New York City Word Search
Free New York City word search. We picked 12 themed words — landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, QUEENS, BRONX, HUDSON, BROADWAY, YANKEES, METS, KNICKS, BAGEL, PIZZA, CHEESECAKE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
New York City word list, defined
- MANHATTAN /mænˈhætən/ · proper noun; noun
- Manhattan is a borough and island of New York City, bounded principally by the Hudson and East rivers. The word also names a classic cocktail made with rye or bourbon whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters.
- QUEENS /kwɪːnz/ · noun
- The plural form of queen, referring to female monarchs, royal consorts, or, in figurative and specialized contexts, women of exceptional status or importance. It can also refer to queens in chess, female reproductive bees, and colloquially to powerful women or drag performers. Related: monarchs, sovereigns, empresses, royal women.
- 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.
- YANKEES /ˈjæŋkiːz/ · noun
- The members, supporters, or team collectively of the New York Yankees; more broadly and historically, people from the northern United States, especially New England. Related: Bronx Bombers, New Yorkers, Northerners, New Englanders.
- KNICKS /knɪks/ · plural noun
- Small miscellaneous items or possessions; odds and ends. Related: odds and ends, bits and pieces, belongings, effects.
- BAGEL /ˈbeɪɡəl/ · noun
- A dense, ring-shaped bread roll with a chewy texture, made by boiling the dough before baking it. It is a traditional food of Ashkenazi Jewish communities, especially associated with New York City. Related: roll, brioche.
- PIZZA /ˈpiːtsə/ · noun
- A flat, baked Italian bread topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and often other ingredients such as meat, vegetables, or herbs.
- CHEESECAKE /ˈtʃiːzkeɪk/ · noun
- A rich, sweet dessert made of a cream cheese or curd-cheese filling baked or set on a crumbly biscuit base, typically topped with fruit or sauce. It can also refer figuratively to images or portrayals of an alluring woman in a sexually suggestive but not explicit way. Related: dessert, flan, tart, gateau.
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