20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
peak summit snow rock cliff climb hike path canyon ridge slope glacier boulder stream waterfall forest eagle goat meadow echo
Mountain words, including peak, summit, cliff, ridge and canyon, along with glacier, waterfall and eagle. There are 20 words and 106 letters to find. The longest word is "waterfall", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses J, Q, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | 7 | peak snow rock hike path goat echo |
| 5 letters | 5 | cliff climb ridge slope eagle |
| 6 letters | 5 | summit canyon stream forest meadow |
| 7 letters | 2 | glacier boulder |
| 9 letters | 1 | waterfall |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: peak, snow, rock, cliff, climb, hike, path, ridge, goat and echo. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Waterfall, glacier and boulder take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with S. When you find an S, check it for summit, snow, slope and stream.
- 3 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for cliff, climb and canyon.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: summit, cliff and waterfall.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
Handy before a hiking trip or during a geography week about high places. Sketch a mountain on the back and write each found word where it belongs, from meadow at the bottom to summit at the top.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the mountains word search?
Peak, summit, snow, rock, cliff, climb, hike, path, canyon, ridge, slope, glacier, boulder, stream, waterfall, forest, eagle, goat, meadow and echo.
Is there an easier mountains word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with peak, snow, rock, cliff, climb, hike, path, ridge, goat and echo. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the mountains word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.