Illustrated Alden scene — AI-generated artwork behind this city's word search puzzlePrintable Alden word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including ALDEN, TONDAWONNA, CREEK, plus 4 hidden bonus words
A free Alden word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ALDEN, TONDAWONNA, CREEK, GENESEE, BULLDOGS, CENTRAL, MAIN, DAIRY, ORCHARD, HARVEST, MILL, BUFFALO.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Alden word list, defined
CREEK/kriːk/ · noun
A narrow, sheltered inlet of the sea along a coastline. In North America and Australia, a small stream or tributary of a river. Related: stream, brook, inlet, rivulet.
The plural of 'bulldog': a muscular, thickset breed of dog with a broad head, wrinkled face, and characteristically pushed-in nose, originally bred in England for the now-outlawed sport of bull-baiting.
CENTRAL/ˈsɛntrəl/ · adjective
Situated at, relating to, or forming the center of something; of the greatest importance because everything depends on it. Related: middle, key, main, principal.
MAIN/meɪn/ · adjective, noun, verb
The most important or principal part of something. A main road or highway. Related: principal, primary, chief, central.
DAIRY/ˈdɛəri/ · noun
A dairy is a place or establishment where milk and milk products are kept, processed, or sold; the term also refers collectively to foods made from milk, such as butter, cheese, and cream. Related: creamery, milk farm, dairy farm, buttery.
ORCHARD/ɔːrtʃərd/ · noun
A piece of land planted with fruit trees, especially apples or pears, typically forming a park or garden. Related: garden, park, plantation, grove.
HARVEST/ˈhɑːrvɛst/ · noun, verb
The process of gathering in a crop; a crop gathered in at one time. To gather in a crop. Related: reap, gather, collect, crop.
MILL/mɪl/ · noun, verb
A building or structure where grain or other materials are ground into flour or meal, or a machine for grinding or crushing something. To grind or crush something, especially grain, into flour or meal. Related: grindstone, quern, crusher, masher.
BUFFALO/ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ · noun
A large wild ox, especially an African or Asian buffalo (genus Bubalus/Syncerus), or, loosely, the American bison of North America. Related: ox, bison, bovine.