Illustrated Yosemite scene — AI-generated artwork behind this national park's word search puzzle
Yosemite, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: YOSEMITE, GRANITE, ELCAPITAN, HALFDOME, GLACIER, NEVADAFALLS, BRIDALVEILFALLS, HORSETAILFALL, RIBBONFALL, SEQUOIA, JEFFREYPINE, WHITEFIR.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Yosemite word list, defined
GRANITE/ˈɡrænɪt/ · noun
A coarse-grained, light-colored, and extremely hard igneous rock, composed primarily of quartz and feldspar. Related: rock, stone, marble, limestone.
GLACIER/ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
SEQUOIA/ˈskwɒɪə/ · noun
A large evergreen tree of the genus Sequoia, native to western North America, having a thick, fibrous bark and a columnar or conical shape. The giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the largest tree in the world by volume. Related: redwood, cedar, pine, spruce.