US States Word Search (Large Print)

Playing tips and a fun fact

Start with a state whose spelling you know well, then use the printed list for names you see less often. Several entries end in A, so check the beginning and middle of a line before circling it. At a group table, participants can name a landscape they associate with a state without needing to have traveled there.

Alaska and Hawaii are the two states that are not part of the contiguous group of forty-eight. Their locations can spark a simple map conversation after the puzzle. Draw an imaginary route between three listed states, or describe the scenery on a pretend postcard. An atlas is welcome for discussion, but it is never required to solve the grid.

Ideas to extend the activity

• Plan an imaginary three-state route.
• Write a landscape postcard.
• Find Alaska and Hawaii on a map.

Not sure which level to pick? Read how the easy, medium and hard levels differ, or see how to print large-print puzzles so the letters come out dark and clear.