Black Word Search
Play free online Black word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Black — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: JAILER, WILDS, ANODIC, GAVOT, NICAD, SLIMY, MAGGS, SPICKS, NEGRO, NIGER, BULLS, SHINE, PAINT, WORLD, HADES, BLAZE.
Black word list, defined
- JAILER /ˈdʒeɪlər/ · noun
- A jailer is a person who has charge of a jail or prison, especially one responsible for supervising prisoners. The term is now less common in formal usage, with “prison officer” often preferred. Related: prison guard, warden, prison officer, turnkey.
- ANODIC /əˈnɒd.ɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to, occurring at, or behaving as the anode of an electrochemical cell; especially describing processes in which oxidation takes place at that electrode.
- GAVOT /ɡəˈvoʊ/ (US); /ɡəˈvəʊ/ (British) · noun
- A traditional French dance originating in Provence, performed in duple meter with sliding steps and small jumps. The term can also refer to instrumental music written in the rhythm of the dance. Related: gavotte, Provençal dance, country dance.
- NICAD /ˈnaɪkæd/ · noun
- An exceptionally large nugget or lump of gold, especially one associated with the Australian gold rushes.
- SLIMY /ˈslaɪmi/ · adjective
- Covered in or consisting of a slippery, moist, viscous substance. In informal use, it can also mean contemptible or morally objectionable. Related: slippery, viscous, oily, muddy.
- SPICKS /spɪks/ · noun, plural
- Plural of spick: small, thin pieces or strips. The expression “spicks and spans” is an established idiom referring to small miscellaneous articles, trinkets, or toys. Related: pieces, strips, bits, fragments.
- NEGRO /ˈniːɡroʊ/ · noun
- A historical and now offensive term for a Black person, especially one from Africa or of African descent. Its use in contemporary English is generally avoided except when quoting historical material, discussing racial terminology, or referring to an individual's chosen identity. Related: Black person, person of African descent.
- NIGER /ˈnaɪdʒər/ · noun
- An offensive derogatory term formerly used for a Black person or someone perceived as Black, especially by white people. In present-day English it is generally understood and treated as a racial slur. Related: racial slur, derogatory name, ethnic epithet.
- BULLS /bʊlz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular)
- The plural of 'bull': an adult male of cattle or certain other animals such as elephants and whales. As a verb, it refers to the action of a bull, especially mating with a cow. Related: steers, oxen, males, sires.
- SHINE /ʃaɪn/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, shine means to give off or reflect light, to appear bright, or, figuratively, to excel and stand out. As a noun, it refers to the quality of brightness or polish, or to a gleam of light. Related: gleam, glow, beam, radiate.
- PAINT /peɪnt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, paint is a coloured substance applied to a surface as a coating, as well as the act or result of making a painted picture. As a verb, paint means to apply paint to a surface, depict something in paint, or describe or portray something vividly in words. Related: coat, colour, pigment, depict.
- WORLD /wɜːld/ (British English); /wɜːrld/ (American and other rhotic accents) · noun
- The Earth and all its land, oceans, atmosphere, and inhabitants considered as a whole. By extension, it means humanity collectively or a particular sphere of human activity, experience, or knowledge. Related: earth, globe, society, humanity.
- HADES /ˈheɪdiːz/ · proper noun
- In Greek mythology, Hades is the underworld, the realm of the dead ruled by the god of the same name. In modern English, the name can also stand for hell. Related: underworld, netherworld, hell, inferno.
- BLAZE /bleɪz/ · noun, verb
- A blaze is a very large, fiercely burning fire that produces intense light and heat. As a verb, it means to burn brightly and vigorously, or figuratively, to be highly conspicuous or to move with great speed and energy. Related: fire, inferno, conflagration, flame.
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