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The California Gold Rush

Tap a word's first letter, then its last letter.

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Rows and columns start at 1. Each word lists its first and last letter.

  • CALIFORNIA TRAIL: row 2, column 10 → row 16, column 10
  • AMERICAN RIVER: row 16, column 17 → row 4, column 5
  • JAMES MARSHALL: row 3, column 16 → row 3, column 4
  • GENERAL STORE: row 16, column 15 → row 5, column 4
  • SAN FRANCISCO: row 2, column 18 → row 13, column 7
  • SIERRA NEVADA: row 12, column 6 → row 1, column 17
  • CLIPPER SHIP: row 15, column 1 → row 15, column 11
  • FORTY NINERS: row 4, column 1 → row 14, column 11
  • PROSPECTORS: row 12, column 18 → row 2, column 18
  • SUTTER'S MILL: row 11, column 3 → row 1, column 3
  • JOHN SUTTER: row 13, column 4 → row 4, column 4
  • OUTFITTERS: row 1, column 1 → row 10, column 1
  • SACRAMENTO: row 2, column 17 → row 11, column 17
  • WAGON TRAIN: row 2, column 2 → row 11, column 2
  • MULE TRAIN: row 12, column 17 → row 4, column 9
  • SLUICE BOX: row 13, column 16 → row 5, column 16
  • STAMP MILL: row 1, column 10 → row 1, column 2
  • BOOMTOWN: row 7, column 9 → row 14, column 2
  • CAPE HORN: row 12, column 15 → row 5, column 8
  • TAILINGS: row 16, column 7 → row 16, column 14
  • SAWMILL: row 2, column 9 → row 8, column 15
  • CRADLE: row 13, column 11 → row 8, column 16
  • GRAVEL: row 9, column 5 → row 4, column 10
  • NUGGET: row 14, column 2 → row 14, column 7
  • PLACER: row 1, column 6 → row 6, column 6
  • QUARTZ: row 8, column 14 → row 13, column 9
  • ROCKER: row 1, column 16 → row 1, column 11
  • SALOON: row 9, column 4 → row 14, column 9
  • ASSAY: row 2, column 11 → row 6, column 15
  • CLAIM: row 15, column 1 → row 11, column 1
  • GOLD: row 2, column 13 → row 2, column 16
  • LODE: row 12, column 16 → row 15, column 13
  • MINT: row 16, column 4 → row 16, column 7
  • PICK: row 12, column 18 → row 15, column 18
  • PAN: row 2, column 5 → row 4, column 7

Dates: Friday, December 25, 2026. Puzzle archive