Brinckerhoff Word Search
A free Brinckerhoff 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: ERIE, SENECA, NIAGARA, GENESEE, CANAL, LAKESHORE, PARKWAY, BOULEVARD, VALLEY, STATION, HERITAGE, MEADOW.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Brinckerhoff word list, defined
- SENECA /ˈsɛnɪkə/ · proper noun
- Seneca denotes a member or the collective people of the Seneca Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The name also refers to the ancient Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca and to a North American grape cultivar.
- NIAGARA /naɪˈæɡərə/ · proper noun
- The proper name of the Niagara River and Niagara Falls, a major waterfall on the Canada–United States border between Ontario and New York. The name Niagara is often used by itself as shorthand for Niagara Falls.
- CANAL /kəˈnæl/ · noun
- An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships, or to convey water for irrigation; also, in anatomy, a tubular passage in the body. Related: waterway, channel, aqueduct, conduit.
- LAKESHORE /ˈleɪkʃɔːr/ · noun & adjective
- The land along the edge of a lake. As an adjective, it describes something situated on or associated with the shore of a lake. Related: lakeside, shore, waterfront, bank.
- PARKWAY /ˈpɑːrkweɪ/ · noun
- A broad, usually divided or landscaped road, especially one leading through a park or through the outskirts of a city. The term can also refer more generally to a major urban road or expressway. Related: highway, avenue, boulevard, expressway.
- BOULEVARD /ˈbuːləvɑːrd/ · noun
- A broad street or avenue, typically lined with trees and designed for pleasant walking or driving through an urban area. Related: avenue, thoroughfare, promenade, esplanade.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low-lying area of land between hills or mountains, often shaped or watered by a river or stream. Related: vale, ravine, gorge, hollow.
- STATION /ˈsteɪʃən/ · noun
- A building or structure where people can get on or off a train, bus, or other vehicle. A regular stopping place for a vehicle or a person. Related: depot, terminal, halt, platform.
- HERITAGE /ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/ · noun
- The traditions, achievements, beliefs, and identity inherited from the past, especially those belonging to a community, nation, or institution. In legal contexts, it can also mean property or possessions inherited from an ancestor. Related: legacy, inheritance, tradition, ancestry.
- MEADOW /ˈmɛdoʊ/ · noun
- A field of grassland, especially one used for grazing animals or growing hay. In modern usage, the word can also refer more generally to an open, grassy area. Related: grassland, pasture, field, lea.
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