Utah Word Search
Utah joined the Union in 1896 as the forty-fifth state, and five national parks sit in its southern half. The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.
Utah word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- arch
- canyon
- desert
- hiking
- mountain
- pioneer
- red rock
- salt lake
- skiing
- snow
Utah word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- arch
- beehive
- bryce
- canyon
- desert
- hiking
- moab
- mountain
- pioneer
- provo
- red rock
- salt lake
- skiing
- snow
- zion
Utah word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- arch
- beehive
- bryce
- canyon
- desert
- great basin
- hiking
- moab
- mountain
- pioneer
- provo
- red rock
- salt lake
- sandstone
- seagull
- sego lily
- skiing
- snow
- wasatch
- zion
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Words in the Utah word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- desert
- Dry land covering much of southern and western Utah
- canyon
- Deep steep-walled valley carved by flowing water
- salt lake
- Shallow salty lake and the name of the capital city
- skiing
- Winter sport on the dry powder snow of Utah's mountains
- arch
- Natural rock opening formed by slow erosion
- red rock
- Iron-stained sandstone found across southern Utah
- mountain
- High peaks rise along the state's northern and central spine
- snow
- Heavy winter fall that feeds rivers and ski resorts
- hiking
- Walking trails through canyons, slickrock and forest
- pioneer
- Settler who traveled west by wagon to the Salt Lake Valley
- beehive
- Symbol of industry on the Utah state flag
- moab
- Southeastern town near Arches and Canyonlands parks
- zion
- National park with tall sandstone cliffs and a narrow canyon
- bryce
- National park filled with orange rock spires
- provo
- City south of Salt Lake City beneath the Wasatch peaks
- seagull
- California gull, the state bird, honored for eating crickets
- great basin
- Dry region where rivers drain inward and never reach the sea
- sego lily
- White three-petaled wildflower, the state flower
- sandstone
- Layered rock that forms Utah's cliffs and arches
- wasatch
- Mountain range running north and south past Salt Lake City
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