Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- BOARDWALK
- Atlantic City's famous Boardwalk, opened in 1870, helped make saltwater taffy synonymous with the Jersey Shore, vendors pulled it right on the planks.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MOLASSES
- Early taffy recipes relied on molasses for both sweetness and that deep, caramel-like chew, a flavor still beloved in old-fashioned pull candy today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- WAXED
- Each piece is hand-wrapped in a square of waxed paper, twisted at both ends, a small, satisfying ritual that has barely changed in over a century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PULL
- Pulling the warm candy mass repeatedly over a hook or between two people's hands works in tiny air bubbles, giving taffy its signature light, stretchy texture.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Saltwater Taffy: a free large-print word search
Saltwater taffy word search, free and large-print. Pastel twists, waxed wrappers, and the sweet pull of the boardwalk all wait inside.
About Saltwater Taffy
Saltwater taffy has been a seaside staple along the American Atlantic coast since the late 1800s, with boardwalks from Atlantic City to Cape Cod perfuming the salt air with vanilla, molasses, and licorice. The candy is pulled and stretched until it turns glossy and light, then twisted into bright pastel ribbons and wrapped snugly in waxed paper. A box tucked under one arm on the way home from the seashore is as much a souvenir as a seashell.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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