Enjoy a little quiet time and celebrate Independence Day at the same time! This adult 4th of July word search puzzle gives you a bit of me-time even on an especially busy holiday.

This word find puzzle is part of our collection of free printables. We have been sharing lots of free puzzles this summer and this patriotic word puzzle is the latest in our collection.

This fun printable 4th of July word search puzzle is sure to add a lot of fun to your holiday celebration.

Free printable word find puzzles are great for both adults and kids. They are also fun at team building meetings, to share with your local church group or even solve with friends at your annual 4th of July party.

How do do this 4th of July word search puzzle

In this fourth of July word game, you’ll be looking for 24 words that are often used in reference to the 4th of July holiday.

The words can be found in any direction: left to right, right to left, top to bottom and bottom to top. You can even find them diagonally in either direction.

This holiday word find puzzle is for adults. It is moderately hard to solve. If your kids like to also do these puzzles, stay tuned for some easier ones soon.

We have multiple word puzzles for this holiday. Check out our 4th of July printable word scramble for more fun this Independence Day.

Words to look for in our free 4th of July word search printable:

The first set of words in our custom word search are those with some historical significance. Even if this puzzle is an adult word puzzle, you can use these as teaching moments for your students or children.

Fourth of July
Betsy Ross
Freedom
Lady Liberty
Founding Fathers
Old Glory
Uncle Sam

The next group are a series of patriotic words for our fourth of July word search that show a national pride:

Unite
USA
Fireworks
Fly the flag
Red white and blue
Patriotism
Stars and Stripes

The last group of words in our summer word search are activities associated with the 4th of July holiday. How many of these does your family celebrate?

Barbecue
Celebration
Holiday
Picnic
Watermelon
Summer
Parade
Sparklers
Bonfires
Corn on the cob

Celebrating the month of July

The 4th of July is just one of the national days this month. Every day of the month has many days to celebrate.

July is National Grilling Month, and has many days that honor our country’s independence, summer time food, the bikini, the outdoors, summer time drinks, and even country music!

To learn about all the national days this month, be sure to check out our list of national days in July. We also have a word search printable for July featuring some of the national days this month.

The 4th is known for holiday picnics, featuring spareribs, hot dogs and hamburgers, as well as corn on the cob, strawberries, and watermelon. Read up on all the July food holidays here.

For more information about the national days of the year, have a look at our national day guide.

The guide gives information on how national days came to be, whether they are official and answers many other questions about these special days.

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More July 4 national days

We have celebrated the 4th of July with a word find puzzle featuring patriotic terms and 4th of July holiday traditions. However, the fourth of July is not known for just this day.

There are many other national days celebrated today:

National Barbecued Spareribs Day
National Caesar Salad Day
National Country Music Day
Alice in Wonderland Day
Independence from Meat Day
Invisible Day
Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Get the 4th of July word search puzzle

Please note: These word search printables take a long time to make. These puzzles are for personal use only.

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You can either download the Fourth of July word search puzzle through the link below, or print it out in the project card at the bottom of the page.

Click here to download the July 4th word puzzle. The puzzle will print out on on a full sheet of paper in the portrait format.

Be sure choose portrait orientation and “fit to page” for the printable area on your printer settings. Printing this way will give you a full page printout.

If you prefer to print the patriotic word search puzzle from the project card at the bottom of the page, scroll down and press “print”. It will print out the puzzle in a slightly smaller size.

4th of July word search puzzle answer

Some free printable word searches are easy to solve and others leave you scratching your head looking for that one last word.

If you are having hard time solving the puzzle, you can click here for the answer.

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