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Florida Word Search

Florida has the longest coastline of any state outside Alaska. The words cover its wildlife, its water features and several familiar places.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • alligator
  • beach
  • dolphin
  • flamingo
  • hurricane
  • key west
  • manatee
  • miami
  • orange
  • orlando
  • palm tree
  • pelican
  • sailfish
  • seashell
  • sun

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Words in the Florida word search

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

sun
Florida is nicknamed the Sunshine State for its warm weather.
beach
Florida has more than six hundred miles of sandy beach.
orange
Florida grows oranges by the millions, mostly pressed for juice.
dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins swim in Florida's bays and coastal waters.
seashell
The hard outer case left behind by a sea animal.
palm tree
The sabal palm is Florida's state tree.
alligator
A large reptile living in Florida's swamps, lakes and canals.
flamingo
A tall pink wading bird sometimes seen in south Florida.
manatee
A slow plant-eating sea mammal that winters in warm springs.
pelican
A big seabird that scoops fish in a throat pouch.
miami
A large southeast Florida city set on Biscayne Bay.
orlando
An inland Florida city known for its theme parks.
key west
The southernmost city in the continental United States.
sailfish
A fast ocean fish with a tall fin like a sail.
hurricane
A strong tropical storm that can strike Florida from June onward.
mangrove
A salt-tolerant tree with tangled roots along tropical shores.
sawgrass
A tall sharp-edged sedge that fills much of the Everglades.
coral reef
A living ridge of coral, found off the Florida Keys.
sea turtle
A shelled reptile that lays eggs on Florida beaches at night.
everglades
A wide, slow-moving freshwater marsh in southern Florida.

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