Iowa Word Search
Play a Iowa word search free online. We built the 12-word list around state symbols, landmarks, food, and famous cities, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HAWKEYE, IOWA, DESMOINES, CEDARRAPIDS, SIOUXCITY, DAVENPORT, AMES, CYCLONES, DRAKE, LUTHER, CORN, SOYBEANS.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Iowa word list, defined
- DAVENPORT /ˈdævənˌpɔːrt/ · noun
- A large sofa, often convertible into a bed; in British usage, a small writing desk with drawers and a sloped top. Related: sofa, couch, settee, chesterfield.
- AMES /eɪmz/ · proper noun
- A surname of English origin; also the name of a city in central Iowa, home to Iowa State University.
- CYCLONES /ˈsaɪ.kloʊnz/ (US); /ˈsaɪ.kləʊnz/ (UK) · noun (plural)
- The plural of cyclone: large-scale rotating storm systems with low atmospheric pressure at their center, spiraling inward, occurring as tropical cyclones (hurricanes/typhoons) or extratropical cyclones. Related: storms, hurricanes, typhoons, twisters.
- DRAKE /dreɪk/ · noun
- A male duck. In archaic or literary usage, it can also mean a dragon.
- CORN /kɔːrn/ (US); /kɔːn/ (UK) · noun
- The edible seed or grain of a cereal plant, especially in American English the principal grain crop maize (Zea mays), and more broadly the chief cereal crop of a region. Related: grain, maize, cereal, seed.
- SOYBEANS /soʊˈbeɪnz/ · noun
- Soybeans are a type of legume that is widely cultivated for its protein-rich seeds, which are used in a variety of products, including food, animal feed, and biodiesel. Related: legumes, beans, peas, lentils.
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