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 /ˈmaʊntən/ · noun
- A large natural elevation of the land that rises substantially above the surrounding terrain, often with steep slopes and a summit. The term is also used broadly for any prominent or elevated part of the landscape. Related: hill, peak, summit, massif.
- SNOWY /ˈsnoʊi/ (US); /ˈsnəʊi/ (British) · adjective, verb
- Covered with or full of snow; cold and wintry. In figurative use, it means resembling snow, especially in brightness or whiteness. Related: snow-covered, white, frosty, wintry.
- 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 /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/ · noun
- A fundamental and often sudden change in a political, social, or economic order, especially one that transfers power or transforms existing institutions. In physics and astronomy, the word also means a complete cycle or orbit, such as the time taken for a celestial body to return to its starting point. Related: uprising, revolt, overturn, radical change.
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