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Adult Word Searches
These word searches are made for adults of all ages. They are made up of words that are often found in adult literature and cover subjects of interest to adults. The words can be spelled in any direction; forward, backward, up, down, or diagonal. To view or print a word search puzzle for adults click on its title.
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Cold War
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History
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, BILLY GRAHAM, CIVIL ACTS RIGHS, GEORGE WALLACE, LESTER MADDOX, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, ORVAL FAUBUS, ROSA PARKS, THURGOOD MARSHALL
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Heart Saver
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Health
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AED, AIRWAY, BREATHS, CHEST, CHIN, COMPRESSION, CPR, EMS, FEEL, HEART, HELP, LISTEN, LOOK, PADS, PALM, RISE, SCENE, TONGUE, VICTIM
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Depression and Alcohol
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Mental Health
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Find words associated with depression
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ALCOHOL, COPING STRATEGY, DENIAL, DEPENDENCY DISORDER, DEPRESSION, DISASSOCIATION, DRUG, FEAR, FRANKIE CLASS PROJECT, HEALING PROCESS, ISOLATION, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, REOCCURING DISORDER, REPRESSION, SELF ACCEPTANCE, SELF ESTEEM, SELF PITY, SUICIDE, TRAGEDIES, TREATMENT
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Heredity
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Health
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ALLELES, ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION, BUDDING, CHROMOSOMES, CLONING, DNA, DOMINANT, FERTILIZATION, GENE, GENETICS, HEREDITY, MEIOSIS, MITOSIS, MUTATION, OFFSPRING, RECESSIVE, REGENERATION, SEX CELLS, SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, TRAITS, VARIATION
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Plant Propagation
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Botany
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COMPOST, ENVIRONMENT, FORK, GROUND, GROWING, HARDENING OFF, LABEL, OPEN, POLYTHENE, SEED COAT, SEED TRAY, SEEDLING, SOWING, TECHNIQUES, TEMPERATURE, TRANSPLANT, TROWEL, VENTILATION, WATER, WATERING CAN
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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HOUSING
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Business and Work
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AMENITIES, COLLATERAL, DOWNPAYMENT, EQUITY, HOMEOWNERSHIP, HOUSING, LANDLORD, LEASE, MORTGAGE, PROPERTYMANAGER, RENT, SECURITYDEPOSIT, SPENDINGPLAN, TENANT, VALUESNEEDSWANTSGOALS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Neptune
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Astronomy
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EIGHTH PLANET, GAS PLANET, JOVIAN, MOONS, NAIAD, NEPTUNUS, THALASSA, TRITON
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Types of Doctors
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Health
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ALLERGIST, DERMATOLOGISTS, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, NEUROLOGISTS, OB GYN, ONCOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, PSYCHIATRY, UROLOGISTS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Great Lakes Word Search
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United States
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BIOMAGNIFICATION, CASPIAN SEA, LAKE ERIE, LAKE HURON, LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE ONTARIO, LAKE SUPERIOR, POLLUTION, ROUND GOBY, SEWAGE, ZEBRA MUSSELS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Art
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Art
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ASYMMETRICAL, BALANCE, BLACK, COLLAGE, CURVED, DALI, DARKHUE, DESIGN, DIAGONAL, ELEMENTS, HIGHVALUE, LINE, LOWVALUE, MONET, PORTRAIT, PROPORTION, SALVADOR, SELFPORTRAIT, SYMMETRICAL, TEXTURE, VALUE, VANGOGH, VERTICAL, WHITE, ZIGZAG
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Sports
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Sports
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ARCHERY, BASEBALL, BOATING, BOWLING, DANCE, FISHING, FRISBEE, GOLF, GYNASTICS, HORSE BACK RIDING, KARATE, KAYAKING, LACROSSE, PAINT BALL, POLO, PUTT PUTT, SOCCER, SOFTBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Cerebral Palsy
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Health
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Find the words about cerebral palsy. Have Fun!
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ATAXIC, ATHETIOD, BRAIN, CEREBRAL PALSY, CRAWLING, DEVELOPMENT, DIFFICULTY, DISABILITY, FAMILY, LIFE, LOVE, MEDICATIONS, MOVEMENT, MUSCLES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, PROBLEM, RIGIDITY, SEIZURE, SLOW, SMALL, SPASTIC, STIMULATION, SUPPORT, SURGICAL, TREATMENT, TREMOR, WALKING
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Pollution and Human Health
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Business and Work
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BACTERIA IN FOOD, COAL DUST, DANA, DOSE, DOSE RESPONSE CURVE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, LEAD, PARTICULATE MATTER, PARTICULATES, PESTICIDES, RISK ASSESSMENT, TOXICOLOGY
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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West Des Moines Recreational Parks
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Iowa
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AMERICAN LEGION, ASHAWA, BROOKVIEW, CROSSROADS, FAIRMEADOWS, FLORER, HOLIDAY, JAYCEE, JORDAN CREEK, KIWANIS, KNOLLS, MALE GROVE, MEADOWVIEW, PEARSON, PEONY, QUAIL COVE, RACCOON RIVER, RAILROAD, SCENIC VALLEY, SOUTHWOODS, VALLEY VIEW, WESTERN HILLS, WILDROSE, WILLOW SPRINGS, WILSON
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Crude oil
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Business and Work
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ALKANES, ALKENES, BROMINE, CANDLES, COMBUSTION, CRUDEOIL, DOUBLEBONDS, HYDROCARBONS, NEUTRAL, ORANGE, PETROL, PLASTICS, SATURATED, SINGLEBONDS, UNSATURATED, YELLOW
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Bacteria
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Health
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AGAR, ASEPTIC, BACTERIA, CELL, CLEAN, COTTON BUD, DISEASE, DISINFECTANT, MEMBRANE, PETRI DISH, RELIABLE, RISK ASSESSMENT, SINGLE CELL, STERILISE, SWAB, TECHNIQUE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Basic First Aid
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Health
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ANTICOAGULANT, ANTIDOTE, CARDIACARREST, CARDIACCOMPRESSIONS, EMETIC, FINGERSWEEP, HEADTILT, HEIMLICHMANEUVER, HYPOVOLEMICSHOCK, JAWTHRUSTMANEUVER, LOGROLL, MEDICALERT, POSIONCONTROL, PRIMARYSURVEY, SAVESLIVES, SECONDARYSURVEY, SEIZURE, SYNCOPE, TONGUEJAWTILT, TOXIC
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Organs
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Body
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BLOOD, BONES, CORNEA, HEART, HEARTVALVES, KIDNEY, LIVER, LUNG, MARROW, PANCREAS, PLATELET, SKIN, STEMCELL, VEINS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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PRE-CALCULUS
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Math
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ABSOLUTEVALUE, AMPLITUDE, ARGANDPLANE, ARGUMENT, CARDIOID, CLASSICALCURVES, COMPLEXCONJUGATES, COMPLEXPLANE, ESCAPESET, IMAGINARYNUMBER, IMAGINARYPART, ITERATION, JULIASET, MODULUS, POLAR, POLARAXIS, POLARCOORDINATES, POLARCOORDINATESYSTEM, POLAREQUATION, POLARGRAPH, POLE, PRISONERSET, PUREIMAGINARYNUMBER, REALPART, RECTANGULARFORM, ROSE, TRIGONMETRICFORM
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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World War Two
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History
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ANSCHLUSS, APPEASMENT, ATOMICBOMB, BATTLEOFBRITAIN, BLITZKRIEG, CHAMBERLAIN, CHURCHILL, DDAY, DELADIER, DUNKIRK, HIROSHIMA, HITLER, LIBERATED, MUSSOLINI, PEARLHARBOR, POLAND, TRIPARTATE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Zebulon Pike
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History
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AMERICAN, ARKANSAS, ARMY, ATTEMPT, AUGUST, BATTLE, BOUNDARY, CAPTURE, CHIHUAHUA, CLIMB, COLORADO, DANGEROUS, EXPEDITION, EXPLORED, FRONTIER, GENERAL, GOLDEN, LEAD, LOUISIANA, MILITARY, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MOUNTAIN, OPPORTUNITY, PERILOUS, PIKES PEAK, PRISONER, RISKY, RIVER, SNOW, SOLDIER, SPANISH, SPY, SURVIVING, TERRITORY, UNCHARTED, WAR, WEST, ZEBULON
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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In the Garden
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Recreation
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ANTS, BEES, BEETLES, BLOSSOM, BULB, BUTTERFLY, COLOURS, FLOWERS, FRUIT, GARDEN, GRASS, GREEN, HERBS, LEAF, PLANTS, ROOTS, SHRUB, SOIL, SPIDER, TREES, VEGETABLES, WATER, WEEDS, WILDFLOWERS, WORM
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Gardening
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Recreation
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BOOTS, BUCKET, CANES, COMPOST, DIBBER, DIGGING, FLOWERPOT, FORK, GLOVES, GREENHOUSE, HOE, HOSE, MANURE, MOWER, SEEDS, SHEARS, SHED, SPADE, STRING, TROWELL, TRUG, WATERBUTT, WATERCAN, WEEDING, WHEELBARROW
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Cells
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Body
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CELL, CELL MEMBRANE, CELL WALL, CHLOROPLAST, CYTOPLASM, NUCLEUS, ORGAN, ORGANELLE, TISSUE, VACUOLE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Weather
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Meteorology
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AIR MASS, BLIZZARD, DEW POINT, FOG, FRONT, HUMIDITY, HURRICANE, ISOBAR, ISOTHERM, METEROLOGIST, PRECIPITATION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, STATION MODEL, TORNADO, WEATHER
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Oral Risk Assessment
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Health
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ASSESSMENT, BEHAVIOR, CANCER, CARIES, DENTAL HISTORY, DIABETIC, FLUORIDE, NUTRITION, ORAL, PERIODONTAL DISEASE, PREVENTION, RECESSION, RISK, SMOKING, STANDARD CARE, XEROSTOMIA
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Mental Health
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Mental Health
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ALZHEIMER S DISEASE, ANXIETY, BIPOLAR DISORDER, DEMENTIA, DEPRESSION, MEMORY LOSS, PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOSIS
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Forward and Backward
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Polyhedrons
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Math
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Find all the words that describe polyhedrons
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BASE, CONE, CUBE, CYLINDER, EDGES, FACES, HEXAGONAL PRISM, OBLIQUE, PENTAGONAL PRISM, PYRAMID, RIGHT PYRAMID, SPHERE, SQUARE PYRAMID, TETRAHEDRON, TRAPEZOIDAL PRISM, TRIANGULAR PYRAMID, VERTICES
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Alchemist
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Books
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ALCHEMIST, ARABIC, CRYSTAL MERCHANT, MARKET, MECCA, MELCHIZEDEK, OMEN, PERSONAL LEGEND, PYRAMIDS, SANTIAGO, SILVER SWORD, TANGIER, TREASURE, URIM AND THUMMIM
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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SOCIOLOGY - OLDER ADULTS
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Mental Health
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ADJUNCTS, APATHETIC, BOLSTERS, CONSTRICTORS, DEMENTIA, DEPENDENCY, DISENGAGED, GERONTOLOGY, ILLUSIONS, LABORFORCE, MENTOR, NOVICE, PROFESSION, SEGMENT, TRANSITION
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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REPRODUCTION
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Health
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Find the 30 words related to the topic
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BIRTH, DEVELOPMENT, EGG CELL, EMBRYO, FALLOPIAN TUBES, FEMALE, FERTILIZATION, FOETUS, GLAND, LABIA, MALE, MENOPAUSE, MENSTRUATION, OVARIES, PENIS, PERIOD, PLACENTA, PREGNANCY, PROSTATE, PUBERTY, SCROTUM, SPERM, TESTICLES, UMBILICAL CORD, URETHRA, UTERUS, VAGINA, VAS DEFERENS, VULVA, ZYGOTE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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London Riots
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History
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ARSONISTS, ATHEISM, CONSUMERISM, CRIMINALIZE, DEMOLISHED, DEPRIVATION, DISMISSES, LOOTING, MORALITY, OPPORTUNISTIC, POVERTY, STOP AND SEARCH
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Trafficking of Baby Gorillas
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Animals
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ENDANGERED, INFANT, PARASITE, PENNILESS, POACHER, RANGER, RUMOUR, SURVEILLANCE, TRAFFICKING, UNDER RESOURCED
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Gardener's Friend or Foe?
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Recreation
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ANTS, APHID, BEES, BLACKFLY, BLUEBOTTLE, BUGS, BUTTERFLIES, CATERPILLAR, CENTIPEDE, CRANEFLY, CRICKET, DAMSELFLY, DRAGONFLY, EARTHWORM, EARWIG, GLOWWORM, GRASSHOPPER, GROUNDBEETLE, GRUBS, HORNET, HOVERFLY, LACEWING, LADYBIRD, LARVA, MIDGE, MILLIPEDE, MOSQUITO, MOTHS, NYMPH, SHEILDBUG, SLOWWORM, SLUG, SNAIL, SPIDERS, STAGBEETLE, WASP, WEEVIL, WOODLICE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Melanoma
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Health
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Melanoma and skin cancer detection
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ASYMMETRY, AVOIDTANNINGBEDS, BLEEDING, BORDER, CLOTHING, COLOR, DERMATOLOGIST, DIAMETER, FAIRSKIN, HEADWEAR, ITCHING, LARGESTORGAN, MELANOMA, MOLE, OVERFIFTYMOLES, SAND, SHADE, SNOW, SUNSCREEN, WATER
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Buying a House
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Home and Family
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DEFAULT, DEPOSIT, FIRST TIME BUYER, FIXED RATE, MORTGAGE, NEGATIVE EQUITY, PAY BACK, PAY OFF, REPOSSESSION, VARIABLE RATE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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MILITARY
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Government and Politics
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AIR FORCE, BATTLE, COAST GUARD, FREEDOM, MARINES, MILITARY, NAVY, NAVY SEALS, USA
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Civil Rights Movement
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History
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BLACK PANTHER, BLACK POWER, FILIBUSTERS, FREEDOM RIDERS, JESSE JACKSON, JIM CROW LAWS, LINDA BROWN, MARTIN LUTHER KING, POLL TAXES, RACISM, SEGREGATION, SEPERATE BUT EQUAL
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Isaiah
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Bible Characters
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ARCHITECT, BIBLE, DAVID, ENGINEER, ISAIAH, MICHELANGELO, PAINTER, POET, POPE, RENISSANCE, SULPTOR
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Flight of Daedalus
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Books
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Find and circle the words from the Myth.
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AKHENATEN, APOLLO, ARGIVE, ASSISTANCE, ATEN, BENEFIT, BROUGHT, BUILT, CENTURY, CITY, CRAFT, CRETE, DAEDALUS, DEITY, DISPLEASED, EGYPT, ESCAPE, FATHER, FIELD, GOD, GREAT, GREECE, GROW, HELLENE, ICARUS, KNOSSOS, LABYRINTH, LAND, MAKE, NILE, OFFER, ORACLE, PHARAOH, POSEIDON, PRACTICAL, SEA, SON, SUN, TEMPLE, THOUGHT, THRACE, TILLING, WINDOW, WORSHIP, YEAR, ZEUS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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TEAMWORK
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Recreation
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CAMP PLANNING, CAMPFIRE, CAMPING, CAPTAIN, CIRCLE, COMMUNICATION, COORDINATING, FORGIVENESS, FRIENDS, FRIENDSHIP, GAMES, GIRL, GROUP, GUIDES, LEADERS, MEMBERS, SCAVENGER HUNT, SINGING, TALKING, TEAM, TEAMS, TEAMWORK, TENTS, TOGETHER, TOGETHERNESS, WORK
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The Big Bang Theory
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Astronomy
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Find and circle all of the Astronomy related words that are hidden in the grid.
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ASTRONOMER, ASTRONOMY, ATOM, BIG BANG, COSMIC, COSMOLOGICAL MODEL, EXPANDING, EXPLOSION, GALAXY, INFLATION, MATTER, PHYSICS, PLANETS, SCIENCE, SPACE, STARS, THEORY, UNIVERSE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Circulatory System
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Body
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AMINO ACIDS, AORTIC ARCH, ARTERY, BLOOD, BLOOD VESSELS, DESCENDING AORTA, HEART, INFERIOR VENA CAVA, LEFT ATRIUM, LEFT VENTRICLE, LUNGS, MITRAL VALVE, PLASMA, PLATELETS, PULMONARY ARTERY, RIGHT ATRIUM, RIGHT VENTRICLE, SUPERIOR VENA CAVA, TRICUSPID VALVE, VENOUS SYSTEM, VESSELS
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Illuminantion
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Physics
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BAFFLE, CANDELA, CONTRAST, DIFFUSE, DIRECT GLARE, DOWNLIGHT, ELECTROLUMINESCENT, HIGHT OUTPUT, LOW POWER FACTOR, LUMINANCE, PHOTOCELL, PREHEAT
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Remembering The Titanic
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History
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Find and Circle the words above. Forward-Backward-Diagonal
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APRIL, ATLANTIC, BANK, BENEATH, BOARD, BRIDGE, CAPTAIN, DAILY, DAY, DISASTER, DRILL, ENGINE, HARD, HIT, HOUR, ICEBERG, LAUNCH, LEAD, LEFT, LIFEBOAT, LIVE, LOSS, MORNING, NEWSPAPER, NIGHT, OCEAN, OFFICER, ORDERED, PEOPLE, PLACE, PORT, PRINTED, PUT, RESULT, REVERSE, SAVE, SHIP, SINKING, SMITH, STARBOARD, SURFACE, TIME, TITANIC, TURNED, VOYAGE, WEBSITE
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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John 3:16
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Bible
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BELIEVE, CROSS, ETERNAL, FAITH, FORGIVEN, GAVE, GOD, GOOD NEWS, HOPE, JESUS, JOHN, LAMB, LIFE, LOVED, PERISH, SACRIFICE, SALVATION, SAVED, SON, WORLD
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Polarization
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Physics
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Find the words listed below
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ABSORPTIVE POLARIZERS, BEAM SPLITTING, BIREFRINGENT, CIRCULAR POLARIZERS, INFRARED LIGHT, LINEAR POLARIZERS, MALUS LAW, OPTICAL FILTER, POLARIZATION, POLAROID, RAY MODEL OF LIGHT, SUNGLASSES, WELDING MASK
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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The catcher in the Rye
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Entertainment
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ADULTHOOD, ALIENATION, ALLIES GLOVE, ANTOLINI, BANNED, BASEBALL MITT, BILDUNGSROMAN, CARL LUCE, ELKTON HILLS, GRAND CENTRAL, HOLDEN CAULFIELD, HUNTING CAP, INSTITUTION, JAMES CASTLE, JANE GALLAGHER, LUNTS, NUNS, PENCEY PREP, SALINGER, SPENCER
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Business Law
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Business and Work
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ACCOUNT, BANKRUPTCY, BROKER, CREDITOR, DEATH, DEBT, DRAFT, FILE, INDIVIDUAL, INTEREST, IRA, LAW, MONEY, NOTE, OFFER, PENSION, PLAN, PROPERTY, REGULAR, RETIREMENT
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Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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Pancreas
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Body
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Find and Circle the Words
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ACCESSORY DUCTS, ACUTE PANCREATITIS, CARBOHYDRATES, CHRONIC PANCREATITIS, DIABETES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, EXOCRINE TISSUE, FATS, GLAND, HEROPHILUS, INSULIN, ORGAN, PANCREAS, PANCREATIC CANCER, PANCREATIC DUCT, PROTEINS
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