Missouri Word Search
Missouri lies where the Missouri and Mississippi rivers meet, and it carries the nickname the Show Me State. More than six thousand caves have been recorded inside its borders.
Missouri word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- arch
- barbecue
- bluebird
- cave
- hawthorn
- jazz
- kansas city
- mule
- ozarks
- river
Missouri word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- arch
- barbecue
- bluebird
- branson
- cave
- fiddle
- hawthorn
- jazz
- jefferson city
- kansas city
- limestone
- mule
- ozarks
- river
- steamboat
Missouri word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- arch
- barbecue
- bass fishing
- big spring
- bluebird
- branson
- cave
- corn field
- fiddle
- hawthorn
- jazz
- jefferson city
- kansas city
- lead mine
- limestone
- mark twain
- mule
- ozarks
- river
- steamboat
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Words in the Missouri word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- arch
- The tall steel Gateway Arch standing in St. Louis
- river
- Missouri is named after the river crossing the state
- cave
- Missouri has thousands of them and is called the Cave State
- jazz
- Music style that flourished in Kansas City clubs
- kansas city
- A large Missouri city on the western border
- ozarks
- A hilly, forested region in southern Missouri
- mule
- The state animal, a strong cross of horse and donkey
- barbecue
- Slow-cooked meat that Kansas City is famous for
- bluebird
- The state bird, small with bright blue feathers
- hawthorn
- The state flower, a white blossom on a thorny shrub
- branson
- A southern town known for live music theaters
- fiddle
- The state instrument, played in Ozark folk music
- limestone
- Soft rock that water carves into Missouri's caves
- steamboat
- Riverboats that carried freight on both big rivers
- jefferson city
- The capital of Missouri, on the Missouri River
- big spring
- One of the largest freshwater springs in the country
- mark twain
- Missouri-born author who wrote about Tom Sawyer
- lead mine
- Missouri has long been a leading producer of lead
- bass fishing
- A popular sport on the state's lakes and rivers
- corn field
- Cropland covering much of northern Missouri
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