Council Bluffs Word Search

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Printable Council Bluffs word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including POTTAWATTAMIE, KANESVILLE, MISSOURI, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Printable Council Bluffs word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including POTTAWATTAMIE, KANESVILLE, MISSOURI, plus 4 hidden bonus words

This Council Bluffs word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.

Words to find: POTTAWATTAMIE, KANESVILLE, MISSOURI, LOESS, BLUFFS, MORMON, TRAIL, INDIANOLA, WESTSIDE, BROADWAY, ARBORETUM, GRANDVIEW.

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

Council Bluffs word list, defined

LOESS /lɔɪs/ · noun
A type of fine-grained, yellow or yellow-brown soil that is rich in silt and is often found in river valleys and hills. Related: silt, clay, soil.
BLUFFS /blʌfs/ · noun (plural); also third-person singular present of the verb bluff
As a noun, bluffs are the plural of bluff: steep cliffs or headlands, often broad and rounded, overlooking a river, sea, or plain. As a verb form, bluffs is the third-person singular present tense of bluff, meaning to deceive or mislead through confident, bold talk. Related: cliffs, escarpments, crag, precipices.
TRAIL /trɛɪl/ · noun, verb
A path or track made by people or animals, especially one that is not paved or is difficult to follow. To follow or go along behind something, such as a path or a scent. Related: path, track, route, way.
BROADWAY /ˈbrɔːd.weɪ/ · noun
A broadway is a wide street or thoroughfare, especially the principal or widest road in a town. Capitalized as Broadway, it refers specifically to the famous avenue in New York City and, by extension, to the American commercial theater centered there. Related: thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, highway.
ARBORETUM /ˌɑːrbəˈriːtəm/ · noun
A botanical garden or park in which trees and shrubs are cultivated and displayed, typically for scientific study, education, and conservation. Related: botanical garden, tree garden, woodland garden, plantation.

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