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
- WOOLWORTH
- F. W. Woolworth opened his first successful five-cent store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1879, and the chain grew to become one of the largest retail empires in the world.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- NOTIONS
- In the dry-goods trade, 'notions' has long described the small sewing sundries, needles, thread, snaps, and pins, that filled an entire wall of the classic variety store.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PENNY
- A penny could once buy a twist of candy or a piece of bubble gum from the glass jars that lined the front counter, making the five-and-dime a child's first independent shopping experience.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- THIMBLE
- Thimbles have been used to protect the fingertip while pushing a needle through fabric for centuries; polished steel and porcelain thimbles were a staple of the notions counter.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Five-and-Dime: a free large-print word search
Five-and-dime word search, free and large-print, wander the aisles of the classic variety store, where every counter holds a small delight.
About The Five-and-Dime
The five-and-dime was once the heartbeat of Main Street, a store where a child's allowance went a long way and the counters ran the full length of the floor. Glass cases held buttons, bobbins, spools of ribbon, and paper packets of notions, each with a hand-lettered price tag. The bell above the door announced every arrival, and the low wooden stools at the lunch counter were rarely empty by noon.
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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