Rip Van Winkle Word Search
Play a Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (1819) 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 Washington Irving · First published 1819 · Short Story.
Words to find: RIPVANWINKLE, IRVING, KATTEKILL, HUDSONRIVER, DAMEVANWINKLE, THOMAS, CASK, MOUNTAIN, SNOWY, DREAMER, REVOLUTION, AMERICAN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Rip Van Winkle word list, defined
- CASK /kæsk/ — /kɑːsk/ · noun
- A large barrel-like container made of wooden staves and hoops, used especially for storing wine, beer, or other liquids. Related: barrel, keg, vat, cask.
- MOUNTAIN /ˈmaʊntɪn/ · noun
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually over 300 meters (1,000 feet). Related: hill, peak, ridge, slope.
- SNOWY /snɔɪ/ · adjective
- Covered or characterized by snow; having a thick layer of snow on the ground or on a surface. Often used to describe a landscape, weather, or a season. Related: frosty, icy, wintry, chilly.
- DREAMER /ˈdriːmər/ · noun
- A person who dreams, especially someone given to imaginative or idealistic thought rather than practical action; a visionary with hopes or plans that may seem unattainable. Related: visionary, idealist, romantic, fantasist.
- REVOLUTION /rɛvəˈluːʃən/ · noun, verb
- A fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; a complete overthrow of a system or government. Related: mutation, overthrow, rebellion, insurrection.
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