Illustrated Times Square scene — AI-generated artwork behind this landmark's word search puzzle
A free Times Square (New York) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on architectural features, history, and surrounding places, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Located in New York.
Words to find: TIMESQUARE, BROADWAY, BALLDROP, FIREWORKS, NEWYEAR, CONFETTI, COUNTDOWN, MIDTOWN, FIFTHAVENUE, SIXTHAVENUE, SEVENTHAVENUE, EIGHTHAVENUE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Times Square word list, defined
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.
FIREWORKS/ˈfaɪərwɜːrks/ · noun
A device containing gunpowder and other combustible chemicals that, when ignited, produces spectacular effects of light, noise, or smoke, typically used in displays for celebration; also used figuratively to mean an outburst of anger or excitement. Related: pyrotechnics, firecrackers, sparklers, rockets.
CONFETTI/kənˈfɛti/ · noun
Small pieces of brightly coloured paper thrown or scattered during celebrations such as weddings and parades. Related: streamers, ticker tape, glitter, sprinkles.
COUNTDOWN/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/ · noun
The action of counting backward in units of time to zero, marking the approach of a significant event such as a launch or a new year; also the period leading up to that moment. Related: tally, reckoning.
MIDTOWN/mɪdˈtaʊn/ · noun
A central or middle part of a city, typically with a high concentration of businesses, shops, and entertainment venues. Related: downtown, city center, central business district, CBD.