Heidi Word Search
Play a Heidi by Johanna Spyri (1881) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Johanna Spyri · First published 1881 · Children's Literature.
Words to find: HEIDI, SPYRI, CLAUS, DORFMUTTER, GROSSMUTTER, PETER, SEBASTIAN, FRUEH, GRETEL, KLAUS, SHEPHERD, GOAT.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Heidi word list, defined
- PETER /ˈpiːtə(r)/ · verb & noun
- To diminish gradually or dwindle, especially of money, support, energy, or enthusiasm. In the common phrasal verb “peter out,” it means to come gradually to a stop or exhaustion. Related: dwindle, diminish, decline, fade.
- SHEPHERD /ˈʃepəd/ (British); /ˈʃɛpərd/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a shepherd is a person who tends, guides, and protects sheep, or figuratively one who leads and cares for people. As a verb, to shepherd means to guide or manage a flock, group, or individual, especially with attentive care. Related: herder, sheepherder, guide, leader.
- GOAT /ɡəʊt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a goat is a horned, domesticated ruminant mammal with a short coat, beard, and cloven hooves. By extension, the word can refer to a person who is blamed for others' faults, or informally to someone regarded as contemptible or incompetent. Related: caprine, kid, scapegoat, patsy.
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