Cleveland Word Search

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Printable Cleveland word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including ERIE, CUYAHOGA, ROCKANDROLL, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Printable Cleveland word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including ERIE, CUYAHOGA, ROCKANDROLL, plus 4 hidden bonus words

Play a Cleveland word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.

Words to find: ERIE, CUYAHOGA, ROCKANDROLL, PROGRESSIVE, GUARDIANS, BROWNS, CAVALIERS, PLAYHOUSE, OHIOCITY, TREMONT, LITTLEITALY, FLATS.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

Cleveland word list, defined

PROGRESSIVE /prəˈɡresɪv/ · adjective
Supporting or favoring political, social, or economic change by reform or gradual development rather than by revolution. Related: liberal, reformist, radical, moderate.
GUARDIANS /ˈɡɑːrdɪənz/ · noun
People who are responsible for protecting or caring for someone or something, especially a child or a vulnerable person. Related: protectors, caregivers, custodians, watchers.
BROWNS /braʊnz/ · noun, verb
Browns is the plural of the noun 'brown' (a dark colour like that of earth or wood) and the third-person singular present form of the verb 'brown' (to cook or make something brown). Related: tans, umbers, siennas, sepias.
CAVALIERS /ˌkæv.əˈlɪərz/ · noun
Cavaliers is the plural of cavalier: a mounted soldier or knight, especially one of the Royalist supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War; more broadly, any courtly, gallant, or dashing gentleman. Related: horsemen, knights, riders, royalists.
PLAYHOUSE /pleɪhaʊs/ · noun
A small building or structure, especially one for children to play in, or a theater or cinema. Related: playpen, playroom, garden house, summerhouse.
FLATS /flæts/ · noun
Flats is the plural of 'flat' and refers to several things depending on context: in British English, apartments or self-contained residential units; in footwear, shoes with little or no heel; and in geography, level expanses of low-lying land such as salt flats or mudflats. Related: apartments, units, dwellings, shoes.

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