Nebraska Word Search
Nebraska sits in the Great Plains, where farming and cattle raising shape much of the land. It is the only state with a one-house legislature.
Nebraska word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- cattle
- corn
- grain silo
- lincoln
- meadowlark
- omaha
- prairie
- sandhills
- tractor
- windmill
Nebraska word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- cattle
- corn
- goldenrod
- grain silo
- homestead
- lincoln
- meadowlark
- omaha
- platte river
- prairie
- railroad
- sandhills
- sod house
- tractor
- windmill
Nebraska word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- cattle
- chimney rock
- corn
- cottonwood
- goldenrod
- grain silo
- haystack
- homestead
- lincoln
- meadowlark
- omaha
- oregon trail
- platte river
- prairie
- railroad
- sandhill crane
- sandhills
- sod house
- tractor
- windmill
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Words in the Nebraska word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- corn
- Nebraska's biggest crop, grown across millions of acres
- prairie
- Wide natural grassland that once covered the state
- tractor
- A farm machine that pulls plows and planters
- cattle
- Beef animals raised in large numbers in Nebraska
- lincoln
- The capital city of Nebraska
- omaha
- Nebraska's largest city, on the Missouri River
- sandhills
- Grass-covered sand dunes across north central Nebraska
- windmill
- A wind-powered pump that draws well water for livestock
- platte river
- A wide, shallow river crossing the state west to east
- grain silo
- A tall tower that stores harvested grain
- meadowlark
- The state bird, known for its clear whistling song
- goldenrod
- The state flower, tall with yellow late-summer blooms
- sod house
- A pioneer home built from blocks of prairie turf
- railroad
- Rail lines that opened Nebraska to settlers and trade
- homestead
- Free farmland claimed by settlers under an 1862 law
- chimney rock
- A tall rock spire that guided wagon trains west
- haystack
- A piled stack of dried grass stored to feed animals
- oregon trail
- The wagon route that crossed Nebraska heading west
- cottonwood
- The state tree, tall with broad fluttering leaves
- sandhill crane
- A tall gray bird that stops at the Platte each spring
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