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From Boston to Boise — find twelve American state capitals hiding in the 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).

State Capitals Word Search

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

TIHOAOABPITOAPO
OAASLTLOGEEAAHE
HDIPAABSBPEBOOE
AETSBTATOINIREH
LNEENLNOIEETLNE
PVBBAAYNSRAOIIL
NEODHNITERKPTXE
MRIOITAEBEEETRN
AONAAAAEHRIKOAA
DNENAAUSTINAPLE
IOHGIAANPALLTEV
SALDIXHBNETNTIN
OMIANNKHBNTSHGI
NAVLEENHIASTBHL
ORYTONNULERKAPI

Word List

ATLANTA
PHOENIX
MADISON
RALEIGH
BOSTON
AUSTIN
DENVER
TOPEKA
HELENA
ALBANY
PIERRE
BOISE

Answer Key

TIHOAOABPITOAPO
OAASLTLOGEEAAHE
HDIPAABSBPEBOOE
AETSBTATOINIREH
LNEENLNOIEETLNE
PVBBAAYNSRAOIIL
NEODHNITERKPTXE
MRIOITAEBEEETRN
AONAAAAEHRIKOAA
DNENAAUSTINAPLE
IOHGIAANPALLTEV
SALDIXHBNETNTIN
OMIANNKHBNTSHGI
NAVLEENHIASTBHL
ORYTONNULERKAPI
ATLANTAPHOENIXMADISONRALEIGHBOSTONAUSTINDENVERTOPEKAHELENAALBANYPIERREBOISE

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