Maryland Word Search
Annapolis is the state capital of Maryland and Baltimore is the largest city. Chesapeake Bay, which nearly splits the state in two, is the largest estuary in the United States.
Maryland word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- annapolis
- bay
- boat
- bridge
- crab
- flag
- harbor
- oyster
- sailboat
- state house
Maryland word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- annapolis
- baltimore
- bay
- blue crab
- boat
- bridge
- chesapeake
- crab
- flag
- harbor
- inner harbor
- oriole
- oyster
- sailboat
- state house
Maryland word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- annapolis
- assateague
- baltimore
- bay
- black eyed susan
- blue crab
- boat
- bridge
- chesapeake
- crab
- flag
- harbor
- inner harbor
- ocean city
- oriole
- oyster
- sailboat
- state house
- terrapin
- white oak
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Words in the Maryland word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- crab
- Maryland is known for steamed blue crabs from the bay
- bay
- Chesapeake Bay reaches almost two hundred miles into Maryland
- boat
- Workboats called skipjacks once dredged oysters under sail
- sailboat
- Annapolis is a busy center for sailing and boat racing
- flag
- Maryland's flag uses the black, gold, red and white Calvert and Crossland colors
- harbor
- A protected place where ships load and unload
- oyster
- Oysters are farmed and harvested in Chesapeake Bay
- bridge
- The Chesapeake Bay Bridge links Maryland's eastern and western shores
- state house
- The Maryland State House is the oldest one still in legislative use
- annapolis
- Maryland's capital, a sailing city on the Severn River
- baltimore
- Maryland's largest city, a port on Chesapeake Bay
- chesapeake
- The name of the great bay that shapes Maryland
- blue crab
- The Maryland state crustacean, caught in the bay
- inner harbor
- Baltimore's rebuilt waterfront with an aquarium and ships
- oriole
- The Baltimore oriole is Maryland's state bird
- black eyed susan
- A yellow flower with a dark center, Maryland's state flower
- white oak
- The white oak is the state tree of Maryland
- assateague
- A Maryland barrier island known for its wild ponies
- terrapin
- The diamondback terrapin is Maryland's state reptile
- ocean city
- A Maryland beach town on the Atlantic coast
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