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
- ELM
- The American elm once lined streets in nearly every town, its vase-shaped canopy forming a natural tunnel overhead, until Dutch elm disease swept through in the 20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SYCAMORE
- Sycamores shed patches of their outer bark each year, revealing a pale, cream-and-olive patchwork beneath that makes them unmistakable in winter.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LINDEN
- Linden trees bloom in early summer with small, fragrant flowers that attract bees intensely, beekeepers prize 'linden honey' for its delicate, minty sweetness.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HICKORY
- Hickory wood burns hotter and longer than almost any other North American hardwood, making it the foundation of classic Southern barbecue smoke.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Shade Trees: a free large-print word search
Shade trees word search, free and large-print. From the oak and elm to the sycamore's dappled canopy, step under the branches.
About Shade Trees
A great shade tree is a gift that ripens over decades, wide enough to cool a whole yard by midsummer, its bark carrying the texture of years. Oaks anchor the landscape with a quiet authority, maples ignite in October with copper and gold, and the elm once arched cathedral-like over Main Streets from coast to coast. Underneath them all, roots hold the earth, boughs hold the sky, and the air smells faintly of moss and cool soil.
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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