North Dakota Word Search
North Dakota sits on the northern plains, known for wheat, sunflowers, and oil production. Its geographic center lands near the middle of the North American continent.
North Dakota word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- badlands
- bismarck
- bison
- fargo
- farm
- meadowlark
- prairie
- sunflower
- wheat
- winter
North Dakota word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- american elm
- badlands
- bismarck
- bison
- fargo
- farm
- grain elevator
- meadowlark
- missouri river
- oil well
- prairie
- pronghorn
- sunflower
- wheat
- winter
North Dakota word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- american elm
- badlands
- bismarck
- bison
- canola
- fargo
- farm
- grain elevator
- meadowlark
- missouri river
- oil well
- pothole lake
- prairie
- pronghorn
- red river
- snowdrift
- sugar beet
- sunflower
- wheat
- winter
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Words in the North Dakota word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- wheat
- A leading grain crop grown across the state's plains
- prairie
- Wide grassland that covers most of North Dakota
- bison
- Large plains animal that once roamed in vast herds
- winter
- The state's long, cold snowy season
- farm
- Most of North Dakota's land is used for farming
- bismarck
- The capital city of North Dakota
- fargo
- The state's largest city, on the Red River
- badlands
- Eroded rock country in the western part of the state
- sunflower
- A tall yellow flower grown here for seeds and oil
- meadowlark
- The state bird, a yellow singer of open grassland
- oil well
- A drilled hole that brings up crude oil
- grain elevator
- A tall building that stores and loads harvested grain
- american elm
- The state tree, with spreading arched branches
- missouri river
- The large river crossing the state past Bismarck
- pronghorn
- A fast plains animal with black horns
- red river
- A river flowing north along the eastern border
- snowdrift
- A bank of snow piled up by the wind
- sugar beet
- A pale root crop grown to make sugar
- canola
- A yellow-flowered crop pressed for cooking oil
- pothole lake
- A small marshy pond left by glaciers, good for ducks
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