Illustrated Pasadena scene — AI-generated artwork behind this city's word search puzzlePrintable Pasadena word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including KOLACHE, BARBECUE, TACOS, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Play a Pasadena 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: KOLACHE, BARBECUE, TACOS, ENCHILADA, ARMANDBAYOU, GALVESTONBAY, SHIPCHANNEL, REDBLUFF, TIMBERLANE, FAIRMONT, PASADENAISD, SAMRAYBURN.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Pasadena word list, defined
BARBECUE/ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/ · noun, verb
A meal or gathering at which food, typically meat, is cooked outdoors over an open fire or grill; also the apparatus or act of cooking food in this way. Related: grill, cookout, braai, barbie.
TACOS/tæksoʊz/ · noun
A traditional Mexican dish consisting of a small, folded corn tortilla filled with various ingredients such as meat, cheese, and vegetables. Related: burritos, enchiladas, tortas, empanadas.
ENCHILADA/ˌɛntʃɪˈlɑːdə/ · noun
A Mexican dish consisting of a rolled tortilla filled typically with meat, cheese, or beans, covered with a chilli sauce and baked. Related: tortilla dish, burrito, quesadilla.