Wichita Word Search
A free Wichita 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: ARKANSAS, DELANO, RIVERSIDE, COLLEGEHILL, EASTBOROUGH, CHISHOLM, COWTOWN, AVIATION, SHOCKERS, SURGE, BIEROCK, EXPLORATION.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Wichita word list, defined
- RIVERSIDE /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, riverside means the land, bank, or area alongside a river. As an adjective, it describes something situated beside a river or associated with such a location. Related: riverbank, waterfront, waterside, quayside.
- COWTOWN /ˈkaʊtaʊn/ · noun
- A small town or city regarded as provincial or unsophisticated; originally, a town serving as a center for the cattle trade, especially in the American West. Related: backwater, hick town, boondocks, one-horse town.
- AVIATION /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/ · noun
- The design, development, operation, and use of aircraft, especially airplanes; also the industry and activity of flying aircraft. Related: aeronautics, flying, air travel, flight.
- SHOCKERS /ˈʃɒkərz/ · noun (plural)
- The plural form of shocker, referring to people or things that cause a sudden feeling of surprise, alarm, or distress. The word can also denote devices designed to deliver an electric shock or to shock or startle someone. Related: startlers, bombshells, surprises, disturbances.
- SURGE /sɜːrdʒ/ · noun & verb
- As a noun, a sudden increase in amount, intensity, or activity, or a sudden powerful movement. As a verb, to rise or increase suddenly and sharply, often in a forceful or uncontrolled way. Related: soar, surge, climb, increase.
- EXPLORATION /ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The action of traveling through or investigating an unfamiliar area or subject in order to discover or learn more about it; a careful examination or study of something. Related: investigation, examination, survey, study.
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