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A few of the words

DENVER
Denver sits at 5,280 feet above sea level, which is exactly one mile, and the city has leaned on its nickname ever since.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PHOENIX
Named for the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, because the city was built near the remains of an ancient canal system.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DETROIT
The name comes from the French word for strait, détroit, since the city sits on the river linking Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
HOUSTON
Named for Sam Houston, who led Texas troops to victory at San Jacinto in 1836.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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American Cities: a free online word search

A big American cities word search, free and printable, with names from the Lake Michigan shoreline to the Arizona desert.

About American Cities

Say the names out loud and you can almost hear the map change. Chicago sits on the edge of Lake Michigan, wind coming off the water, while Phoenix bakes in the Sonoran Desert a couple thousand miles away. In between are river towns, railroad towns, oil towns and ports, each one with a skyline somebody's cousin has stood in front of for a photograph.

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    Find 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.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft color on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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    Choose a difficulty.The level you pick sets 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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