Houston Word Search
A free Houston 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: HOUSTON, MONTROSE, GALLERIA, ASTROS, ROCKETS, DYNAMO, TEXANS, RODEO, BUFFALOBAYOU, SANJACINTO, HEIGHTS, MIDTOWN.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Houston word list, defined
- GALLERIA /ɡəˈlɛˈriːə/ · noun
- A galleria is a spacious indoor shopping and leisure complex, typically built around a central atrium with glass roofing, arranged like a covered street of shops and cafés. Related: arcade, mall, shopping centre, shopping center.
- ROCKETS /ˈrɒkɪts/ (British); /ˈrɑːkɪts/ (American) · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Rockets are propelled vehicles or devices, especially launch vehicles that carry payloads into space; the term can also refer to explosive projectiles such as fireworks or military rockets. As a verb, rockets means to rise, increase, or move very rapidly. Related: missiles, projectiles, boosters, spacecraft.
- DYNAMO /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ · noun
- A dynamo is a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, especially a direct-current generator. Informally, a dynamo is a person who is exceptionally energetic, forceful, and productive. Related: generator, live wire, go-getter, powerhouse.
- RODEO /ˈroʊdeɪoʊ/ (US); /ˈrəʊdiəʊ/ (British) · noun
- A rodeo is a competitive event featuring cowboy skills such as riding, roping, and handling livestock. In its older sense, it refers to a roundup of cattle or other animals. Related: cowboy competition, bull riding, cattle roundup, rodeo competition.
- HEIGHTS /haɪts/ · noun
- The distance from the base to the top of something, or a high place or position. Heights can also refer to a range of high places, such as mountains or hills. Related: altitudes, elevations, heights, summits.
- MIDTOWN /ˈmɪdtaʊn/ · noun, adjective
- The central or inner part of a town or city, especially a busy commercial or business district. As an adjective, it describes something situated in or associated with this area. Related: city centre, town centre, central district, downtown.
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