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From the Hudson to the Nile — twelve of the world's great rivers flow through this grid. 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. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

Famous Rivers Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

CDCNNJGOAOOSONB
EVOAHEHUDSONSNM
AGONJORDANJNTAE
GUASLKMNNZGMLHA
ANSEEMSAEVGENTR
NYANGTZEHOPKNAH
GNGDEGHNTLOOREH
EICJNKRMOGTNNMT
SLEDDMHGOAOGGDT
AEARAGITHAMESTB
NJNSNNNCEBAOONM
NGLLUEEMAACKNNK
GEAEBEDACEEAMAE
GCOAEAHREHEHAML
AMAZONATZNEDAOE

Word List

YANGTZE
POTOMAC
HUDSON
THAMES
DANUBE
AMAZON
GANGES
MEKONG
JORDAN
VOLGA
RHINE
NILE

Answer Key

CDCNNJGOAOOSONB
EVOAHEHUDSONSNM
AGONJORDANJNTAE
GUASLKMNNZGMLHA
ANSEEMSAEVGENTR
NYANGTZEHOPKNAH
GNGDEGHNTLOOREH
EICJNKRMOGTNNMT
SLEDDMHGOAOGGDT
AEARAGITHAMESTB
NJNSNNNCEBAOONM
NGLLUEEMAACKNNK
GEAEBEDACEEAMAE
GCOAEAHREHEHAML
AMAZONATZNEDAOE
YANGTZEPOTOMACHUDSONTHAMESDANUBEAMAZONGANGESMEKONGJORDANVOLGARHINENILE

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