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
- POTBELLY
- The potbelly stove got its name from its rounded, bulging midsection, a shape that packed in enough iron to radiate heat long after the fire burned low.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CRACKER
- Crackers were sold loose from open barrels, and customers helped themselves, a level of trust that says everything about how those stores worked.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LEDGER
- Many merchants kept running tabs for farm families, settling accounts after the harvest, the ledger was as much a record of community life as a business tool.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MOLASSES
- Molasses arrived at country stores in large wooden casks and was ladled out by the pint, a staple sweetener in American kitchens long before refined sugar was affordable.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Old country store word search, free and large-print. Step inside: pine floors, a potbelly stove, and a merchant who knew every name.
About The Old Country Store
The old country store was the beating heart of small-town America, part post office, part bank, part gathering place where neighbors lingered over the cracker barrel long after their errands were done. A single hanging lantern lit the wooden counter where the merchant tallied figures in a dog-eared ledger, and the air held the mingled scent of coffee, burlap, and pine tar soap. On cold mornings the potbelly stove in the corner drew a circle of familiar faces, and the screen door's spring-loaded slap announced every arrival like a friendly bell.
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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