.
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 picnic word search?
Blanket, basket, sandwich, park, grass, ants, lemonade, fruit, cheese, napkin, plate, cup, sunshine, cooler, cookie, salad, juice, watermelon, shade and family.
Is there an easier picnic word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with basket, park, grass, ants, fruit, plate, cup, salad, juice and shade. 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 picnic word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.