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The Searchers word search featuring Western film vocabulary including Ethan Edwards and Comanches.
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This 20-word word search covers John Ford's classic 1956 Western film "The Searchers." Hidden words include Ethan Edwards, Martin Pawsley, Comanches, and wilderness, reflecting both the film's characters and the Western landscape. Use it as a supplementary activity in a film-studies or media-literacy class, or as a cultural-history warm-up when discussing classic cinema.

Subject:
Art
Topic:
Art History
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated May 2026

Word List

  • DESERT
  • TRAIL
  • RANCH
  • CANYON
  • HORSES
  • RIDERS
  • CAMPFIRE
  • PRAIRIE
  • RIFLE
  • SUNSET
  • SCOUT
  • CABIN
  • OUTLAWS
  • RANGER
  • WILDERNESS
  • SEARCH
  • THESEARCHERS
  • ETHANEDWARDS
  • COMANCHES
  • MARTINPAWSLEY

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