Golden Bear Word Search

Illustrated Golden Bear scene — AI-generated artwork behind this award's word search puzzle
Illustrated Golden Bear scene — AI-generated artwork behind this award's word search puzzle

Play a Golden Bear word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its ceremony, its trophy, and the craft it honours, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.

Words to find: BERLINALE, GOLDENBEAR, SILVERBEAR, GALA, OPENING, CLOSING, REDCARPET, JURY, HONORARY, LIFETIME, FEATURE, SHORT.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

Golden Bear word list, defined

GALA /ˈɡɑːlə/ · noun
A festival or celebration, especially one with entertainment and music. A variety of a fruit, especially an apple or a pear. Related: festival, celebration, party, bash.
OPENING /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/ · noun, verb
The act of beginning or starting something, or the beginning or start of something. A gap or an opening in something, such as a door or a window. Related: start, beginning, commencement, initiation.
CLOSING /kloʊzɪŋ/ · verb, noun
To bring to a close; to shut or fasten something, typically by moving parts together. The final stage or point of something. Related: shut, fasten, seal, terminate.
JURY /ˈdʒʊəri/ · noun
A group of people chosen to hear evidence and decide on the guilt or innocence of someone in a court of law. A group of people who are chosen to decide on the quality of something. Related: panel, court, tribunal, assembly.
HONORARY /ˌɒnəˈri/ · adjective
Given or awarded as a title or honor, without payment or expectation of payment; serving as an honor or distinction. Related: dignified, honorable, respectable, esteemed.
LIFETIME /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ · noun
The length of time that something lasts or is in existence; the period from the beginning to the end of something. Related: duration, span, period, length.
FEATURE /ˈfiːtʃər/ · noun, verb
A prominent or conspicuous part of something; a characteristic or quality of something. A person or thing that is featured in a particular context. Related: attribute, characteristic, quality, aspect.
SHORT /ʃɔːt/ · adjective, verb
Not long in duration, extent, or degree; brief. To make or become shorter. Related: brief, concise, compact, curt.

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