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
- BOBBYSOX
- Bobby socks, ankle-high white socks worn rolled down, became the signature look of teenage girls at sock hops across America in the late 1940s and 1950s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- JUKEBOX
- The Wurlitzer 1015, introduced in 1946, became one of the most beloved jukeboxes of the era, its bubbling color tubes and chrome made it as much a spectacle as the music inside.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LINDY
- The Lindy Hop, born in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in the late 1920s, evolved into the exuberant partner-swing style that lit up sock-hop gym floors a generation later.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- POODLE
- The poodle skirt, a wide felt circle skirt with an appliquéd poodle near the hem, was originally designed by artist Juli Lynne Charlot in 1947 and became an enduring symbol of 1950s teen style.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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About The Sock Hop
On a Friday night in the 1950s, teenagers peeled off their shoes at the gymnasium door and slid onto the polished hardwood in their socks, no scuff marks allowed. The jukebox glowed in the corner, spinning 45s of doo-wop and rockabilly while couples twirled under crepe-paper streamers. A paper cup of soda, a poodle skirt catching the air mid-spin, and a slow croon at the end of the night, that was the sock hop in full bloom.
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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