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
- TRIGGER
- Roy Rogers's golden palomino Trigger was so beloved that Rogers had him preserved after his death in 1965, you can still see him on display at the Roy Rogers Museum collection.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHAMPION
- Gene Autry's horse Champion starred alongside him in films and on TV's The Gene Autry Show, earning his own fan mail from young viewers.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HOPALONG
- Hopalong Cassidy, played by William Boyd, became one of the first Western heroes to make the leap from film to television in 1949.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- STETSON
- The Boss of the Plains hat, created by John B. Stetson around 1865, became so iconic that 'Stetson' is still used as shorthand for any wide-brimmed cowboy hat.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Cowboys of the Screen word search
Cowboys of the Screen: a free large-print word search
Cowboys of the Screen, a free, large-print word search riding the golden age of the Western: dusty trails, silver spurs, and the stars who made them shine.
About Cowboys of the Screen
Long before special effects, the Western ruled Hollywood, and its heroes rode tall in the saddle. Stars like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers brought the open range to Saturday matinees, their horses nearly as famous as they were. The creak of leather, the gleam of a tin star, and the wide sweep of the prairie made every frame feel like freedom.
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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