U.S. States Word Search
By Reggie J·Updated
U.S. States word search puzzles with common state names in everyday English — free online for adults and seniors. Easy to hard plus large print. No timer, no account, no political campaign brands.
U.S. States puzzles
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
U.S. States: Coast & Plains
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
U.S. States: Quiet Map
Easy · 10×10 · 10 words
U.S. States: Soft Path
Hard · 15×15 · 17 words
Hard U.S. States: Full Atlas
Large print · 9×9 · 8 words
Large Print U.S. States: Soft State
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
U.S. States: Border Roads
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
U.S. States: Capitol Tour
Medium · 12×12 · 14 words
U.S. States: Side Shelf
What words are in the u.s. states word search?
State names in everyday American English — coasts, plains and border states — with no campaign brands.
The full u.s. states word bank has 48 words. Each puzzle picks a set from this list, so no two grids are quite the same:
ALABAMA · ALASKA · ARIZONA · ARKANSAS · BORDER · CALIFORNIA · CAPITAL · COAST · COLORADO · CONNECTICUT · DELAWARE · DESERT · FLORIDA · GEORGIA · HAWAII · IDAHO · ILLINOIS · INDIANA · IOWA · KANSAS · KENTUCKY · LOUISIANA · MAINE · MARYLAND · MASSACHUSETTS · MICHIGAN · MINNESOTA · MISSISSIPPI · MISSOURI · MONTANA · NEBRASKA · NEVADA · OHIO · OKLAHOMA · OREGON · PENNSYLVANIA · PLAINS · REGION · STATE · TENNESSEE · TEXAS · UTAH · VALLEY · VERMONT · VIRGINIA · WASHINGTON · WISCONSIN · WYOMING
Who is this theme good for?
A calm geography theme for adults who like maps without trivia pressure.
A solving tip
Long names such as MASSACHUSETTS and PENNSYLVANIA stand out; leave short ones like OHIO for the edges.
How these puzzles work
Every puzzle is free and plays in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letter. Easy grids are 10×10 with words across and down; medium grids are 12×12 and add diagonals; hard grids are 15×15 with words in all eight directions. Press Large print above any grid for bigger letters. Progress is saved on your device, and there is never a timer. New to word searches? Read how to play.
Sources & notes
Word lists on Words at Rest use American English spelling (for example color, not colour). Merriam-Webster records colour as chiefly the British spelling of color. Merriam-Webster: colour.
“chiefly British spelling of color”
