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
- KELP
- Giant kelp forests along the California coast can grow as tall as 175 feet, providing shelter for hundreds of marine species, a true underwater canopy.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FOGHORN
- Before GPS, foghorns were a lifeline for ships navigating the Pacific's notorious coastal fog. Some historic horns sounded every 30 seconds, day and night.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SEALION
- California sea lions are famously vocal, their barking colonies on rocky outcrops and harbor docks have become one of the most recognizable sounds of the western shore.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CYPRESS
- The Monterey cypress grows naturally in only two small groves on the California coast, its wind-sculpted silhouette one of the most iconic shapes on the Pacific cliffside.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Pacific Coast: a free large-print word search
Pacific Coast word search, free and large-print. Rugged cliffs, kelp-dark coves, and a highway that hugs the edge of the continent.
About The Pacific Coast
The Pacific Coast stretches from sun-bleached beaches in Southern California to fog-wrapped headlands in Oregon and Washington, a ribbon of wild shoreline where the continent simply ends. At low tide, rocky pools reveal whole hidden worlds: sea stars clinging to basalt, mussels packed in purple rows, hermit crabs picking their way through cold, clear water. Above it all, a two-lane highway curves along the bluffs, pulling over at every turnout to let the view do what it always does.
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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