The Blithedale Romance Word Search

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Play a The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1852) 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 Nathaniel Hawthorne · First published 1852 · Novel.

Words to find: BLITHEDALE, COVERDALE, PRISCILLA, GOODMAN, MILES, HOLLINS, THEODORA, REFORM, UTOPIA, INDIVIDUALISM, NATURE, TRANSCENDENCE.

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

The Blithedale Romance word list, defined

GOODMAN /ˈɡʊdmən/ · noun
A man of good character or reputation; a respectable man. A man who is a good friend or companion. Related: gentleman, man of honor, respectable man, good fellow.
MILES /maɪlz/ · noun
A unit of distance, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, used to measure the length of a journey or the distance between two places. Related: kilometers, yards, feet, meters.
REFORM /riːˈfɔːm/ · noun, verb
The act of changing or improving something, especially by making it more fair or just. A change made to a system, law, or institution to make it better or more effective. Related: reorganization, revision, amendment, alteration.
UTOPIA /juːˈtoʊpiə/ · noun
A place or state of ideal perfection, especially in laws, government, and social conditions. A hypothetical place of complete happiness and harmony. Related: paradise, haven, Eden, Elysium.
INDIVIDUALISM /ɪndɪvɪˈdʒuəlɪzəm/ · noun
A political and social philosophy that emphasizes the importance of individual rights and freedoms, and the idea that individuals should be free to pursue their own goals and interests without undue interference from the state or other external forces. Related: liberalism, capitalism, self-reliance, autonomy.
NATURE /ˈneɪtʃər/ · noun
The natural world, including plants, animals, and landscapes; the essential character or qualities of someone or something. Related: environment, outdoors, wilderness, landscape.
TRANSCENDENCE /trænsˈɛndəns/ · noun
The state of being beyond the ordinary or physical; a quality of being more than human or material. The act of rising above or going beyond something. Related: surpassing, exceeding, rising above, going beyond.

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