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Newspaper Word Search
11 words · 13×13 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
The MASTHEAD is the name across the top of the front page, and papers guard it the way families guard a crest. Everything under it has its own vocabulary too. HEADLINE, COLUMN, OBITUARY, CLASSIFIED. The grid is the anatomy of a thing that used to land on every doorstep before breakfast.
The phrase word find turns up about as often as word search, so treat these 11 newspaper words as whichever you prefer.
Frequently asked questions
What is a byline?
The line naming who wrote the piece, and for a reporter it is a large part of the reward for the work.
What were the classifieds?
The dense back pages of tiny ads for jobs, cars, and lost cats, which quietly paid for much of the journalism up front.
