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Your Hit Parade

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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

SNOOKY
Snooky Lanson was a regular on the television show from 1950 to 1957, and he was known for his easy, straight-ahead baritone.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SINATRA
Frank Sinatra was a Hit Parade singer in the 1940s, and the radio show helped make him a household name.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
STRIKE
Lucky Strike cigarettes sponsored the program for much of its run, and the show opened with an auctioneer's chant announcing the brand.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GISELE
Gisele MacKenzie, a Canadian singer and violinist, joined the television cast in 1953 and became one of its best-loved faces.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Your Hit Parade: a free online word search

Your Hit Parade word search, free and printable, set around a Saturday night song countdown and a radio glowing in the parlor.

About Your Hit Parade

Your Hit Parade began on radio in 1935 and counted down the most popular songs of the week, based on sheet music and record sales. The show moved to television in 1950, and families gathered around the set on Saturday night to hear the top tunes sung by the house vocalists. Sponsored for years by Lucky Strike, it was a weekly ritual, and a song's climb or fall in the standings was worth talking about on Monday morning.

How to play

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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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