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Fourth of July Hangman Words
Fourth of July hangman words about independence, the founding era, flags, fireworks and summer cookouts. Play online or print a free sheet.
Read the word list
The Fourth of July marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and this list covers two sides of it. One side is civic and historical: independence, declaration, colonies, congress, liberty and the names of founders such as Jefferson and Franklin. The other is the summer holiday itself: parade, fireworks, picnic, lemonade and watermelon.
Difficulty is uneven on purpose. Flag, band and star are quick for younger players. Independence is a strong long word for older ones, as is philadelphia, which has two ph's and a difficult middle. Jefferson and hancock use consonant clusters and double letters that students often get wrong in writing. Phrases like stars and stripes and liberty bell offer easy shapes for group rounds, and the list works as a light civics review before a summer break.
62 entries. Our solver needed 2.5 wrong guesses on average: 26 easy, 24 medium and 12 hard. The toughest is bell (10 misses), the quickest independence (0).
- independence Easy · 0
- declaration Easy · 0
- freedom Medium · 2
- liberty Medium · 3
- patriot Medium · 3
- parade Easy · 1
- fireworks Easy · 0
- sparkler Easy · 0
- barbecue Easy · 1
- picnic Medium · 3
- flag Hard · 5
- stars Medium · 2
- stripes Easy · 1
- eagle Easy · 1
- bell Hard · 10
- colonies Easy · 0
- revolution Easy · 1
- founding Medium · 3
- congress Easy · 0
- jefferson Easy · 1
- adams Medium · 4
- franklin Medium · 2
- hancock Medium · 3
- philadelphia Easy · 0
- constitution Easy · 0
- anthem Medium · 4
- banner Medium · 2
- summer Medium · 4
- lemonade Medium · 2
- watermelon Easy · 0
- hotdog Medium · 4
- cookout Medium · 4
- celebrate Easy · 0
- patriotic Easy · 1
- history Medium · 2
- nation Easy · 1
- republic Easy · 1
- democracy Easy · 1
- citizen Medium · 3
- july Hard · 7
- holiday Easy · 1
- music Medium · 4
- marching Medium · 2
- band Hard · 8
- fourth Hard · 5
- birthday Easy · 1
- lake Hard · 5
- beach Hard · 6
- grill Hard · 5
- popsicle Easy · 1
- stars and stripes Easy · 0
- liberty bell Medium · 3
- bald eagle Hard · 5
- red white and blue Medium · 3
- independence day Hard · 7
- fourth of july Hard · 5
- declaration of independence Medium · 4
- american flag Medium · 3
- backyard barbecue Medium · 2
- founding fathers Easy · 0
- apple pie Easy · 0
- marching band Hard · 5
Words worth a closer look
- independenceTwelve letters with four e's. A player who opens with e fills a third of the word, but the d, p and c take longer.
- declarationThe Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, and Thomas Jefferson was its main author. The word ends in the tion pattern many students are practicing.
- philadelphiaThe city where the Declaration was adopted. Two ph spellings sound like f, which makes it a common spelling trap.
- jeffersonDouble f, which students often write as a single f. Names like this one are also a handwriting check.
- hancockJohn Hancock was president of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration in large handwriting. The ck ending is a letter pair players often miss.
- fireworksA compound of fire and works, so once fire shows up the second half is easy to guess.
- liberty bellA bell in Philadelphia that became a symbol of American freedom. It has a famous crack. The phrase is easy to build because both words are short.
- watermelonA compound of water and melon. Four of its ten letters are vowels so it opens fast, but the w and m come late.
Using this list in class
Because the holiday falls in the summer break, the list is most useful in the last weeks of the school year or in summer programs, camps and library sessions. Teachers can pair the civic words (declaration, congress, colonies) with a short read-aloud, and use the summer words as an easier round for younger children.
For spelling and handwriting practice, the founders' surnames give a real task: jefferson, hancock, franklin and adams are all names students will meet again in history. Printed sheets work well for families on a car trip or at a gathering, since a pencil and the answer key are all you need.
Print a Fourth of July Hangman worksheet
Eight puzzles on one US Letter page, with a clue, letter blanks, an empty frame to draw in, an alphabet strip to cross off and circles to count misses. Page two is the answer key.
Need another sheet?
Draw eight different words from this list, right here. Same layout, new answer key.
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