Illustrated Oldham scene — AI-generated artwork behind this city's word search puzzlePrintable Oldham word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including OLDHAM, CHADDERTON, ROYTON, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Play a Oldham 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: OLDHAM, CHADDERTON, ROYTON, FAILSWORTH, HOLLINWOOD, LEES, SHAW, CROMPTON, GREENACRES, WATERSHEDDINGS, DERKER, BROADWAY.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Oldham word list, defined
LEES/liːz/ · noun
The sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially wine. The residue left after a liquid has been decanted. Related: sediment, residue, dregs, precipitate.
SHAW/ʃɔː/ · noun
A shaw is a type of scarf or a decorative piece of fabric, often worn around the neck or shoulders. It can also refer to a type of cloak or a covering for a person or object. Related: scarf, shawl, cloak, wrap.
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.