The Nativity Word Search
A free The Nativity word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the people, places, and objects of the Old and New Testaments, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MANGER, MARY, JOSEPH, BETHLEHEM, STAR, WISE, SHEPHERDS, ANGEL, SWADDLING, DONKEY, FRANKINCENSE, MYRRH.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
The Nativity word list, defined
- MANGER /ˈmeɪndʒər/ · noun
- A trough or box in which fodder, especially hay, is placed for animals to feed from. By extension, a representation of the trough in which, according to Christian tradition, the infant Jesus lay at his birth. Related: feeding trough, trough.
- MARY /ˈmɛəri/ (British), /ˈmeri/ (US) · proper noun
- Mary is a common feminine given name, especially familiar from the biblical figure Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is also used as the title of the Virgin Mary in Christian tradition.
- JOSEPH /ˈdʒoʊzəf/ (US); /ˈdʒəʊzɪf/ (UK) · proper noun
- Joseph is a masculine given name, also used as a family name. It is especially associated with the biblical Joseph, the son of Jacob and Rachel whose story is told in the book of Genesis.
- STAR /stɑːr/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A star is a celestial body that produces its own light and heat, especially one visible in the night sky. By extension, the word denotes a leading performer, a famous or exceptionally successful person, a star-shaped mark, and an object or figure regarded as exceptionally distinguished. Related: celebrity, luminary, performer, asterisk.
- WISE /waɪz/ · adjective; also noun and archaic verb
- Having or showing sound judgment, practical understanding, and care about likely consequences. In literary or older usage, it can also mean learned, knowledgeable, or experienced. Related: sensible, prudent, judicious, sagacious.
- SHEPHERDS /ˈʃɛpərdz/ · noun
- A person who herds sheep, especially as a job. A person who looks after a group of people, especially children, as if they were sheep. Related: herder, pastor, guardian, caregiver.
- ANGEL /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ · noun
- A spiritual being believed in various religions to serve God, especially as a messenger; also used figuratively for a person who is kind, pure, or helpful. Related: seraph, cherub, archangel, spirit.
- SWADDLING /ˈswɑːdlɪŋ/ (US); /ˈswɒdlɪŋ/ (British) · noun, verb, and attributive adjective
- Swaddling is the practice of wrapping a baby or other person closely in cloth or bandages. Figuratively, it can refer to restrictive or overly protective control. Related: wrapping, bundling, binding.
- DONKEY /ˈdɒŋki/ · noun
- A domesticated hoofed mammal of the horse family with long ears and a braying call, used as a beast of burden; also, informally, a stupid or foolish person. Related: ass, burro, moke, neddy.
- FRANKINCENSE /ˈfræŋkɪnsɛns/ · noun
- An aromatic gum resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, burned as incense and used in perfumery and traditional medicine. Related: incense, olibanum, resin, myrrh.
- MYRRH /mɜːr/ (British); /mɝːr/ (US) · noun
- An aromatic, resinous substance obtained from trees of the genus Commiphora and used traditionally in incense, perfume, medicine, and embalming. The name also refers to trees that produce this resin. Related: resin, gum resin, fragrant resin, incense resin.
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