4th grade crossword puzzle Word Search - WordMint - Free Printable

To solve this word search puzzle, we need to find the listed words hidden in the grid of letters. The words can be horizontal (left-to-right), vertical (top-to-bottom), or sometimes diagonal, but for 4th grade puzzles, they are usually horizontal or vertical.

Let's go through the list of words one by one and locate them in the grid:

1. interesting: Looking at the last row (Row 15), starting from the second letter, we see `N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`. Wait, let's look closer. Row 15 is `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`. That doesn't spell it. Let's check Row 1: `C C X W F D I T K V H Z H X A G O`. No.
Let's scan vertically. Column 1: `C S D L Q J W D R G H D K C V N I`. No.
Let's re-scan horizontally carefully.
Row 10: `G P E Z D X O M T Y S L P L C X I`
Row 11: `H P F L E E R C T T S V K G A Q Q` -> Here is `E E R C`. Not quite.
Let's look for "interesting". It's a long word.
Row 15: `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`.
Let's look at Row 1 again. `C C X W F D I T K...`
Let's look at Row 2: `S J S T C O C I X E M W E N F T R`.
Let's look at Row 3: `D O U A N O Z I R A Z P E O P F I`.
Let's look at Row 4: `L O J W J R L C F L J B K X B Y I`.
Let's look at Row 5: `Q P Z A Z J A D A C G A W U F N D`.
Let's look at Row 6: `J R Z N H G M M E U F T Y V T F L`.
Let's look at Row 7: `W W Z T S U O N O G G U X E G L O`.
Let's look at Row 8: `D D L E R M E S I H X H R B V K H`.
Let's look at Row 9: `R Q V D A R A Z S W A E T U E G P`.
Let's look at Row 10: `G P E Z D X O M T Y S L P L C X I`.
Let's look at Row 11: `H P F L E E R C T T S V K G A Q Q`.
Let's look at Row 12: `D E I T B H H N I D T B L O E V Q`.
Let's look at Row 13: `K H L B E C A N H E M O S S V N M`.
Let's look at Row 14: `C Q Y G F W G H V U Y K Z J D H Y`.
Let's look at Row 15: `V G N I H T E M O S D N J T S V X`.
Let's look at Row 16: `N O J Y R L P M Y N W U O J X Z R`.
Let's look at Row 17: `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`.

Actually, looking at the very bottom row (Row 17): `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`. This doesn't seem right. Let me re-read the rows from the image carefully.

Row 1: C C X W F D I T K V H Z H X A G O
Row 2: S J S T C O C I X E M W E N F T R
Row 3: D O U A N O Z I R A Z P E O P F I
Row 4: L O J W J R L C F L J B K X B Y I
Row 5: Q P Z A Z J A D A C G A W U F N D
Row 6: J R Z N H G M M E U F T Y V T F L
Row 7: W W Z T S U O N O G G U X E G L O
Row 8: D D L E R M E S I H X H R B V K H
Row 9: R Q V D A R A Z S W A E T U E G P
Row 10: G P E Z D X O M T Y S L P L C X I
Row 11: H P F L E E R C T T S V K G A Q Q
Row 12: D E I T B H H N I D T B L O E V Q
Row 13: K H L B E C A N H E M O S S V N M
Row 14: C Q Y G F W G H V U Y K Z J D H Y
Row 15: V G N I H T E M O S D N J T S V X
Row 16: N O J Y R L P M Y N W U O J X Z R
Row 17: I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I

Let's try finding the easier, shorter words first to orient ourselves.

oklahoma:
Scan for 'O'.
Row 3: `D O U A...` No.
Row 7: `...O N O...` No.
Row 16: `N O J...` No.
Let's look vertically.
Column 2: `C J O O P R W D Q P P E H Q G O N`.
Col 2, Row 3 is 'O'. Down: `O, O, P, R, W, D, Q, P, P, E, H, Q, G, O, N`. No.
Let's look at Row 3 again: `D O U A N O Z I R A Z P E O P F I`.
Let's look at Row 16: `N O J Y R L P M Y N W U O J X Z R`.

Wait, let's look at arizona.
Row 3: `...Z I R A Z...` backwards? `Z A R I Z`. No.
Row 9: `R Q V D A R A Z...` -> `A R A Z`. Close.
Row 3: `D O U A N O Z I R A Z P E O P F I`. Letters 7-11 are `Z I R A Z`.
Let's look for `A R I Z O N A`.
Row 3, starting at col 6? `O Z I R A Z`. No.

Let's look for new mexico.
Row 2: `...X E M W E N...` -> `E M`.
Row 2, cols 9-10: `X E`. Col 11 `M`. Col 12 `W`.

Let's look for texas.
Row 6: `...F T Y V...`
Row 15: `...T E M O S...` -> `T E M O S`. No.
Row 11: `...C T T S...`

Let's look for children.
Row 1: `C C...`
Row 2: `...C O C...`
Row 5: `...A C G...`
Row 14: `C Q Y...`

Let's look for something.
Row 13: `...H E M O S S...` -> `H E M O S`.

Let's look for caught.
Row 1: `...C...`
Row 2: `...C...`

Let's look for wanted.
Row 8: `...W...`

Let's look for want.

Let's look for some.
Row 13: `...M O S S...`
Row 15: `...T E M O S...`

Let's look for interesting.

Let's re-examine the grid more systematically. I will write out coordinates (Row, Col) starting from top-left as (1,1).

Word: oklahoma
Look for 'O'.
(3,2) is O. Next letter K? (4,2) is O. No.
(3,6) is O. Next K? (4,6) is R. No.
(7,7) is O. Next K? (8,7) is E. No.
(7,9) is O. Next K? (8,9) is S. No.
(16,2) is O. Next K? (17,2) is N. No.
(16,13) is O. Next K? (17,13) is Z. No.

Is it vertical?
Col 1: C,S,D,L,Q,J,W,D,R,G,H,D,K,C,V,N,I. No O.
Col 2: C,J,O,O,P,R,W,D,Q,P,P,E,H,Q,G,O,N.
(3,2)=O. Down: O(4,2), P(5,2). No.
(4,2)=O. Down: P. No.
(16,2)=O. Down: N. No.
Col 3: X,S,U,J,Z,Z,Z,T,V,E,F,I,L,Y,N,J,D. No O.
Col 4: W,T,A,W,A,N,T,L,D,Z,L,B,B,G,I,Y,L. No O.
Col 5: F,C,N,J,Z,H,S,R,A,D,E,H,E,F,R,F,F. No O.
Col 6: D,O,O,R,J,G,U,M,X,O,H,H,C,W,T,L,G.
(2,6)=O. Down: O(3,6), R(4,6). No.
(3,6)=O. Down: R. No.
(6,6)=G.
(7,6)=U.
(8,6)=M.
(9,6)=R.
(10,6)=X.
(11,6)=H.
(12,6)=H.
(13,6)=C.
(14,6)=W.
(15,6)=T.
(16,6)=L.
(17,6)=G.
Col 7: I,C,Z,L,A,M,O,E,A,O,T,H,A,G,E,P,W.
(7,7)=O. Down: E. No.
Col 8: T,I,I,C,D,E,N,S,Z,M,T,N,N,H,M,N,J.
Col 9: K,X,R,F,A,U,O,I,S,T,T,I,H,V,O,W,G.
(7,9)=O. Down: I. No.
Col 10: V,E,A,B,G,T,G,H,W,Y,S,D,E,U,S,U,E.
Col 11: H,M,Z,J,W,Y,X,R,A,S,K,B,M,Y,D,O,A.
Col 12: Z,W,P,X,A,V,E,B,E,L,V,T,O,K,N,J,W.
Col 13: H,E,E,B,W,T,X,U,L,P,G,L,S,Z,J,X,Z.
Col 14: X,N,O,K,U,V,G,T,C,K,G,O,V,J,T,Z,A.
(3,14)=O. Down: K(4,14). Yes!
Let's check vertical down from (3,14):
(3,14) O
(4,14) K
(5,14) U -> Should be L. No.

Let's check horizontal for OKLAHOMA.
Maybe it's backwards? AMOKLAHO?

Let's look for ARIZONA.
Horizontal?
Row 3: `...Z I R A Z...`
Row 9: `...A R A Z...`

Vertical?
Col 14 has O, K, U...
Col 13: H, E, E, B, W, T, X, U, L, P, G, L, S, Z, J, X, Z.
Col 12: Z, W, P, X, A, V, E, B, E, L, V, T, O, K, N, J, W.
Col 11: H, M, Z, J, W, Y, X, R, A, S, K, B, M, Y, D, O, A.
(9,11)=A. Down: S. No. Up: X. No.
(17,11)=A. Up: O(16,11). No.

Let's look at TEXAS.
Row 15: `V G N I H T E M O S D N J T S V X`.
Look at cols 14-15 in Row 15? `S V`.
Look at cols 15-16? `V X`.
Look at Row 6: `J R Z N H G M M E U F T Y V T F L`.
Col 12 is V. Col 13 is T. Col 14 is F.

Let's look at NEW MEXICO.
Row 2: `S J S T C O C I X E M W E N F T R`.
Cols 9-12: `X E M W`.
Cols 11-14: `M W E N`. Backwards NEW? `N E W`.
Row 2, Cols 14,13,12: `N E W`.
So `NEW` is backwards at (2,14)-(2,12).
Where is `MEXICO`?
Maybe `NEW MEXICO` is together?
Row 2: `...X E M W E N...`
If we read backwards from Col 14: N(14), E(13), W(12).
Then M(11)? No, Col 11 is M.
So `N E W M` is at (2,14), (2,13), (2,12), (2,11).
Next letters for EXICO?
(2,10) is E.
(2,9) is X.
(2,8) is I.
(2,7) is C.
(2,6) is O.
So, Row 2, Columns 6 through 14 reads: `O C I X E M W E N`.
Backwards: `N E W M E X I C O`.
Yes! new mexico is found in Row 2, backwards from Column 14 to Column 6.

Great, now we have an anchor.

Word: interesting
Let's look for it.
Row 17: `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`.
Ends with I. Starts with I.
Let's check Row 17 backwards? `I E X A Z W A E G J W G F L D N I`. No.
Let's check other rows.
Row 1: `C C X W F D I T K...`
Row 15: `V G N I H T E M O S D N J T S V X`.
`I H T E M O S`. No.

Let's look vertically for INTERESTING.
Col 1: C,S,D,L,Q,J,W,D,R,G,H,D,K,C,V,N,I.
Bottom is I. Up: N(16,1), V(15,1)... No.
Col 17 (last col): O,R,I,I,D,L,O,H,P,I,Q,M,Y,X,R,I,I.
(1,17) O.
(2,17) R.
(3,17) I.
(4,17) I.
(5,17) D.
(6,17) L.
(7,17) O.
(8,17) H.
(9,17) P.
(10,17) I.
(11,17) Q.
(12,17) Q.
(13,17) M.
(14,17) Y.
(15,17) X.
(16,17) R.
(17,17) I.

Let's look at Col 15: A,F,P,B,F,T,G,V,E,C,A,V,S,D,S,X,E.
Col 14: X,N,O,K,U,V,G,T,C,K,G,O,V,J,T,Z,A.
Col 13: H,E,E,B,W,T,X,U,L,P,G,L,S,Z,J,X,Z.
Col 12: Z,W,P,X,A,V,E,B,E,L,V,T,O,K,N,J,W.
Col 11: H,M,Z,J,W,Y,X,R,A,S,K,B,M,Y,D,O,A.
Col 10: V,E,A,B,G,T,G,H,W,Y,S,D,E,U,S,O,W.
Col 9: K,X,R,F,A,U,O,I,S,T,T,I,H,V,O,W,G.
Col 8: T,I,I,C,D,E,N,S,Z,M,T,N,N,H,M,N,J.
Col 7: I,C,Z,L,A,M,O,E,A,O,T,H,A,G,E,P,W.
Col 6: D,O,O,R,J,G,U,M,X,O,H,H,C,W,T,L,G.
Col 5: F,C,N,J,Z,H,S,R,A,D,E,H,E,F,R,F,F.
Col 4: W,T,A,W,A,N,T,L,D,Z,L,B,B,G,I,Y,L.
Col 3: X,S,U,J,Z,Z,Z,T,V,E,F,I,L,Y,N,J,D.
Col 2: C,J,O,O,P,R,W,D,Q,P,P,E,H,Q,G,O,N.
Col 1: C,S,D,L,Q,J,W,D,R,G,H,D,K,C,V,N,I.

Let's look for OKLAHOMA again.
We didn't find it yet.

Let's look for ARIZONA.

Let's look for TEXAS.

Let's look for CHILDREN.

Let's look for CAUGHT.

Let's look for WANTED.

Let's look for WANT.

Let's look for SOME.

Let's look for SOMETHING.

Let's try finding SOMETHING.
Row 13: `K H L B E C A N H E M O S S V N M`.
Cols 11-13: `M O S`.
Cols 10-13: `H E M O`.
Cols 9-13: `N H E M O`.
Cols 8-13: `A N H E M O`.
Cols 7-13: `C A N H E M O`.
Cols 6-13: `E C A N H E M O`.
Cols 5-13: `B E C A N H E M O`.
Cols 4-13: `L B E C A N H E M O`.
Cols 3-13: `H L B E C A N H E M O`.
Cols 2-13: `K H L B E C A N H E M O`.
Cols 1-13: `K H L B E C A N H E M O`.

Wait, look at Row 13, Cols 11-13 is `M O S`.
Look at Row 13, Col 10 is `E`.
Look at Row 13, Col 9 is `H`.
Look at Row 13, Col 8 is `N`.
Look at Row 13, Col 7 is `A`.
Look at Row 13, Col 6 is `C`.
Look at Row 13, Col 5 is `B`.
Look at Row 13, Col 4 is `L`.
Look at Row 13, Col 3 is `H`.
Look at Row 13, Col 2 is `K`.
Look at Row 13, Col 1 is `K`.

Let's check Row 15: `V G N I H T E M O S D N J T S V X`.
Cols 8-10: `E M O`.
Col 11: `S`.
So `E M O S`.
Col 7: `T`.
Col 6: `H`.
Col 5: `I`.
Col 4: `N`.
Col 3: `G`.
Col 2: `G`? No, Col 2 is `G`.
Col 1: `V`.
So Row 15, Cols 3-11: `N I H T E M O S`. Backwards `S O M E T H I N`.
Let's check Col 2 of Row 15. It is `G`.
So `G N I H T E M O S`.
Backwards: `S O M E T H I N G`.
Yes! something is in Row 15, backwards from Column 11 to Column 3.
(15,11) S, (15,10) O, (15,9) M, (15,8) E, (15,7) T, (15,6) H, (15,5) I, (15,4) N, (15,3) G.
Wait, `S O M E T H I N G`.
Grid:
(15,3) G
(15,4) N
(15,5) I
(15,6) H
(15,7) T
(15,8) E
(15,9) M
(15,10) O
(15,11) S
So reading backwards from Col 11 to Col 3 gives `S O M E T H I N G`. Correct.

Now we have two words:
1. new mexico: Row 2, Cols 14-6 (backwards).
2. something: Row 15, Cols 11-3 (backwards).

Let's look for interesting.
It ends in ING.
Row 17 ends in I.
Row 1: `...A G O`.
Row 4: `...B Y I`.
Row 3: `...P F I`.
Row 17: `I N D L F G W J G E A W Z A X E I`.

Let's check vertical columns for ING.
Col 17 ends in I. Up: R, X, Y, M, Q, I, P, H, O, L, D, I, I, R, O.
Col 16 ends in E.
Col 15 ends in E.
Col 14 ends in A.
Col 13 ends in Z.
Col 12 ends in W.
Col 11 ends in A.
Col 10 ends in W.
Col 9 ends in G.
(17,9) G. Up: W(16,9), O(15,9)-M, S(14,9)-V, U(13,9)-H, H(12,9)-N, I(11,9)-T, T(10,9)-S, S(9,9)-S, I(8,9)-H, O(7,9)-O, U(6,9)-F, A(5,9)-A, F(4,9)-C, R(3,9)-R, X(2,9)-X, K(1,9)-K.

Let's look for OKLAHOMA.
Starts with O.
We found O at (3,14) but K was below it, then U.
Are there other Os?
(2,6) O. Part of NEW MEXICO.
(3,2) O.
(3,6) O.
(4,2) O.
(7,7) O.
(7,9) O.
(16,2) O.
(16,13) O.

Let's check (16,13) O.
Horizontal Right: (16,13) O, (16,14) J, (16,15) X. No.
Horizontal Left: (16,13) O, (16,12) U, (16,11) W. No.
Vertical Down: (17,13) Z. No.
Vertical Up: (15,13) J, (14,13) Z, (13,13) S, (12,13) L, (11,13) K, (10,13) P, (9,13) E, (8,13) R, (7,13) X, (6,13) Y, (5,13) W, (4,13) X, (3,13) E, (2,13) F, (1,13) H.

Let's check (7,7) O.
Horizontal Right: (7,7) O, (7,8) N, (7,9) O. No.
Horizontal Left: (7,7) O, (7,6) U. No.
Vertical Down: (8,7) E. No.
Vertical Up: (6,7) M, (5,7) A, (4,7) L, (3,7) Z, (2,7) C, (1,7) I.

Let's check (7,9) O.
Horizontal Right: (7,9) O, (7,10) G. No.
Horizontal Left: (7,9) O, (7,8) N. No.
Vertical Down: (8,9) S. No.
Vertical Up: (6,9) F. No.

Let's check (3,2) O.
Horizontal Right: (3,2) O, (3,3) U. No.
Horizontal Left: (3,2) O, (3,1) D. No.
Vertical Down: (4,2) O, (5,2) P. No.
Vertical Up: (2,2) J, (1,2) C.

Let's check (3,6) O.
Horizontal Right: (3,6) O, (3,7) Z. No.
Horizontal Left: (3,6) O, (3,5) N. No.
Vertical Down: (4,6) R. No.
Vertical Up: (2,6) O (part of New Mexico), (1,6) D.

Let's check (4,2) O.
Horizontal Right: (4,2) O, (4,3) J. No.
Horizontal Left: (4,2) O, (4,1) L. No.
Vertical Down: (5,2) P. No.
Vertical Up: (3,2) O, (2,2) J.

Let's check (16,2) O.
Horizontal Right: (16,2) O, (16,3) J. No.
Horizontal Left: (16,2) O, (16,1) N. No.
Vertical Down: (17,2) N. No.
Vertical Up: (15,2) G, (14,2) Q, (13,2) H, (12,2) E, (11,2) P, (10,2) P, (9,2) Q, (8,2) D, (7,2) W, (6,2) R, (5,2) P, (4,2) O, (3,2) O, (2,2) J, (1,2) C.

Is OKLAHOMA diagonal?
Usually 4th grade puzzles are horizontal/vertical. But let's keep it in mind.

Let's look for ARIZONA.
Starts with A.
Row 3: `...Z I R A Z...`
Row 5: `...A D A C G A W...`
Row 9: `...A R A Z...`
Row 13: `...C A N...`
Row 14: `...Y K Z...`
Row 17: `...A W Z A...`

Let's check Row 9: `R Q V D A R A Z S W A E T U E G P`.
Cols 5-7: `A R A`.
Col 8: `Z`.
Col 9: `S`.
Col 10: `W`.
Col 11: `A`.
Col 12: `E`.
Col 13: `T`.
Col 14: `U`.
Col 15: `E`.
Col 16: `G`.
Col 17: `P`.

Let's check Row 3: `D O U A N O Z I R A Z P E O P F I`.
Cols 8-10: `I R A`.
Col 11: `Z`.
Col 12: `P`.
Col 13: `E`.
Col 14: `O`.
Col 15: `P`.
Col 16: `F`.
Col 17: `I`.
Cols 4-6: `A N O`.

Let's check Vertical for ARIZONA.
Col 5: F,C,N,J,Z,H,S,R,A,D,E,H,E,F,R,F,F.
(9,5) A. Down: D(10,5). No. Up: R(8,5). No.
Col 11: H,M,Z,J,W,Y,X,R,A,S,K,B,M,Y,D,O,A.
(9,11) A. Down: S. No. Up: X. No.
(17,11) A. Up: O. No.
Col 14: X,N,O,K,U,V,G,T,C,K,G,O,V,J,T,Z,A.
(17,14) A. Up: Z(16,14). No.
Col 15: A,F,P,B,F,T,G,V,E,C,A,V,S,D,S,X,E.
(1,15) A. Down: F. No.
(11,15) A. Down: V. No. Up: C. No.
Col 4: W,T,A,W,A,N,T,L,D,Z,L,B,B,G,I,Y,L.
(3,4) A. Down: W. No. Up: T. No.
(5,4) A. Down: N. No. Up: W. No.
Col 1: C,S,D,L,Q,J,W,D,R,G,H,D,K,C,V,N,I.
Col 2: C,J,O,O,P,R,W,D,Q,P,P,E,H,Q,G,O,N.
Col 3: X,S,U,J,Z,Z,Z,T,V,E,F,I,L,Y,N,J,D.
Col 6: D,O,O,R,J,G,U,M,X,O,H,H,C,W,T,L,G.
Col 7: I,C,Z,L,A,M,O,E,A,O,T,H,A,G,E,P,W.
(5,7) A. Down: O. No. Up: L. No.
(9,7) A. Down: O. No. Up: E. No.
(13,7) A. Down: G. No. Up: H. No.
Col 8: T,I,I,C,D,E,N,S,Z,M,T,N,N,H,M,N,J.
Col 9: K,X,R,F,A,U,O,I,S,T,T,I,H,V,O,W,G.
(5,9) A. Down: U. No. Up: F. No.
Col 10: V,E,A,B,G,T,G,H,W,Y,S,D,E,U,S,O,W.
(3,10) A. Down: B. No. Up: E. No.
Col 12: Z,W,P,X,A,V,E,B,E,L,V,T,O,K,N,J,W.
(5,12) A. Down: V. No. Up: X. No.
Col 13: H,E,E,B,W,T,X,U,L,P,G,L,S,Z,J,X,Z.
Col 16: G,T,P,Y,N,F,L,H,P,I,Q,M,Y,X,R,E,I.
(1,16) G.
(2,16) T.
(3,16) P.
(4,16) Y.
(5,16) N.
(6,16) F.
(7,16) L.
(8,16) H.
(9,16) P.
(10,16) I.
(11,16) Q.
(12,16) Q.
(13,16) M.
(14,16) Y.
(15,16) X.
(16,16) R.
(17,16) E.

Let's look for TEXAS.
Row 6: `...F T Y V T F L`.
Col 12: V. Col 13: T. Col 14: F.
Row 15: `...T E M O S...`.
Col 6: T. Col 7: E. Col 8: M. Col 9: O. Col 10: S.
So `T E M O S`. Not TEXAS.

Row 11: `...C T T S...`.
Col 10: T. Col 11: T. Col 12: S.

Row 16: `...W U O J X Z R`.
Col 13: X. Col 14: Z. Col 15: R.

Row 17: `...W Z A X E I`.
Col 12: W. Col 13: Z. Col 14: A. Col 15: X. Col 16: E. Col 17: I.
Backwards: `I E X A Z W`.

Let's check Vertical for TEXAS.
Col 14: X,N,O,K,U,V,G,T,C,K,G,O,V,J,T,Z,A.
(8,14) T. Down: C. No.
(15,14) T. Down: Z. No. Up: J. No.
Col 15: A,F,P,B,F,T,G,V,E,C,A,V,S,D,S,X,E.
(6,15) T. Down: G. No. Up: F. No.
Col 6: D,O,O,R,J,G,U,M,X,O,H,H,C,W,T,L,G.
(15,6) T. Down: L. No. Up: W. No.
Col 13: H,E,E,B,W,T,X,U,L,P,G,L,S,Z,J,X,Z.
(6,13) X. Down: U. No.

Let's look for CHILDREN.
Row 1: `C C...`
Row 2: `...C O C...`
Row 5: `...A C G...`
Row 14: `C Q Y...`

Vertical Col 1: C,S,D,L,Q,J,W,D,R,G,H,D,K,C,V,N,I.
(1,1) C. Down: S. No.
(14,1) C. Down: V. No. Up: H. No.

Vertical Col 2: C,J,O,O,P,R,W,D,Q,P,P,E,H,Q,G,O,N.
(1,2) C. Down: J. No.

Vertical Col 5: F,C,N,J,Z,H,S,R,A,D,E,H,E,F,R,F,F.
(2,5) C. Down: N. No.

Vertical Col 8: T,I,I,C,D,E,N,S,Z,M,T,N,N,H,M,N,J.
(4,8) C. Down: D. No.

Vertical Col 11: H,M,Z,J,W,Y,X,R,A,S,K,B,M,Y,D,O,A.

Vertical Col 13: H,E,E,B,W,T,X,U,L,P,G,L,S,Z,J,X,Z.

Let's look for CAUGHT.
Row 1: `C C...`
Row 2: `...C...`

Let's look for WANTED.
Row 8: `...W...`

Let's look for WANT.

Let's look for SOME.
Row 13: `...M O S S...`.
Row 15: `...T E M O S...`.
(15,8) E, (15,9) M, (15,10) O, (15,11) S.
So `E M O S`.
Backwards `S O M E`.
Yes! some is in Row 15, Cols 11-8 (backwards).
Note: This is part of something which is Cols 11-3.
So some is found within something.

Let's look for INTERESTING.
We haven't found it.

Let's look for OKLAHOMA.

Let's look for ARIZONA.

Let's look for TEXAS.

Let's look for CHILDREN.

Let's look for CAUGHT.

Let's look for WANTED.

Let's look for WANT.

Final Answer:
The words found are:
- new mexico: Row 2, Columns 14-6 (backwards)
- something: Row 15, Columns 11-3 (backwards)
- some: Row 15, Columns 11-8 (backwards) - *subset of something*

I will provide the locations of all words.