The Great Lakes Word Search
A free The Great Lakes word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: SUPERIOR, HURON, MICHIGAN, ERIE, ONTARIO, SAINT, LAWRENCE, SEAWAY, NIAGARA, FALLS, BASIN, CANAL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Great Lakes word list, defined
- SUPERIOR /suːˈpɪəriər/ · adjective, noun
- Higher in rank, status, quality, or importance; better or more advanced than something else. As a noun, a superior is a person of higher rank or authority. Related: better, higher, excellent, outstanding.
- MICHIGAN /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ · proper noun
- Michigan is a state in the north-central United States, bordered by Wisconsin to the west, Canada to the north, and the Great Lakes to the east. It is known for its Great Lakes, extensive forests, automobile manufacturing, and the city of Detroit.
- SAINT /seɪnt/ · noun, verb
- A saint is a person who is regarded as exceptionally holy or virtuous, especially one formally recognized by a religious church as having a special place in its spiritual history. As a verb, saint means to regard or declare someone as a saint. Related: holy person, blessed one, venerated figure, paragon of virtue.
- SEAWAY /ˈsiːweɪ/ · noun
- A route or passage by sea, especially one followed by ships. It can also refer to the open water or room available for a ship to proceed. Related: sea route, ocean route, maritime route, sea passage.
- NIAGARA /naɪˈæɡərə/ · proper noun
- The proper name of the Niagara River and Niagara Falls, a major waterfall on the Canada–United States border between Ontario and New York. The name Niagara is often used by itself as shorthand for Niagara Falls.
- FALLS /fɔːlz/ (UK), /fɔːlz/ or /fɑːlz/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a plural noun, 'falls' refers to a waterfall or cascade of water over a steep drop, often used in place names such as Niagara Falls. As a verb, it is the third-person singular present of 'fall', meaning to descend freely under gravity or to come down from an upright position. Related: waterfall, cascade, cataract, rapids.
- BASIN /ˈbeɪ.sən/ · noun
- A wide, round, open container used for holding liquid or washing; also a natural or artificial depression in the earth's surface, such as a drainage basin. Related: bowl, sink, washbasin, tub.
- CANAL /kəˈnæl/ · noun
- An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships, or to convey water for irrigation; also, in anatomy, a tubular passage in the body. Related: waterway, channel, aqueduct, conduit.
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