Delaware Word Search

Words in the Delaware word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

bay

Delaware Bay opens between Delaware and southern New Jersey.

crab

Blue crabs are caught in the state's bay and marsh creeks.

beach

Delaware has about twenty-eight miles of Atlantic beach.

river

The Delaware River forms much of the state's northern border.

marsh

Wet grassy land along the bay that shelters birds and fish.

dover

Delaware's capital, near the center of the small state.

holly

The American holly is Delaware's state tree.

canal

A ship canal crosses the state toward Chesapeake Bay.

lewes

A bay town where a ferry crosses to New Jersey.

newark

A northern Delaware town and home of its state university.

ladybug

Delaware's state insect, a spotted beetle that eats plant pests.

soybean

A leading Delaware crop, grown for oil and animal feed.

boardwalk

A raised wooden walkway along the beach lined with shops.

sand dune

A wind-built hill of sand that shields the shore.

tall ship

A large sailing vessel; the Kalmar Nyckel sails from Wilmington.

rehoboth

A popular Delaware beach town on the Atlantic coast.

brandywine

A creek in northern Delaware that once powered many mills.

corn field

Planted acres of corn, common across Delaware's flat farmland.

wilmington

Delaware's largest city, near where two rivers meet.

first state

Delaware's nickname, earned by ratifying the Constitution in 1787.

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