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/ · noun
- A borough in southeastern New York City, one of the five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island). Related: New York City, Big Apple, the City, the Metropolis.
- QUEENS /kwɪnz/ · noun
- The wives or female relatives of kings, or a woman who holds a high social status. In chess, the queen is the most powerful piece. Related: monarchs, princesses, royals, empresses.
- 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 people of the United States, especially those from the northern states. A baseball team based in New York City. Related: Americans, Yanks, Red Sox fans, New Yorkers.
- KNICKS /nɪks/ · noun
- Knicks refers to small, miscellaneous items, often used to describe trivial or insignificant things. Related: trinkets, gadgets, doodads, thingamajigs.
- 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 baked dish of Italian origin, typically made with a crust of bread dough, topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and various other ingredients. Related: pie, flatbread, calzone, focaccia.
- 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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