Maryland Terrapins Word Search
Play a Maryland Terrapins (NCAA) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around nicknames, arena or stadium names, and rivalry terms, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Plays in the NCAA · Based in College Park.
Words to find: MARYLAND, TERRAPINS, TERPS, TESTUDO, TURTLE, JIMMY, TERRAPINPRIDE, UNDERTHELIGHTS, COLLEGEPARK, CAPITALONEFIELD, SEALIMITEDARENA, MCKELDIN.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Maryland Terrapins word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- TESTUDO /tɛsˈtuːdoʊ/ · noun
- A defensive formation used by Roman soldiers, in which overlapping shields were held above and around the body to protect the group from missiles. The name refers to the formation's resemblance to a tortoise's shell. Related: tortoise formation, shield formation, shield wall.
- TURTLE /ˈtɜːrtəl/ · noun
- A reptile with a bony shell, four limbs, and a broad head, including sea, freshwater, and terrestrial species. In British usage, turtle usually refers to an aquatic reptile, while tortoise commonly refers to a land-dwelling one; American usage often uses turtle for both. Related: tortoise, sea turtle, freshwater turtle, softshell turtle.
- JIMMY /ˈdʒɪmi/ · noun, verb
- A jimmy is a crowbar or similar tool used to pry open doors, windows, or locks. As a verb, it means to force or pry something open with such a tool; in vulgar slang, the noun can also mean the penis. Related: crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar.
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