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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 Music & Film
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 from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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