Download and print this free heat wave health word search — 15 hidden words about staying safe when the TEMPERATURE spikes and the heat INDEX climbs. It’s a free PDF with the answer key included, sized for standard printer paper and genuinely useful for summer camps, health classes, and seniors’ groups when a SCORCHING week is in the forecast.
The word list runs easy-to-medium: FAN, SHADE and COOLING appear fast, while DEHYDRATION, HEATSTROKE and SWELTERING need a longer look. It suits solvers from about 8 up, and every word doubles as a talking point about hot-weather safety.
The 15 Words in This Puzzle
Every word is a real heat-safety cue: HYDRATE before you feel thirsty, watch for FATIGUE and SUNBURN, know the difference between SUNSTROKE warning signs and ordinary tiredness, and take the WARNING seriously when HUMIDITY pushes the heat INDEX up. Here’s the full word bank you’ll be hunting for:
- COOLING
- DEHYDRATION
- FAN
- FATIGUE
- HEATSTROKE
- HUMIDITY
- HYDRATE
- INDEX
- SCORCHING
- SHADE
- SUNBURN
- SUNSTROKE
- SWELTERING
- TEMPERATURE
- WARNING