Great Coates Word Search

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Printable Great Coates word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including COATES, TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Printable Great Coates word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including COATES, TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, plus 4 hidden bonus words

Play a Great Coates 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: COATES, TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND, JARROW, SHIELDS, WHITBURN, GEORDIE, COAL, COLLIERY, MINING, MARITIME, COASTAL.

Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.

Great Coates word list, defined

TYNE /taɪn/ · noun
The River Tyne is a major river in northeast England. The term can also refer to a river in northeast England that flows into the North Sea. Related: river.
SHIELDS /ʃiːldz/ · noun
A defensive structure, typically made of metal or wood, used to protect people or things from attack or damage. A device or feature that protects or deflects something, such as a computer shield or a shield against criticism. Related: defence, protection, barrier, guard.
COAL /kəʊl/ (British), /koʊl/ (US) · noun
A hard black substance consisting largely of carbon, formed from the fossilized remains of plants over millions of years and burned as fuel. It also refers to an individual piece of this substance. Related: anthracite, bitumen, char, carbon.
COLLIERY /ˈkɒlɪəri/ · noun
A coal mine and its associated buildings and workings, especially in Britain. Related: coal mine, pit, mine, coalfield.
MINING /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ · noun, verb
The extraction of minerals or other valuable materials from the earth, or the process of digging or excavating something. To obtain or extract something by searching or investigating. Related: excavation, digging, extraction, quarrying.
MARITIME /ˈmɑːrɪtaɪt/ · adjective
Relating to the sea or navigation; concerned with ships, shipping, or seafaring. Related: naval, nautical, oceanic, seafaring.
COASTAL /ˈkoʊstəl/ · adjective
Located on, near, or relating to a coast — the land where it meets the sea. Related: seaside, shoreline, littoral, seaboard.

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