Rhode Island word search word list

11 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell.

The button opens the free generator with this theme selected. It draws 15 words per puzzle and can make 1 different puzzles from this list without repeating a set — a 1-puzzle book comes to 10 pages at 6 × 9.

The list

• Blockisland
• Calamari
• Littlerhody
• Narragansett
• Newport
• Oceanstate
• Providence
• Quahog
• Redhen
• Redmaple
• Violet

Copy freely. One per line or comma-separated pastes straight into the generator's "Your own list" box if you want to add or remove words.

Crossword clues for every word

The same list with a plain-language clue for each word — written for the crossword type, and free to use in a grid you build yourself. Copy the lines as they are (word — clue) into the generator's own-list box and it makes the crossword for you.

• Blockisland — Small Ocean State getaway reachable only by boat or plane, known for dramatic bluffs
• Calamari — Fried squid dish Rhode Island made its official state appetizer in 2014
• Littlerhody — Old affectionate nickname for the nation's smallest state, Rhode Island
• Narragansett — Large bay that shapes Rhode Island's coastline and maritime culture
• Newport — Rhode Island city famed for Gilded Age mansions and the America's Cup
• Oceanstate — Popular nickname for Rhode Island, reflecting its 400 miles of coastline
• Providence — Rhode Island's capital and largest city, founded by Roger Williams in 1636
• Quahog — Large hard-shell clam that is Rhode Island's official state shell
• Redhen — Chicken breed developed in Rhode Island, its official state bird
• Redmaple — Rhode Island's state tree, valued for its brilliant fall color
• Violet — Small purple woodland flower

A puzzle made from it

Medium difficulty: across, down and diagonals, nothing backwards. Every word appears exactly once — the generator checks the finished grid rather than assuming. Solutions are in the book, not on this page.