Step back to the forties and find the words of the home front and the swing era. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. The answer key prints on its own page.
1940s Memories Word Search
seniorbraingames.orgInstructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.
SNOSWINGBANDEOR
RROSRATIONBOOKE
OCDDTRVICJCOLFJ
LLFDROSIERGRSEE
CROONERRROLIYOE
TSVICTROLARDYSP
ODRAIRAONYLONSS
VICTORYGARDENLT
FEDORASCDABYEER
RRONYALDERKVGYS
YREFYERSYTIOOSE
DNDERCSRFCTTELK
RWHOMEFRONTRVRE
RELLWARBONDSEEO
LYTROLLEYYNGDOG
Word List
VICTORYGARDEN
RATIONBOOK
SWINGBAND
HOMEFRONT
WARBONDS
VICTROLA
CROONER
TROLLEY
NYLONS
FEDORA
JEEPS
ROSIE
Answer Key
SNOSWINGBANDEOR
RROSRATIONBOOKE
OCDDTRVICJCOLFJ
LLFDROSIERGRSEE
CROONERRROLIYOE
TSVICTROLARDYSP
ODRAIRAONYLONSS
VICTORYGARDENLT
FEDORASCDABYEER
RRONYALDERKVGYS
YREFYERSYTIOOSE
DNDERCSRFCTTELK
RWHOMEFRONTRVRE
RELLWARBONDSEEO
LYTROLLEYYNGDOG
VICTORYGARDENRATIONBOOKSWINGBANDHOMEFRONTWARBONDSVICTROLACROONERTROLLEYNYLONSFEDORAJEEPSROSIE
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