Santa Claus Word Search — Hard

Play a free online Santa Claus word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.

Words to find

Plus 4 hidden bonus words.

EKING /ˈiːkɪŋ/ · verb (present participle and gerund of "eke"): The present participle of the verb "eke," meaning to make a limited supply of something go further, almost always in the phrase "eke out." It describes supplementing or stretching scarce resources with great difficulty. Related: stretching, supplementing, scrimping, extending.
HERTZ /hɜːrts/ · noun: A unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second. It is named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. Related: cycles per second, cycles per second, megahertz, kilohertz.
DISCAL /ˈdɪskəl/ · adjective: Relating to or situated on a disc, especially an anatomical disc such as an intervertebral disc; in entomology, pertaining to the central area (disc) of an insect's wing. Related: disc-related, discoid.
PLANLESS /plænles/ · adjective: Lacking a plan or organization; proceeding without a clear or deliberate intention. Related: aimless, unplanned, impulsive, spontaneous.
APOPHONY /əˈpɒfəni/ · noun: A change in vowel sound within a word that signals a difference in meaning or grammatical function, as in the alternation between 'sing' and 'sung'. It is especially used to describe such vowel gradation in Indo-European languages. Related: vowel gradation, ablaut, vowel alternation.