Rhode Island Word Search
Rhode Island is the smallest state by land area, yet it packs in roughly 400 miles of shoreline. Its official name was once the longest of any state, and its nickname, the Ocean State, fits a place where no town sits more than a short drive from salt water. Solvers who like geography and coastal history will feel at home here.
Rhode Island word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- anchor
- bay
- beach
- coast
- lighthouse
- newport
- ocean
- providence
- sailing
- seagull
Rhode Island word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- anchor
- bay
- beach
- chowder
- clam
- coast
- colony
- harbor
- lighthouse
- newport
- ocean
- providence
- quahog
- sailing
- seagull
Rhode Island word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- anchor
- bay
- beach
- block island
- calamari
- chowder
- clam
- coast
- colony
- harbor
- lighthouse
- narragansett
- newport
- ocean
- providence
- quahog
- roger williams
- sailing
- seagull
- textile
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Words in the Rhode Island word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- ocean
- Large body of salt water bordering the state's eastern edge
- beach
- Sandy shoreline where families swim and sunbathe in summer
- providence
- Capital and largest city of Rhode Island
- newport
- Coastal city famous for grand mansions and yacht racing
- anchor
- Heavy hook on the state flag, symbol of hope
- bay
- Inlet of the sea partly enclosed by land
- sailing
- Moving a boat using wind caught in sails
- coast
- Where the land meets the sea
- seagull
- Common shorebird that scavenges along beaches and docks
- lighthouse
- Tower with a bright light that warns passing ships
- harbor
- Sheltered water where boats dock safely
- clam
- Shellfish dug from sand and served steamed or fried
- colony
- Rhode Island began as one of the thirteen colonies
- quahog
- Hard-shell clam that is the official state shellfish
- chowder
- Thick soup made with clams, potatoes and broth
- roger williams
- Minister who founded Rhode Island in 1636
- block island
- Small island resort south of the Rhode Island mainland
- narragansett
- Large bay and the name of a Native American people
- calamari
- Fried squid named the official state appetizer
- textile
- Cloth industry that powered early Rhode Island mills
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