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
- ALMANAC
- Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanac every year from 1732 to 1758, making it one of the most widely read publications in colonial America.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BIFOCALS
- Franklin is credited with inventing bifocal lenses around 1784, combining distance and reading prescriptions in a single pair of glasses.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LIGHTNING
- Franklin's kite experiment in 1752 proved that lightning was electrical in nature, directly leading to his invention of the lightning rod.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- STOVE
- The Franklin stove, designed around 1741, used an innovative iron firebox to radiate more heat into the room while consuming less wood than an open fireplace.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Benjamin Franklin word search, free and large-print. Chase a kite through a thunderstorm, then warm up by the stove he invented.
About Benjamin Franklin
On a stormy Philadelphia evening in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a silk kite with a metal key tied to its string and drew a spark from the clouds, demonstrating that lightning was electricity and laying the groundwork for the lightning rod. He was equally at home at the printing press, where for years he published Poor Richard's Almanac, filling its pages with wit and practical wisdom. That same restless curiosity gave the world bifocals, the Franklin stove, and a diplomatic career that helped birth a nation.
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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