Looking for an easy way to sneak in a little learning this summer, while also keeping things fun?
Summer Word Search puzzles are just the thing! They’re great for kids of all ages (and grown-ups too), whether you’re relaxing at home, on a road trip, flying to your next adventure, or needing a quick screen-free activity while on vacation.
You’ll get 15 word searches across six difficulty levels. From easy CVC words to an epic 100-word puzzle for those ready for a serious challenge.
And don’t worry if you get stuck! Every puzzle comes with an answer key, and I’ve included a spoiler warning so you can peek only when you’re ready.
Plus, if you enjoy coloring, each page includes adorable summer-themed doodles for you to color!
These are the levels you will find:
- Level 1: Tiny Tracker (Very Easy)
- Level 2: Junior Explorer (Easy)
- Word Wrangler (Medium)
- Brain Buster (Medium-Hard)
- Level 5: Puzzle Master (Hard)
- Level 6: Legendary Linguist (Very Hard)
As the difficulty level increases, so do the directions where a word can be found.
How to Download?
There are two ways to download each word search:
- Click on the page you want to download to open a new window in PDF format. Then, proceed to print from that window.
- Click the yellow “Download PDF” button under each page you want to print to trigger a download to your phone or computer.
Level 1: Tiny Tracker (Very Easy)
Level 1 is designed especially for early readers! It features mostly simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words—like sun, cap, and bee—along with a few CCVC, CVCC, and familiar sight words such as sea.
There are three different searches to choose from. The grid is 6×6, and each puzzle has six words to find.
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
Level 2: Junior Explorer (Easy)
This one is a step up for growing readers (1st grade).
With a 10×10 grid and 12 words per puzzle, you’ll find anywhere between 4 and 6-letter words. Again, there are three options at this level as well.
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
- Vertical bottom to top (↑)
Level 3: Word Wrangler (Medium)
The Word Wrangler is the perfect fun challenge for older kids (Second and Third Grade).
With three different options, a 15×15 grid, and 20 words to find in each puzzle, kids can practice reading and expand their summer vocabulary.
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Horizontal right to left (←)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
- Vertical bottom to top (↑)
Level 4: Brain Buster (Medium-Hard)
There are three “Brain Buster” word searches included! These puzzles are perfect for older kids who are confident readers and enjoy a good word search challenge.
There are three options to choose from in a 20×20 grid, and 30 words to find!
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Horizontal right to left (←)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
- Vertical bottom to top (↑)
Level 5: Puzzle Master (Hard)
Let’s elevate things a bit!
The Puzzle Master is a real test for word search pros! There are two options to choose from in a 30×30 grid, and 50 summery words to find.
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Horizontal right to left (←)
- Diagonal bottom left to top right (↗)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
- Vertical bottom to top (↑)
Note: The images only show the word search, but the PDF includes the word list.
Level 6: Legendary Linguist (Very Hard)
Finally!
Think you’ve got what it takes? Only the brave will finish this one.
With only one choice in a 40×40 grid and 100 words to find, the “Legendary Linguist” is the ultimate challenge in this summer word search post!
Directions words can be found:
- Horizontal left to right (→)
- Horizontal right to left (←)
- Diagonal bottom left to top right (↗)
- Diagonal top left to bottom right (↘)
- Vertical top to bottom (↓)
- Vertical bottom to top (↑)
- Diagonal bottom right to top left (↖)
- Diagonal top right to bottom left (↙)
Note: The image only shows the word search, but the PDF includes the word list.
I hope you had a great time with this activity. Which one did you complete?
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