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 /hoʊlmz/ · proper noun
- Holmes is an English surname. It is also the surname of Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- HOPE /həʊp/ (British); /hoʊp/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, hope means a belief or expectation that something good will happen. As a verb, it means to want something to happen or to believe, without certainty, that it will happen. Related: wish, expectation, belief, optimism.
- SCARLET /ˈskɑːrlət/ (British); /ˈskɑːrtət/ (American) · adjective, noun, verb
- Bright or vivid red. As a noun, scarlet is the color itself; as a verb, it means to make or become scarlet. Related: crimson, vermilion, blood-red, red.
- MURDER /ˈmɜːrdər/ (British); /ˈmɝːdər/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, murder is the intentional and unlawful killing of another person. As a verb, it means to kill someone deliberately, often in an especially brutal or criminal manner; it can also be used informally and more generally for a severe or disastrous killing. Related: homicide, killing, slaughter, assassination.
- 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 /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, revenge means retaliation or punishment for a wrong or injury suffered. As a verb, it means to retaliate against someone or to avenge oneself. Related: vengeance, retaliation, reprisal, retribution.
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