West Virginia Word Search
West Virginia became its own state in 1863, when counties in the western part of Virginia broke away during the Civil War. Almost the whole state sits inside the Appalachian Mountains, so nearly every road there climbs or drops.
West Virginia word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bridge
- coal
- deer
- forest
- hills
- miner
- mountain
- river
- trail
- valley
West Virginia word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- black bear
- bridge
- cardinal
- charleston
- coal
- deer
- forest
- hills
- miner
- mountain
- rafting
- railroad
- river
- trail
- valley
West Virginia word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- appalachia
- black bear
- bridge
- cardinal
- charleston
- coal
- deer
- forest
- harpers ferry
- hills
- miner
- mountain
- new river
- rafting
- railroad
- river
- sugar maple
- trail
- valley
- wheeling
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Words in the West Virginia word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- coal
- A black rock burned for fuel and long mined in West Virginia
- mountain
- A tall landform; West Virginia is nicknamed the Mountain State
- river
- Flowing water; the state has many that cut deep valleys
- forest
- Trees covering land; woods blanket most of West Virginia
- deer
- A common forest animal seen across the state
- bridge
- A span over a gap; the New River Gorge Bridge is famous
- valley
- Low ground between hills, where most towns were built
- trail
- A marked path for walking or hiking through woods
- miner
- A worker who digs coal or other minerals underground
- hills
- Rounded rises of land found all over the state
- rafting
- Riding a raft down rough river water, popular on the New River
- black bear
- The state animal, a large forest mammal
- charleston
- The capital and largest city of West Virginia
- railroad
- Tracks for trains, built early to carry coal out
- cardinal
- The bright red state bird of West Virginia
- sugar maple
- The state tree, tapped in spring for syrup
- appalachia
- The mountain region that covers the whole state
- new river
- An ancient river that carved a deep gorge
- harpers ferry
- A historic town where two rivers meet
- wheeling
- A northern city that served as an early state capital
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