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A few of the words

JUNEAU
Alaska's capital can't be reached by road from the rest of the state. You get there by plane or boat.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PIERRE
South Dakota's capital is pronounced 'peer', not like the French name, and it's one of the smallest state capitals in the country.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BOISE
Idaho's capital takes its name from the French word for wooded, a welcome sight to early travelers crossing the dry plains.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
AUSTIN
Named for Stephen F. Austin, often called the Father of Texas, and chosen as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1839.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About State Capitals

Somewhere around fourth grade, most of us stood by a desk and rattled off capitals while a teacher tapped a pointer at a pull-down map. The answers were never the obvious ones. New York is Albany, Illinois is Springfield, and Washington is Olympia, not Seattle. Some of these towns are tiny next to the cities that get all the attention, which is half of what makes them fun to remember.

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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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