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
- GAZEBO
- The word gazebo dates to 18th-century England, possibly a playful Latin-style coinage meaning 'I shall gaze.' Today it's the symbol of the classic American town square, painted white, hung with bunting every Fourth of July.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ELM
- American elms once arched over courthouse squares from Maine to Kansas, forming natural cathedral ceilings above the brick sidewalks. Dutch elm disease swept the country from the 1930s onward, but many towns have replanted disease-resistant varieties.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CANNON
- A cast-iron cannon on the square is one of the most enduring fixtures of small-town America, often a Civil War-era piece placed as a memorial in the late 19th or early 20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BANDSTAND
- Before radio and television, the bandstand was the entertainment hub of the community, town bands performed free concerts on summer evenings, drawing families from miles around.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Town Square: a free large-print word search
Town square word search, free and large-print. Hunt for the gazebo, the fountain, the flagpole, and the shady old elm at the heart of small-town America.
About The Town Square
Every American small town has one, a square where the streets slow down and the world feels a little more human. A white-painted gazebo catches summer shade, a stone fountain murmurs beside the war memorial, and an elm older than anyone can remember spreads its arms over the iron benches. On a Saturday morning you can hear the pigeons, the clock on the corner tower, and, if you're lucky, a brass band warming up on the bandstand.
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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