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
- SQUEEGEE
- The long-handled squeegee became a full-service fixture in the 1920s, when windshields started collecting real highway grime at real highway speeds.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- UNLEADED
- Unleaded gasoline became the standard at American pumps after the Clean Air Act of 1970 set the stage for its nationwide rollout through the 1970s and 1980s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- DIPSTICK
- Checking the dipstick was a ritual: a clean cloth, two marks on the metal, and the attendant's verdict on whether you'd make it to the next state.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ROADMAP
- Oil companies printed and gave away free road maps for most of the 20th century, a marketing tradition that helped Americans navigate before the Interstate system was complete.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Filling Station: a free large-print word search
The Filling Station, a free, large-print word search that puts you right back under the canopy, smelling gasoline and fresh asphalt.
About The Filling Station
For decades, pulling into a full-service filling station meant more than a tank of gas, a uniformed attendant would check your oil, wash your windshield with a squeegee, and hand back your road map with a smile and directions thrown in for free. The canopy overhead, the bell-hose ringing as you rolled in, the satisfying click of the nozzle, these were the small ceremonies of the American road trip. By the time the Interstate highways were threaded across the continent, the filling station had become as much a landmark as the Burma-Shave signs that lined the way.
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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