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
- CONSOLE
- The great wooden radio consoles of the 1930s and 40s were genuine furniture pieces, some stood nearly four feet tall, built in walnut or mahogany to anchor the living room.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- AIRWAVES
- The first licensed commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, began regular broadcasting in November 1920, opening the airwaves to a nation of eager listeners.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SPONSOR
- Early radio programs were often named directly after their sponsors, soap companies were so prominent that daytime dramas earned the lasting nickname 'soap operas.'Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- JINGLE
- The advertising jingle as we know it was born on radio; a short, sung melody lodged in the memory far longer than any spoken pitch ever could.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Radio Days word search, free and large-print, where the living room dial, the velvet announcer's voice, and the hit parade all meet.
About Radio Days
Before television moved into the living room, the radio console was the hearth around which the whole family gathered. A warm amber glow from the dial, the crackle of static between stations, and then, a big-band orchestra blooming out of the speaker like something conjured from the air. Sponsored programs, coast-to-coast broadcasts, and the weekly hit parade turned ordinary Tuesday evenings into something close to magic.
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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