The Gold Rush Word Search
Free The Gold Rush word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: GOLD, NUGGET, RIVER, CLAIM, MINER, SUTTER, MARSHALL, CALIFORNIA, FORTY, NINER, PROSPECT, STAKEOUT.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Gold Rush word list, defined
- GOLD /ɡoʊld/ (US); /ɡəʊld/ (British) · noun, verb, adjective
- Gold is a precious, naturally occurring metallic element with a distinctive yellow color, valued for its rarity and resistance to corrosion. The word also denotes this color, money or wealth, a medal or award, and something exceptionally valuable or desirable; as a verb, it means to cover or decorate with gold, and as an adjective, it describes things made of, colored like, or associated with gold. Related: bullion, precious metal, aurum, golden.
- NUGGET /ˈnʌɡɪt/ · noun
- A small, compact lump of something, especially a piece of native gold or other valuable metal. It can also refer to a small, hard piece of food that requires chewing. Related: lump, piece, morsel, fragment.
- RIVER /ˈrɪvər/ · noun and verb
- A river is a large natural stream of water flowing through a defined channel toward a sea, lake, or another body of water. The word can also describe a continuous flow or abundance of something. Related: stream, watercourse, waterway, brook.
- CLAIM /kleɪm/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a claim is an assertion that something is true or an demand for something due; as a verb, to claim is to assert or state that something is the case, often without proof. Related: assertion, declaration, contention, allegation.
- MINER /ˈmaɪnər/ · noun
- A person who works in a mine, extracting coal, ore, or other minerals. By extension, a software program or computing device used to perform the computational work involved in mining cryptocurrency. Related: mine worker, pitman, coalman, prospector.
- MARSHALL /ˈmɑːrʃəl/ · proper noun; noun and verb, chiefly a rare variant spelling of marshal
- As a family name, Marshall is an English surname. As a common noun or verb, marshall is a rare variant spelling of marshal, meaning an official who arranges or supervises a ceremony or public event, or to organize and direct people or resources. Related: marshal, muster, organize, direct.
- FORTY /ˈfɔːrti/ · noun
- The number equivalent to the product of four and ten; ten more than thirty-nine. It is also used adjectivally to describe a quantity or group of forty things. Related: score plus score, two score.
- NINER /ˈnaɪnər/ · noun
- In informal usage, a niner is a nine-year-old child. The word can also stand for the numeral nine or for nine o'clock, especially in radio, military, police, and other service-related speech. Related: nine, nine-year-old, child, kid.
- PROSPECT noun /ˈprɒspekt/ (British), /ˈprɑːspekt/ (American); verb /prəˈspekt/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a prospect is a possibility or an expectation for the future, or a person regarded as a likely candidate for a position. As a verb, to prospect means to search for mineral deposits, opportunities, or possible customers. Related: possibility, outlook, future, chance.
- STAKEOUT /ˈsteɪk.aʊt/ · noun
- A surveillance operation in which police watch a building, vehicle, or other location, often from a concealed position. In the less common sense, a stakeout is the place where such surveillance is conducted. Related: surveillance, watch, observation, police surveillance.
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