Jude the Obscure Word Search

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Play a Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895) 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 Thomas Hardy · First published 1895 · Tragedy.

Words to find: JUDE, SOPHIE, FLOWER, STUCK, MARLBOROUGH, MELLSTOCK, MARY, DORA, BAINES, KATHERINE, BREWERY, OXFORD.

Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.

Jude the Obscure word list, defined

FLOWER /ˈflaʊər/ · noun (also verb)
The blossom of a plant, typically consisting of colorful petals surrounding reproductive organs; also used figuratively to mean the finest or most flourishing stage of something. Related: blossom, bloom, blossoming, floret.
STUCK /stʌk/ · adjective
Unable to move or make progress because of obstruction, difficulty, or attachment. It can also describe someone in an awkward or unwelcome situation, or something fixed in place. Related: trapped, wedged, immobilized, jammed.
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.
BREWERY /ˈbruː.ər.i/ · noun
A building or establishment where beer is brewed commercially, or the business of brewing itself. Related: brewhouse, beer factory, brewing company.
OXFORD /ˈɒksfəd/ (British); /ˈɑːksfərd/ (American) · proper noun, adjective, and noun
Oxford is a city in southern England, home of the University of Oxford, one of the world's oldest universities. As a noun, an oxford is a formal leather shoe with laces and a low heel; as an adjective, Oxford commonly means relating to the city, its university, or the Oxford English Dictionary. Related: brogues, derbies, cap-toe shoes.

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