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Squash & Pumpkins

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A few of the words

BUTTERNUT
Butternut squash gets its name from its buttery, nutty flesh — it was first developed as a commercial variety in Massachusetts in the 1940s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ZUCCHINI
The word zucchini comes from the Italian 'zucca,' meaning gourd or squash — Italian immigrants brought the name to America in the early 20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TENDRIL
Squash tendrils are more than decoration — they coil tightly around any support they touch within hours, helping heavy vines anchor themselves against wind.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ACORN
Acorn squash takes its name from its distinctive shape, and its dark green ribbed skin softens to a deep orange-gold when fully ripe on the vine.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Free large-print squash & pumpkins word search — zucchini, butternut, acorn, and the whole sun-warmed vine patch.

About Garden & Nature

Squash and pumpkins sprawl with an almost reckless generosity, sending long vines in every direction and producing more than any one kitchen can handle. Summer varieties — slim zucchini, golden pattypans, pale green crooknecks — ripen fast in warm weather, while winter types like butternut and acorn cure slowly into dense, sweet flesh that keeps through the cold months. The blossoms alone are a quiet wonder: wide, saffron-yellow trumpets that open at dawn and close by noon, and that end up stuffed, battered, and fried on the best days.

How to play

  1. 1
    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
  2. 2
    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
  3. 3
    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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