Shirley Word Search
Play a Shirley by Charlotte Brontë (1849) 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 Charlotte Brontë · First published 1849 · Social Novel.
Words to find: SHIRLEY, KEELDAR, CAROLINE, HELSTONE, THORNTON, BELL, LUDD, REDBROOK, YORKSHIRE, MILL, LOOM, SPOOL.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Shirley word list, defined
- BELL /bɛl/ · noun
- A hollow, usually cup-shaped metal instrument that rings with a clear tone when struck, typically by an internal clapper or external hammer. Also used figuratively for any bell-shaped object or a sound resembling a bell's ring. Related: chime, gong, carillon.
- MILL /mɪl/ · noun, verb
- A building or structure where grain or other materials are ground into flour or meal, or a machine for grinding or crushing something. To grind or crush something, especially grain, into flour or meal. Related: grindstone, quern, crusher, masher.
- LOOM /luːm/ · noun, verb
- A device for weaving, typically consisting of two beams or shafts with a warp thread stretched between them. To create or construct something, especially a plan or a situation, by combining or arranging different elements. Related: loomed, loomed over, loomed large, loomed in the distance.
- SPOOL /spuːl/ · noun
- A cylindrical object, typically made of plastic or metal, used for winding or storing thread, yarn, or cable. A spool can also refer to a device used to control the release of a thread or cable. Related: reel, bobbin, cylinder, drum.
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