A Study in Scarlet Word Search
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (1887), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle · First published 1887 · Detective Fiction.
Words to find: HOLMES, WATSON, HOPE, FERRIER, LUCY, BASKERVILLE, LONDON, SCARLET, MURDER, CIGAR, REVENGE, UTAH.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
A Study in Scarlet word list, defined
- HOLMES /hɒmz/ · proper noun
- A surname of English origin, derived from Old English words 'holm' meaning island and 'mæg' meaning house. A famous fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Related: Sherlock, Watson, Moriarty, Poirot.
- HOPE /həʊp/ · noun, verb
- A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. Related: optimism, confidence, faith, trust.
- SCARLET /ˈskɑːrət/ · adjective
- A bright red color. A deep red color, especially one that is rich and vivid. Related: red, crimson, ruby, cerise.
- MURDER /ˈmɜːrdər/ · noun, verb
- The act of killing someone illegally and with premeditation, or the state of being killed in this way. To kill someone illegally and with premeditation. Related: killing, slaughter, assassination, homicide.
- CIGAR /sɪˈɡɑːr/ · noun
- A cylindrical roll of cured and fermented tobacco leaves wrapped in tobacco leaf, smoked for pleasure rather than inhaled like a cigarette. Related: stogie, cheroot, corona, panatela.
- REVENGE /riːvɛndʒ/ · noun, verb
- The act of getting back at someone for an injury or wrong, or a feeling of anger and a desire to hurt someone because of something they have done. To take revenge on someone means to punish or harm them in return for something they have done to you. Related: reprisal, retaliation, vengeance, reprisal.
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