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
sunny beach swim pool sand shorts towel seashell picnic camp vacation sunscreen lemonade watermelon waves hot fan firefly bike ocean
Words from the hot months: beach, pool, seashell and lemonade, plus things you pack for a day in the sun. There are 20 words and 113 letters to find. The longest word is "watermelon", at 10 letters. No word on the list uses G, J, Q, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | hot fan |
| 4 letters | 5 | swim pool sand camp bike |
| 5 letters | 5 | sunny beach towel waves ocean |
| 6 letters | 2 | shorts picnic |
| 7 letters | 1 | firefly |
| 8 letters | 3 | seashell vacation lemonade |
| 9 letters | 1 | sunscreen |
| 10 letters | 1 | watermelon |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: sunny, beach, swim, pool, sand, towel, camp, hot, fan and bike. 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, sunscreen and seashell take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 6 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for sunny, swim, sand, shorts, seashell and sunscreen.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: sunny, pool, seashell and sunscreen.
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.
Good for a slow afternoon indoors when it is too hot to play outside. Put a star next to each thing you have done this summer and count your stars at the end.
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 summer word search?
Sunny, beach, swim, pool, sand, shorts, towel, seashell, picnic, camp, vacation, sunscreen, lemonade, watermelon, waves, hot, fan, firefly, bike and ocean.
Is there an easier summer word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with sunny, beach, swim, pool, sand, towel, camp, hot, fan and bike. 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 summer word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.