Father's Day Word Search Printable for the Third Sunday of June

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CARDNTPRESNGSUN

RMCLQUYCTCFJORZ

TNIURMTOOLBOXHE

GDRHKPNELUCFBYB

BASEBALLTCNHBJT

OURJUNESTNTFAST

UGLMECAMPINGRBB

RHOEFAMILYCBBOD

STSOCKSMWMOHENA

OEOHOEREWUALCED

ORDFISHINGCAUCH

OOLWILLYLTHGEKK

NHHYYOQSBPKRHTC

GMZTCJOULLNRRIA

ENFTSIQNBROTHER

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DadDAD
BrotherBROTHER
CoachCOACH
DaughterDAUGHTER
FamilyFAMILY
JuneJUNE
FishingFISHING
CampingCAMPING
BaseballBASEBALL
BarbecueBARBECUE
PancakesPANCAKES
ToolboxTOOLBOX
CardCARD
NecktieNECKTIE
SocksSOCKS
MugMUG

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CARDNTPRESNGSUN

RMCLQUYCTCFJORZ

TNIURMTOOLBOXHE

GDRHKPNELUCFBYB

BASEBALLTCNHBJT

OURJUNESTNTFAST

UGLMECAMPINGRBB

RHOEFAMILYCBBOD

STSOCKSMWMOHENA

OEOHOEREWUALCED

ORDFISHINGCAUCH

OOLWILLYLTHGEKK

NHHYYOQSBPKRHTC

GMZTCJOULLNRRIA

ENFTSIQNBROTHER

DAD, BROTHER, COACH, DAUGHTER, FAMILY, JUNE, FISHING, CAMPING, BASEBALL, BARBECUE, PANCAKES, TOOLBOX, CARD, NECKTIE, SOCKS, MUG

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Dads and Father Figures 21

Brother A boy or man with the same parents as you. Big ones often help to raise little ones.
Coach The adult who runs the team. For plenty of children it is also a parent.
Dad The short everyday name most children use for a male parent.
Daughter A girl, to her parents. One started this holiday to thank the man who raised her.
Family The people you belong to and come home to.
Father A male parent. In the United States his day is the third Sunday of June.
Foster A parent of this kind cares for a child who was not born into the household.
Grandpa The dad of your mom or your dad.
Guardian An adult who is legally responsible for the care of a child.
Hero Someone you look up to for being brave or good.
Kind Gentle and caring toward others.
Mentor A trusted older person who guides and teaches you.
Papa A name for a male parent that repeats one short sound twice.
Parent A mother or a father.
Patient Able to stay calm while teaching you to ride a bike for the tenth time.
Pops A jokey, friendly name for a male parent.
Provider Someone who earns what the household needs.
Son A boy, to his parents.
Stepdad A man who joins your family by marrying your parent.
Strong Able to carry a sleeping child from the car to bed.
Uncle The brother of your mom or your dad.

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Father's Day History 22

Apostrophe The mark before the s in the name of the day, which follows the spelling of the day for mothers.
Arkansas The state where Sonora Smart Dodd was born.
Bill A proposed law. The first one for this holiday was introduced in 1913.
Birthday Mrs. Dodd first asked for June 5 because it was this day for the man who raised her.
Congress A bill to recognize the holiday was introduced here in 1913. The law came 59 years later.
Dodd The married name of Sonora Smart, who proposed the American holiday in 1909.
Fairmont A West Virginia town that held a church service for dads on July 5, 1908, two years before Spokane.
Founder The person who starts something. For this holiday in America it was Sonora Smart Dodd.
Holiday A special day marked on the calendar every year.
Honor To show great respect for someone.
June The month of the American holiday. Its founder first asked for the 5th, but the churches needed more time.
Law Richard Nixon signed one on April 24, 1972, that made the day a permanent national holiday.
Petition A written request signed by supporters. Mrs. Dodd spelled the day on hers with the mark after the s.
President Lyndon Johnson held this office when he issued the first proclamation for the day, in 1966.
Proclamation An official public announcement. The first for this holiday from the White House came in 1966.
Sermon A talk given in church. One about the new holiday for mothers, heard in 1909, gave Mrs. Dodd her idea.
Six The number of children William Jackson Smart raised as a single parent.
Spokane The city in Washington State where the holiday was first kept, on June 19, 1910.
Sunday The weekday on which the holiday always falls.
Third Which Sunday of June it is. Pastors wanted more time to write sermons, so the date slipped from June 5 to this one.
Veteran William Jackson Smart, the man Mrs. Dodd wanted to thank, was one of the Civil War.
Washington The state in the Pacific Northwest where the American holiday began in 1910.

Father's Day Around the World 17

August The month of the holiday in Brazil and in Taiwan.
Australia Here and in New Zealand the day falls on the first Sunday of September.
Baba A Mandarin word for dad. It sounds like the number 8 said twice, so Taiwan keeps the day on the 8th of the 8th month.
Brazil This South American country keeps the day on August's second Sunday.
Canada This neighbor of the United States keeps the day on the same third Sunday of June.
Canna A tall garden flower that people in Thailand give on the day.
Denmark Here the day is June 5, which is also Constitution Day.
Eight The number behind the date in Taiwan, where the word for it sounds like the word for dad.
Finland Here and in Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Estonia the day falls on the second Sunday of November.
Germany Here the day is kept on Ascension Day, which moves with Easter each year.
Joseph In Catholic countries of Europe the day has been kept on March 19, the day of this saint, since the Middle Ages.
Norway A Nordic country that keeps the day, called Farsdag, on the second Sunday of November.
Portugal A country on the Atlantic that keeps the day on March 19, as its neighbor Spain does.
September The month of the holiday in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Spain Here, as in Italy and Portugal, the day falls on March 19.
Taiwan Here the day is widely kept on August 8, because of a pun.
Thailand Here the day is December 5, the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

A Day With Dad 22

Barbecue A meal cooked outdoors over coals or flame.
Baseball A game of bats, gloves and nine innings.
Bedtime The hour for pajamas, teeth and one more story.
Breakfast The first meal of the day, sometimes carried upstairs on a tray as a surprise.
Burgers Round patties served in buns.
Campfire Burning logs in a ring of stones, good for marshmallows and stories.
Camping Sleeping outdoors in a tent.
Catch A simple game of throwing a ball back and forth in the yard.
Fishing Sitting by the water with a rod, a line and plenty of time.
Garage Where the car, the bikes and the workbench live.
Golf A game of clubs, a small white ball and eighteen holes.
Grill The metal rack over the fire where the burgers go.
Hammer It drives nails.
Hiking A long walk on a trail in the woods or hills.
Jokes The kind named for dads are puns so bad that everybody groans.
Kite It flies on a string on a windy day.
Mower The machine that cuts the grass.
Pancakes Flat round cakes, stacked and served with syrup, a classic for a breakfast in bed.
Piggyback A ride on the back of someone bigger.
Shoulders The best seat at a parade, if you are small.
Toolbox A case with a handle that holds the hammer, the pliers and the screwdrivers.
Wrench It turns nuts and bolts.

Cards and Gifts for Dad 18

Apron It ties at the back and keeps sauce off a shirt at the grill.
Card The first thing most children make for the day, from folded paper and crayons.
Coffee A hot dark drink that many grown-ups start the morning with.
Coupon A homemade slip of paper that promises one car wash or one hour of yard work.
Drawing A picture made with pencils or crayons.
Frame It holds a photo on a desk or a wall.
Hammock A bed of net or cloth hung between two trees, made for a Sunday nap.
Handprint A palm pressed in paint and then onto paper, a keepsake from small children.
Homemade Not bought in a store.
Keychain A ring and a trinket that keep the car and house keys together.
Mug A big cup with a handle, often printed with a slogan about the best dad.
Necktie A strip of cloth knotted under a collar. Makers of these helped to promote the holiday in its early years.
Poem A few lines that may rhyme, written inside a card.
Slippers Soft shoes for wearing around the house.
Socks They come in pairs and make a well-worn June present.
Spatula The flat tool that flips burgers and pancakes.
Wallet A folding case for cash and cards.
Watch A small clock worn on the wrist.

How this list was compiled: 100 Father's Day words chosen and defined for this site, in five themed lists (dads and father figures, the history of the holiday, the day around the world, a day with Dad, cards and gifts) plus three cross-cutting lists: 24 favorites that open the page, the 32 short words of 3 to 5 letters and the 27 long words of 8 to 12 letters. Every entry is a single word of 3 to 12 letters with no spaces, hyphens or apostrophes. No clue contains its own word, because the clue replaces the word in clue mode. The first list names Grandpa, Stepdad, Uncle, Brother, Foster, Guardian, Mentor and Coach beside Father and Dad, so that every pupil has a word that fits, and no clue assumes who lives in a child's home. The list is built around fathers, not copied from a Mother's Day list: its themed words are this holiday's own history, its dates abroad and things families do in June. No brand, team, character or product name is included. The only people named are dead public figures tied to the holiday's history: Sonora Smart Dodd, William Jackson Smart, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Definitions are our own wording for readers of about 6 to 12. Facts were checked on 2026-09-19 against: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day_(United_States) (third Sunday in June; Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, first proposed it in 1909 after a sermon about Mother's Day; she was born in Arkansas; first celebration in Spokane on June 19, 1910; her father William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran and single parent who raised six children; she first suggested June 5, his birthday, and the pastors deferred it to the third Sunday of June for lack of time to prepare sermons; a service on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia; a bill in Congress in 1913; Lyndon Johnson's first presidential proclamation in 1966; signed into law by Richard Nixon on April 24, 1972; Dodd's petition spelled it Fathers' Day; makers of ties among the trade groups that promoted the holiday) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day (singular possessive following Mother's Day; March 19, Saint Joseph's Day, in Catholic countries of Europe since the Middle Ages, with Spain, Italy and Portugal listed; third Sunday of June in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom among many; first Sunday of September in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji; second Sunday of August in Brazil; December 5 in Thailand, the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with canna flowers given; August 8 in Taiwan as a pun on the Mandarin for dad; second Sunday of November in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, called Farsdag in Norway; June 5 in Denmark, Constitution Day; Ascension Day in Germany). Left out because the pages read did not confirm them: red and white roses worn on the day, and German customs on Ascension Day. The organization that hosted the first Spokane celebration is left unnamed on purpose. Licence: own work

How it works

Every child can read the first 16 words of this Father's Day word search printable, from Dad to Necktie. The bank of 100 also holds Stepdad, Guardian and Mentor, so each pupil has someone to think of.

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A day with Dad, and cards for him

Start from a list offers A Day With Dad (22 words) and Cards and Gifts for Dad (18). Easy Father's Day keeps the 32 words of 3 to 5 letters, such as Dad, Mug and Kite. Hard Father's Day has 27 of 8 to 12, Proclamation the longest.

Print it before school lets out

Father's Day is the third Sunday of June, and many schools have closed by then. Print it in the last full week, or send it home with the last day of school word search. Father's Day Around the World, 17 words, explains other dates: Taiwan keeps August 8, because 8 said twice sounds like Baba.

Father's Day History with Show clues, not words ticked: the city that kept June 19, 1910 is Spokane.
Short of a present? The clue for Coupon describes one: a homemade slip that promises one car wash.

Questions and answers

When is Father's Day?

In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom it is the third Sunday of June. Spain, Italy and Portugal keep March 19, Saint Joseph's Day, and Australia and New Zealand the first Sunday of September. The American date became law on April 24, 1972.

Who started Father's Day?

Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. In 1909 she asked for a day for fathers like hers, a Civil War veteran who raised six children alone. Spokane kept it on June 19, 1910. Fairmont, West Virginia, had held one service on July 5, 1908.

What if a pupil has no dad at home?

Father's Day Favorites, the opening list, includes Grandpa, Uncle, Brother and Coach, and Dads and Father Figures adds Stepdad, Foster, Guardian and Mentor. Say that the sheet is for any grown-up who looks after them. No clue assumes who lives in a child's house.

All 100 words

Dads and Father Figures 21

Father's Day History 22

Father's Day Around the World 17

A Day With Dad 22

Cards and Gifts for Dad 18

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A day with Dad, and cards for him

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