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
- MARSHAL
- In the real frontier West, a U.S. Marshal held federal authority, a rank above a town sheriff, a distinction TV westerns loved to dramatize.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- STAR
- The classic sheriff's badge was cut into a five- or six-pointed star, and deputies often wore a smaller version to signal their rank at a glance.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BOUNTY
- Bounty hunters, private citizens who tracked wanted outlaws for a cash reward, were a staple of 1950s and 60s TV westerns, most famously in Wanted: Dead or Alive.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HOLSTER
- A fast, smooth draw depended on the holster as much as the shooter, TV sheriffs wore theirs low on the hip, tied to the thigh for speed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Town Sheriff word search, free and large-print, where the badge, the jail, and the dusty street tell the whole story.
About The Town Sheriff
The frontier sheriff was the axis around which every TV western turned, pinning on a star-shaped badge in the morning, keeping a wary eye on the saloon by afternoon, and locking the cell door come nightfall. Across beloved shows like Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and Wyatt Earp, lawmen on horseback became some of television's most enduring figures, steady, plain-spoken, and unshakeable under pressure. From the marshal's office at the end of a muddy main street to the posse riding hard into the hills, the business of keeping the peace was never finished.
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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