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
- FIREFLY
- Each June, synchronous fireflies near Elkmont flash in coordinated waves, a rare phenomenon found in only a handful of places worldwide.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TRILLIUM
- The Smokies host one of the most spectacular wildflower displays in North America; trillium carpets the forest floor each April and May.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CLINGMANS
- Clingmans Dome, at 6,643 feet, is the highest point in the Smokies and the highest peak along the entire Appalachian Trail.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CADES
- Cades Cove is a broad valley ringed by mountains where white-tailed deer and black bears graze in meadows beside 19th-century homesteads.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Great Smoky Mountains word search
The Great Smoky Mountains: a free large-print word search
Great Smoky Mountains word search, free and large-print. Find black bears and fireflies among the misty blue ridges of America's most-visited national park.
About The Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains straddle the Tennessee–North Carolina border in a soft blue haze born from the trees themselves, millions of acres exhaling a natural mist that gives the range its name. In spring the slopes erupt in more wildflower species than all of northern Europe combined, and by June the synchronous fireflies of Elkmont pulse in perfect unison, drawing visitors from across the country. Old-growth hemlocks crowd the creek hollows, weathered log cabins still stand in Cades Cove, and the park has welcomed more visitors each year than any other in the national park system.
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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