Arches Word Search
Free Arches word search. We picked 12 themed words — its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: SANDSTONE, DELICATE, COURTHOUSE, BALANCED, MESA, BUTTE, CANYON, CLIFF, RIVER, SPRING, WATERFALL, COLORADO.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Arches word list, defined
- SANDSTONE /sændstoʊn/ · noun
- A type of sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains of minerals and rock fragments, often used as a building material. Related: limestone, granite, marble, conglomerate.
- DELICATE /ˈdɛlɪkət/ · adjective
- Very fine in texture, structure, or workmanship; easily broken or damaged. Also: requiring careful or tactful handling, as of a sensitive situation. Related: fragile, fragile-framed, fine, subtle.
- COURTHOUSE /ˈkɔːrtˌhaʊs/ · noun
- A building in which courts of law are held, typically housing courtrooms and the offices of judges and court clerks. Related: courthouse building, law court, tribunal, judicial center.
- BALANCED /ˈbælənst/ · adjective
- Kept or held in a state of equilibrium, with opposing forces, elements, or influences being equal or proportionate. Also used to describe something that gives due weight to different aspects or perspectives. Related: even, steady, proportionate, harmonious.
- MESA /mɛsə/ · noun
- A tableland or a flat-topped hill, typically with steep sides, formed by erosion of a plateau. A type of landform. Related: plateau, tableland, flat, plain.
- BUTTE /bjuːt/ · noun
- An isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top, characteristic of arid regions of western North America. Related: mesa, plateau, hill, knoll.
- CANYON /ˈkænjən/ · noun
- A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, typically carved by a river cutting through rock over a long period of time. Related: gorge, ravine, gulch, defile.
- CLIFF /klɪf/ · noun
- A steep, high rock face, especially one at the edge of the sea or of a river, rising sharply from the land or water below. Related: precipice, bluff, escarpment, crag.
- RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
- A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
- SPRING /sprɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- A season of the year between winter and summer, typically characterized by mild weather and the blooming of flowers. To move or cause to move upward or outward, as by a sudden release of energy. Related: summer, autumn, season, period.
- WATERFALL /ˈwɒtərˌfɔːl/ · noun
- A waterfall is a place where water flows over a steep drop or a series of drops in a river or stream. It can also refer to a device that makes water flow in a controlled manner, often used in plumbing or irrigation. Related: cascade, cataract, rapids, torrent.
- COLORADO /ˌkɒləˈrɑːdoʊ/ · noun
- A state in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountain region; also a major river of the southwestern US and northern Mexico that rises in the Rocky Mountains and flows into the Gulf of California. Related: Centennial State.
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