Iowa Hawkeyes Word Search
Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA), as a word search. 12 words drawn from nicknames, arena or stadium names, and rivalry terms sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Plays in the NCAA · Based in Iowa City.
Words to find: HAWKEYES, IOWA, HERKY, BLACK, GOLD, MESKWAKI, TOMAHAWK, CARVERHAWKEYE, KINNICK, CORALVILLE, CEDARRAPIDS, DESMOINES.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Iowa Hawkeyes word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- BLACK /blæk/ · adjective, noun, verb
- Of the very darkest colour, owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; also used to describe people with dark skin, especially of African ancestry. As a noun, it denotes the colour itself; as a verb, it means to make black. Related: dark, ebony, jet, sable.
- GOLD /ɡoʊld/ (US); /ɡəʊld/ (British) · noun, verb, adjective
- Gold is a precious, naturally occurring metallic element with a distinctive yellow color, valued for its rarity and resistance to corrosion. The word also denotes this color, money or wealth, a medal or award, and something exceptionally valuable or desirable; as a verb, it means to cover or decorate with gold, and as an adjective, it describes things made of, colored like, or associated with gold. Related: bullion, precious metal, aurum, golden.
- TOMAHAWK /ˈtɒməhɔːk/ (British); /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/ (US) · noun and verb
- A tomahawk is a light axe or hatchet historically associated with Indigenous peoples of North America. The name also denotes a pipe resembling the weapon and, as a verb, means to strike, chop, or split with a tomahawk or similar axe. Related: axe, hatchet, battle-axe, hand axe.
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