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
sun moon stars clouds rainbow birds airplane kite balloon comet planet lightning dawn dusk jet rocket helicopter meteor geese owl
Things to spot overhead by day and by night, such as the sun, clouds, a kite, an airplane, the moon, a comet and stars. There are 20 words and 110 letters to find. The longest word is "helicopter", at 10 letters. No word on the list uses F, Q, V, X, Y and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 3 | sun jet owl |
| 4 letters | 4 | moon kite dawn dusk |
| 5 letters | 4 | stars birds comet geese |
| 6 letters | 4 | clouds planet rocket meteor |
| 7 letters | 2 | rainbow balloon |
| 8 letters | 1 | airplane |
| 9 letters | 1 | lightning |
| 10 letters | 1 | helicopter |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: sun, moon, stars, birds, kite, comet, dawn, dusk, jet and owl. 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. Helicopter, lightning and airplane take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: moon, balloon and geese.
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.
Take it outside on a blanket, or solve it at the window just before bedtime. Shade the daytime words yellow and the nighttime words dark blue, then count which pile is bigger.
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 sky word search?
Sun, moon, stars, clouds, rainbow, birds, airplane, kite, balloon, comet, planet, lightning, dawn, dusk, jet, rocket, helicopter, meteor, geese and owl.
Is there an easier sky word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with sun, moon, stars, birds, kite, comet, dawn, dusk, jet and owl. 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 sky word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.