Madame Bovary Word Search
Play a Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1857) 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 Gustave Flaubert · First published 1857 · Realist Novel.
Words to find: EMMA, BOVARY, ROUPOIER, LEON, CHARLOTTE, YONVILLE, ABBAYE, ROUEN, GASTON, JEAN, MIRAMAR, LITTLECHILD.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Madame Bovary word list, defined
- EMMA /ˈɛmə/ · noun
- "Emma" is primarily a female given name of Germanic origin, popular across the English-speaking world. It is also the code word for the letter M in the British Royal Navy's phonetic alphabet and in older telephone alphabets.
- CHARLOTTE /ˈʃɑːr.lət/ · noun
- A chilled dessert consisting of fruit (often stewed apple) set in a mould lined with sponge fingers, bread, or biscuits.
- ROUEN /ˈruːən/ (English); /ʁu.ɛ̃/ (French) · proper noun
- Rouen is the capital of Normandy in northern France, situated on the River Seine. The city is known for its medieval centre and Rouen Cathedral, and was the place where Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.
- JEAN /dʒiːn/ · noun
- A garment made from denim, especially a pair of such trousers. The word is usually used in the plural form jeans, including when referring to a single pair. Related: denim trousers, denims, dungarees.
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