Texas Word Search Puzzles

Texas Word Searches

All items below are categorized by their difficulty level and target audience so you can pick the perfect level of fun and education. We put them in alphabetical order and show the words hidden in the grid so you can quickly page through the list and find one that meets your needs. The words can be in several directions or only forward and down if you need something for the youngsters.

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Title	Instructions / Description	Puzzle Words	Difficulty	Word Direction
All Things Texas	Texas is one of the U.S.A.'s largest states! Try to find all the words that describe the beautiful, lone star state!	AMARILLO, ARMADILLO, AUSTIN, BLUEBONNET, BOOT, COW, DAYTON, EAGLE, HORSE, HORSESHOE, LASSO, LIBERTY, LONGHORN, RATTLESNAKE, RODEO, SADDLE, STAR, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, TEXAS, WILD WEST	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas		BLACK CODES, BROWNSVILLE, CARPETBAGGERS, CIVIL RIGHTS, CIVIL WAR, CONFEDERATES, COTTON, COTTONCLADS, DRAFT, DRED SCOTT, EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, FREEDMANS BUREAU, FREEDPEOPLE, GALVESTON, IMPEACH, IRONCLADS, JUNETEENTH, PALMITO RANCH, RECONSTRUCTION, RED RIVER CAMPAIGN, REGIMENTS, SABINE PASS, SCALAWAGS, SECEDE, SEGREGATION, SHARECROPPERS, SOVEREIGNTY, STATES RIGHTS, SUFFRAGE, TENANT FARMERS, THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, UNION	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Contemporary Texas		AEROSPACE, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURE, AVIATION, BENJY BROOKS, COMPUTERS, COOLEY, CUNNINGHAM, DEBAKEY, DELL, DIVERSIFY, ECONOMICS, ELECTRONICS, ENERGY, HOWARD HUGHES, INDUSTRIES, INTERDEPENDENCE, MEDICINE, PETROLEUM, TRANSPORTATION, URBANIZATION	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Dallas		AIRPORT, AMERICA, AREA, BIG, BODY, CENTER, CENTRAL, CITY, COMMUTER, COORDINATE, COUNCIL, COUNTRY, COUNTY, DALLAS, DENTISTRY, DOWNTOWN, ELEVATION, GARDEN, GOVERNMENT, HALL, HOUSE, INCORPORATED, INTERSTATE, JOHNKENNEDY, LEEHARVEYOSWALD, LEFT, LOCATION, MAP, METROPOLITAN, MUSEUM, NICKNAME, NORTH, OPERA, PARK, POPULATION, RAPID, RED, ROCKWALL, SCIENCE, SEARCH, SHOOTING, SHOW, STATE, STATION, SUMMER, TEXAS, TOWN, UNION, UNITED, URBAN	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Dallas		ALAMOROADHOUSE, ARBORETUM, ARLINGTON, BAYLOR, BISHOPARTS, CAFEBRAZIL, CANEROSSO, CARROLLTON, COWBOYSTADIUM, DALLASSTARS, DEEPELLUM, DENTON, EMERSONAVE, EMPORIUMPIES, FLOWERMOUND, FORTWORTH, FRISCO, GALLERIA, GARLAND, GREENVILLE, HALFPRICEBOOKS, HIGHLANDPARK, INNOUT, KESSLERPARK, KLYDEWARREN, LOVERSLANE, MARYKAY, MOCKINGBIRDLN, NORTHPARK, NORTHTOLLWAY, NORTHWESTHWY, OAKCLIFF, ODDFELLOWS, PACIUGO, PECANLODGE, PEROTMUSEUM, PRESTONHOLLOW, RANGERS, ROUGHRIDERS, SAMRAYBURN, SMU, TCU, THEVILLAGE, TILLMANS, TORCHYSTACOS, TRADERJOES, UNIVERSITYPARK, WALNUTHILL, WHATABURGER, WHITEROCKLAKE	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Famous Texans		BARBARA JORDAN, BOMHAM, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMPUTERS, COSMETICS, DALLAS, DWIGHT D EISENHOWER, GEORGE BUSH, GEORGE W BUSH, H ROSS PEROT, HECTOR P GARCIA, HENRY B GONZALES, HERBKELLEHER, HOUSTON, LYNDIN B JOHNSON, MAR KAY ASH, MERCEDES, MICHAEL DELL, SAM RAYBURN, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, STONEWALL, TECHNOLOGY	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Houston		ALLEN, AREA, BAY, BAYOU, BOROUGH, BUFFALO, CAPITAL, CENSUS, CENTER, CENTURY, CITATION, CITY, COAST, CONSOLIDATED, COUNTY, DALLAS, EAST, FOUNDED, GALVESTON, GENERAL, GOVERNMENT, GULF, HARRIS, HOUSTON, INCORPORATED, INDEPENDENCE, LARGEST, LOCATED, METROPOLITAN, MEXICO, MILE, MILLON, MSA, POINT, POPULATION, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC, SAM, SEAT, SINGING, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERN, SQUARE, STATE, STATISTICAL, TEXAS, TOTAL, TRADING, UNITED, WHITE	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Republic of Texas		AGRICULTURE, ANNEXATION, ANSONJONES, ARCHIVESWAR, AUSTIN, BAYLORCOLLEGE, CASHCROPS, CHEROKEE, CHIEFBOWLES, COLTREVOLVER, CORDOVAREBELLION, COUNCILHOUSEFIGHT, EDUCTATION, FRENCH, GERMAN, HEADRIGHTGRANT, HOMESTEAD, IMMIGRATION, JAMESPOLK, LAMAR, MANIFESTDSTINY, MIEREXPEDITION, NATIVEAMERICANS, NEWBRAUNFELS, PUBLICDEBT, RANGERS, REDBACKS, REPUBLICOFTEXAS, RUTERSVILLECOLLEGE, SAMHOUSTON, SANATFEEXPEDITION, STATEHOOD, STEAMBOATS, TEJANOS, TEXASRANGERS	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas	Uncover words about Texas	AGRICULTURE, ALAMO, ARKANSAS, AUSTIN, BALCONES FAULT, CADDO, COWBOY, DALLAS, DALLAS COWBOYS, DALLAS MAVERICKS, ENERGY, FORTUNE 500, FRIENDS, GEORGE W BUSH, GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN, HOUSTON, HOUSTON ROCKETS, LONE STAR STATE, LOUISIANA, LYNDON B JOHNSON, MEXICO, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, RICE UNIVERSITY, RIO GRANDE, SAN ANTONIO, SAN ANTONIO SPURS, SOUTH CENTRAL, TORNADOES	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas		ALAMO, BIRD, CATTLE, COWBOY, FLOWER, HAT, MAP, OIL, STAR, STATE	Simple	Forward Only
Texas		ALAMO, AUSTIN, BLUEBONNET, CHILI, COWBOY, GUADALUPE, HOUSTON, KARANKAWA, MOCKINGBIRD, MONARCH, PECAN, STAR, TEXAS, VICTORIA	Preschool	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
TEXAS		ABR, ACCEPTANCE, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, BUSINESS DAYS, CALENDAR DAYS, CLAIMANT, COVERAGE CODE, CSLN, DALLAS AUTO POUND, DECISIONS, DESIGNATED COL, DRIVER ID CODES, ERS LIMITS, EXTENSIONS, FPOL, FT WORTH AUTO POUND, GLASS CLAIM GRID, GLASS REPAIR, HIT AND RUN, HOUSEHOLD EXLUSION GRID, INSURED, LEGALLY PARKED, LIEN DOCUMENTATION, MANDATORY, MEDICAL PAYMENTS, MODIFIED COMPARATIVE, NOTARIZED DOCUMENTS, NOTICE, PAYMENTS, PERMISSION, PIP ONLY, PPOC, REAR ENDED, REQUIRED LETTERS, SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT, SORIANO CASE LAW, STOWERS DOCTRINE, SUBROGATION GUIDELINES, SURCHARGE EXCEPTIONS, TC LICENSE, TIMELINE VIOLATIONS, TIMELINES, TOW RELEASE, TSC RULES, TWENTY DAY RULE, TWENTY FOUR HOURS, TX RIGHT OF REPAIR, UPD, VSF FORM	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas		ALAMO, ARMADILLO, BBQ, BLUEBONNET, BUCEES, CATTLE, COWBOYS, FOOTBALL, LONGHORN, NELSON, QUESO, RANGER, SHINER, STOCKYARD, WILLIE	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas		ALASKA, AREA, ARKANSAS, AUSTIN, BORDER, CALIFORNIA, CAPITAL, CENTRAL, CHIHUAHUA, CITY, COAHUILA, COMMON, COUNTRY, DALLAS, DESERT, EAST, FAULT, FOURTH, GREATER, GULF, HOUSTON, INCLUDE, INDEPENDENCE, INDEPENDENT, LAND, LARGEST, LE N, LOCALLY, LONE, LOUISIANA, MAJOR, METROPOLITAN, MEXICAN, MEXICO, NORTH, OKLAHOMA, POPULATION, POPULOUS, REGION, REPUBLIC, SEAL, SEVENTH, SOUTH, SQUARE, STAR, STATE, STATUS, TEXAS, UNITED, WEST	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Colleges and Universities		ACC, ACU, BAYLOR, CONCORDIA, HUSTON TILLOTSON, RICE UNIVERSITY, SMU, SOUTHWESTERN, ST EDWARDS, TCU, TEXAS A M, TEXAS STATE, TEXAS TECH, U OF H, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, UT DALLAS	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Counties		ANDREWS, ARCHER, ARMSTRONG, AUSTIN, BANDERA, BASTROP, BEE, BELL, BOWIE, BRAZORIA, BRAZOS, BREWSTER, BROWN, BURLESON, BURNET, CALLAHAN, CAMERON, CHAMBERS, CHILDRESS, DIMMIT, DONLEY, FANNIN, GRIMES, HARTLEY, HEMPHILL, HENDERSON, HOWARD, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, JONES, KENDALL, KINNEY, KNOX, LEON, MATAGORDA, MCCULLOCH, MILAM, PANOLA, POTTER, RANDALL, REAGAN, RUNNELS, SHACKELFORD, SHELBY, STEPHENS, STONEWALL, TAYLOR, TERRY, TRAVIS, WASHINGTON	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Counties		ANDERSON, AUSTIN, BAILEY, BAYLOR, BEE, BLANCO, BORDEN, BOSQUE, BRAZOS, BREWSTER, BRISCOE, BROOK, BURLESON, BURNET, CALDWELL, CALLAHAN, CAMP, CARSON, CASS, CASTRO, CHAMBER, CHEROKEE, CLAY, COKE, COLLINGSWORTH, COLORADO, COMAL, COMANCHE, CORYELL, COTTLE, CRANE, CULBERSON, DALLAM, DELTA, DEWITT, DICKEN, DONLEY, DUVAL, EASTLAND, ERATH, FAYETTE, FISHER, FREESTONE, GRAY, GUADALUPE, HALE, KERR, LIMESTONE, LUBBOCK, MILAM	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Counties 2		BORDON, BROOKS, CASTRO, COLEMAN, COLORADO, COMANCHE, COOKE, CORYELL, CRANE, CROSBY, DALLAM, DALLAS, DELTA, DENTON, DICKENS, EASTLAND, FOARD, FREESTONE, GALVESTON, GILLESPIE, GLASSCOCK, GOLIAD, GONZALES, HIDALGO, HOUSTON, JACKSON, JOHNSON, LEE, MAVERICK, MILLS, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MOORE, MORRIS, NAVARRO, NUECES, PARMER, PECOS, RAINS, ROBERTSON, SCHLEICHER, SOMERVELL, TARRANT, UPSHUR, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, WISE, YOUNG, ZAVALA	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Counties 3		ANGELINA, ATASCOSA, BLANCO, CALDWELL, CASS, CLAY, DAWSON, DLEBERG, FALLS, FAYETTE, GREGG, HAMILTON, HARDIN, HARRIS, HARRISON, HASKELL, HILL, HOCKLEY, HOOD, HUNT, JACK, JASPER, KARNES, KAUFMAN, KENT, KERR, KIMBLE, KING, LAMB, LAMPASAS, LAVACA, LIBERTY, LIMESTONE, LIPSCOMB, LLANO, LUBBOCK, MADISON, MARION, MEDINA, POLK, PRESIDIO, REAL, RUSK, SABINE, TRINITY, WALKER, WALLER, WEBB, WINKLER, YOUNG	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History		CATTLE, COWBOY, DRIVE, DROVER, FELONY, FRONTIER, LONGHORN, MONOPOLY, MUSTANG, OIL, OPEN RANGE, OUTLAW, PENSION, RANCHERO, REFINERY, RENEGADE, STOCKYARD, SUFFRAGE, TALLOW, VAQUERO, VIGILANTES, WRANGLER	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History		ADAMS ONIS, BORDER, COLONY, DIPLOMATS, FRANCE, LOUISIANA, PIKE, RED RIVER, REPUBLIC, REVOLUTION, SABINE, SAN ANTONIO, SETTLERS, TERRITORY, TEXAS	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History	The following are terms that deal with Early Texas Civilization	ADOBE, ANTHROPOLOGIST, ARCHAEOLOGIST, ARTIFACT, ATLATL, BLOOD, CADDO, COMANCHE, CULTURE, JUMANO, KARANKAWAS, KIOWA, MATRILINEAL, NOMAD, SHAMAN, SPAIN, STOMACH, TEEPEE, TIGUAS, TONKAWAS, TOUNGE, TROTLINE, WEAPONS	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History		ALAMO, ANNEXATION, BANDITS, BAREFOOT, BRONCO, CABIN, CADDO, CORRAL, COWBOY, CROCKETT, DAVY, EXPANSE, FIESTA, FORGE, FREEDOM, FRONTIER, GRANITE, HOMESTEAD, INDIANS, ISOLATION, KNIVES, LAND GRANT, LIVESTOCK, LONGHORNS, MAVERICK, MEXICO, MINING, OIL FIELD, OUTPOST, PETROLEUM, PRISTINE, QUARTERS, RAILROADS, RANCH, RANGE, RANGERS, RIO GRANDE, SEIZE, SPANISH, STAMINA, TEPEE, TEXAS, TOMAHAWK, TRIBES, UNREST	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History		AGRICULTURE, AQUIFERS, BIGFOOT, BRAZOS RIVER, CADDO LAKES, CAPROCK, CHUPA CABRA, CLAY, COAL, CORN, COTTON, DEER, DROUGHT, EDWARDS AQUIFER, ELK, EROSION, EXTINCT, FRIO, GYPSUM, HABITAT, HAM AND CHEESE ON RYE, HELIUM, HOGS, HUMIDITY, IRON ORE, IRRIGATIOS, LADY BIRD JOHNSON, LIMESTONE, LIVESTOCK, MILO, NATURAL GAS, NON RENEWABLE RESOURCE, OGALLALA AQUIFER, OIL, PECOS, PLAINS, PLATEAUS, RANGES, RED RIVER, RENEWABLE RESOURCE, RESERVOIRS, RIO GRANDE, SABINE RIVER, SALT, SOYBEANS, SULPHER, TOURISIM, TRIBUTARIES, WOMAN HOLLERING CREEK, WTI	Very Difficult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas History	Read the selection and do the word search	AFRICAN, AMERICAN, BEGAN, COUNTRY, DECLARE, DEMOBILIZATION, DISCRIMINATION, DOCKWORKER, ECONOMY, ENDED, FARM, GALVESTON, GERMAN, GOVERNOR, GROUP, HIGH, INCREASED, INDUSTRY, INVOLVING, JOB, LABOR, LAW, MAKE, MEET, MILITARY, ORDER, PEACETIME, RIOT, SLOWED, SOLDIER, STATE, STRIKE, TEXAN, TEXAS, TURNED, UNITED, WAGE, WAR, WORKER, WORLD	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Indian Tribes		ARROWS, BELIEFS, BOWS, CADDO, CENTRAL PLAINS, CUSTOMS, DUGOUTS, ENVIRONMENT, GATHERERS, GREAT PLAINS, GULF COASTAL REGION, HUNTERS, JUAMANOS, KARANKAWAS, LIPAN APACHES, NOMADS, RED RIVER, RIO GRANDE, SABINE RIVER, SPEARS, TRADE	Adult	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Indians		ATAKAPAN, BUFFALO, CADDO, CHEROKEE, COMANCHE, CONCHO, COUAHUILTECAN, JUMANO, KARANKAWAS, KIOWA, LIPANAPACHE, MESCALERO, MITOTES, PAPAYA, PEMMICAN, QUANAHPARKER, TEPEE, TEXAS, TONKAWAS, WICHITA	Teenage	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Industry Grows		BARBED WIRE, CATTLE TRAILS, CHARLES GOODNIGHT, CHISHOLM TRAIL, COTTON, DRIFT FENCE, DROVERS, GOVERNOR HOGG, GRANGE, INTRASTATE, JIM CROW LAWS, JOSEPH GLIDDEN, KING RANCH, MONOPOLY, MUSTANG, PROGRESSIVISM, QUARANTINE, RAILROAD, SHARECROPPER S, STOCKYARD, STREETCAR, SUFFRAGE, SWITCHBOARD, SYNDICATE, TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, TENANT FARMING, TRANSCONTINENTAL, TRUSTS, WRANGLER, XIT RANCH	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Missions	identify	ALAMO, ANTONIO, BAHIA, CATHOLIC, CONCEPTION, FRENCH, FRIAR, GOLIAD, INDIAN, JOSE, LASALLE, MEXICO, MISSION, PRESIDIO, PRIEST, SAN, SPAIN	Older Children	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Revolution		ALAMO, BRAZOS RIVER, BUFFALO BAYOU, CALVARY, COLORADO RIVER, ERASTUS SMITH, EXECUTED, GENERAL COS, GENERAL URREA, GOLIAD, GONZALES, GROCES PLANTATION, HENDRICK ARNOLD, HENRY MILLIARD, INVINCIBLE, JUAN SEGUIN, LORENZO DE ZAVALA, MEXICO, MIRABEAU LAMAR, PRISONERS, RIO GRANDE RIVER, RUNAWAY SCRAPE, SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, SAN FELIPE, SAN JACINTO, SANTA ANNA, SIDNEY SHERMAN, SOLDIERS, STEPHEN AUSTIN, SUSANNA DICKINSON, TEJANOS, TEXAS, VELASCO, VICENTE FILISOLA, VINCENTS BAYOU, WILLIAM TRAVIS	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
Texas Revolution	Find the words below in the puzzle	BEN MILAM, COLETO, COME AND TAKE IT, DAVY CROCKETT, GENERAL COS, GOLIAD, GONZALES, GREEN DEWITT, INDEPENDENCE, JAMES BOWIE, JAMES FANNIN, JUAN SEGUIN, SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, SANTA ANNA, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, TEXAS, THE ALAMO	Hard	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
The Lone Star State		ALAMO, ALCADE, APACHE, ATAKAPA, BRITAIN, CADDO, CEDE, CHICKEN WAR, COMANCHE, CONQUISTADORS, CORPUS CHRISTI, EL CAMINO REAL, EL PASO, FORT ST LOUIS, FRANCE, JUMANO, KARANKAWA, KIOWA, LA BAHIA, MISSIONS, NACOGDOCHES, PRESIDIOS, REVOLUTION, SAN ANTONIO, SOLEDAD CREEK, SPAIN, TONKAWA, TREATY OF PARIS, TRINITY RIVER, WICHITA	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
What to See and Do in Dallas		AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, ATT STADIUM, BONNIE AND CLYDE TOUR, BOTANICAL GARDENS, COWBOYS, DALLAS ARBORETUM, DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM, DALLAS ZOO, DRAGON PARK, FAIR PARK, FORT WORTH WATER GARDEN, GLOBE LIFE PARK, IRVING ARTS CENTER, KIMBALL ART MUSEUM, KLYDE WARREN PARK, LATINO CULTURAL CENTER, MAVERICKS, MCKINNEY AVENUE TROLLEY, NASHER SCULTURE CENTER, OLD RED MUSEUM, REUNION TOWER, SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM, SOUTHFORK RANCH, STARS, TEXAS HORSE PARK, TEXAS RANGERS, THE KATY TRAIL, WHITE ROCK LAKE PARK	Big	Forward, Backward, Diagonal
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