North Canton Word Search
Play a North Canton word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HOOVER, VIKINGS, NIMISHILLEN, GREENTOWN, DOGWOOD, MAPLE, WALNUT, CHERRY, MAIN, BUCKEYE, STARK, OHIO.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
North Canton word list, defined
- HOOVER British: /ˈhuːvə/; US: /ˈhuːvər/ · noun and verb
- As a verb, “hoover” means to clean a surface or space with a vacuum cleaner, or to vacuum up something. As a noun, it means a vacuum cleaner. Related: vacuum cleaner, vacuum, suck up.
- DOGWOOD /ˈdɒɡwʊd/ (British), /ˈdɔːɡwʊd/ or /ˈdɑːɡwʊd/ (US) · noun
- A dogwood is a tree or shrub of the genus Cornus, known for its showy spring flowers, colourful autumn foliage, and distinctive bark. The term also refers to the hard, fine-grained wood of these trees. Related: cornel, flowering tree, shrub.
- MAPLE /ˈmeɪpəl/ · noun
- Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Acer, many of which have lobed leaves and winged fruits. The word can also refer to maple sap or syrup and, attributively, to things made from or flavored with maple.
- WALNUT /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ (British); /ˈwɔːlnət/ (American) · noun
- The edible seed of a walnut tree, or the tree itself. The term can also refer to the hard, dark wood used in furniture and decorative work.
- CHERRY /ˈtʃɛri/ · noun
- A small, round stone fruit with red or dark-red skin and sweet or tart flesh, borne on trees of the genus Prunus; also the tree that bears it. Related: stone fruit, drupe, fruit.
- MAIN /meɪn/ · adjective, noun, and adverb
- Chief or most important; of greatest significance. As a noun, it means the principal person or thing, or, in literary and nautical usage, the open sea. Related: principal, chief, primary, foremost.
- BUCKEYE /ˈbʌk.aɪ/ · noun
- A buckeye is a North American tree or shrub of the genus Aesculus, bearing glossy brown nuts with a light patch said to resemble a deer's eye; it also refers to the nut itself, which is traditionally carried as a good-luck charm. Related: horse chestnut, conker, chestnut.
- STARK /stɑːrk/ (US); /stɑːk/ (UK) · adjective, adverb
- Harsh, severe, and without softening or ornament; stark can also describe something absolute, complete, or sharply contrasting. As an adverb, it means completely or utterly, especially in expressions such as “stark naked.” Related: austere, severe, bare, harsh.
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