Tempe Word Search

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Printable Tempe word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including SUNDEVILS, MILLAVENUE, HAYDEN, plus 4 hidden bonus words
Printable Tempe word search — 15×15 letter grid with 8 words to find including SUNDEVILS, MILLAVENUE, HAYDEN, plus 4 hidden bonus words

A free Tempe word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.

Words to find: SUNDEVILS, MILLAVENUE, HAYDEN, BUTTE, SALTRIVER, SPARKY, MARKETPLACE, ARIZONA, DESERT, CACTUS, SAGUARO, MICROBREWERY.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

Tempe word list, defined

BUTTE /bjuːt/ · noun
An isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top, characteristic of arid regions of western North America. Related: mesa, plateau, hill, knoll.
SPARKY /ˈspɑːrki/ · adjective
Full of energy and enthusiasm; lively and spirited. Having a lively or spirited quality. Related: lively, spirited, energetic, vivacious.
MARKETPLACE /ˈmɑːrkɪtˌpleɪs/ · noun
A place where people gather to buy and sell goods and services, or a platform for online trading. Related: bazaar, emporium, emporion, exhibition.
DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
CACTUS /ˈkæktəs/ · noun
A spiny, usually succulent plant of the family Cactaceae, native chiefly to arid regions of the Americas, with thick fleshy stems adapted to store water and typically lacking true leaves. Related: succulent, prickly pear.
SAGUARO /səˈwɑːroʊ/ · noun
A large, columnar cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) native to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Related: cactus, prickly pear, pincushion cactus, barrel cactus.
MICROBREWERY /ˈmaɪkrəˌbruːəri/ · noun
A brewery that produces a small quantity of beer, typically on a local or regional scale, often with a focus on specialty or craft beers. Related: craft brewery, small brewery, local brewery.

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