Illustrated Pablo Picasso scene — AI-generated artwork behind this artist's word search puzzle
A free Pablo Picasso word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: CUBISM, ANALYTICAL, GUERNICA, DEMOISELLES, AVIGNON, WEEPINGWOMAN, HARLEQUIN, CLOWN, MINOTAUR, BULL, GUITAR, VIOLIN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pablo Picasso word list, defined
CUBISM/ˈkjuːbɪzəm/ · noun
An early 20th-century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, in which objects are depicted as fragmented, geometric forms shown from multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
ANALYTICAL/ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ · adjective
Relating to or skilled in the systematic examination of something by separating it into its component parts in order to understand or explain it. It also describes a logical, methodical approach to thinking or problem-solving. Related: logical, systematic, methodical, rational.
HARLEQUIN/ˈhɑːrlɪkwɪn/ · noun
A harlequin is a comedic actor, typically dressed in a colorful diamond-patterned costume, originating from the Italian commedia dell'arte. The term also refers to a playing piece in the game of chess. Related: jester, clown, comedian, entertainer.
CLOWN/klaʊn/ · noun
A comic entertainer, typically in a circus, who wears exaggerated makeup and costume and performs slapstick or absurd routines to amuse an audience; by extension, a person who habitually behaves in a silly or foolish way. Related: jester, buffoon, comedian, harlequin.
MINOTAUR/mɪˈnɒtɔːr/ · noun
A creature from Greek mythology with the body of a man and the head and horns of a bull, often associated with the Labyrinth and the Minotaur's labyrinthine path. Related: monster, beast, creature, hybrid.
BULL/bʊl/ · noun, verb
An adult male of cattle or related animals such as the elephant, whale, and seal. As a verb, to bull means to push or shove forcefully. Related: steer, ox, boar.
GUITAR/ˈɡɪtər/ · noun
A stringed musical instrument played by plucking or strumming the strings with the fingers or a plectrum. Related: ukulele, banjo, mandolin, lute.
VIOLIN/vɪˈoʊlɪn/ · noun
A stringed musical instrument played with a bow or by plucking the strings with the fingers. Related: fiddle, viola, cello, lute.