The Call of the Wild Word Search
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Jack London · First published 1903 · Adventure.
Words to find: BUCK, THORNTON, PERRAULT, SPENCER, YUKON, ALASKA, CANADA, SLED, DOGTEAM, MUTT, TUNDRA, GLACIER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Call of the Wild word list, defined
- BUCK /bʌk/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a buck is an adult male deer, goat, or rabbit, and informally a US dollar. As a verb, it means to jump or jerk suddenly with the back arched (as a horse does), or to resist or oppose something forcefully. Related: dollar, male deer, stallion, oppose.
- SPENCER /ˈspɛnsər/ · proper noun
- Spencer is a proper name used chiefly as an English surname and also as a masculine given name. It is not a common noun with an independent everyday meaning.
- ALASKA /əˈlæskə/ · noun
- The largest state of the United States, located in the far northwest of North America, separated from the contiguous states by Canada; also used as a proper noun referring to this territory.
- CANADA /ˈkæn.ə.də/ · noun
- Canada is a proper noun referring to the country in northern North America, the second-largest country in the world by land area, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north into the Arctic.
- SLED /slɛd/ · noun and verb
- A vehicle with runners used for transporting people or goods over snow or ice. As a verb, “sled” means to travel or ride on a sled. Related: sledge, sleigh, toboggan, bobsled.
- MUTT /mʌt/ · noun
- A mongrel or mixed-breed dog, especially one regarded as unimportant or undesirable. Informally, it can also mean a stupid or contemptible person. Related: mongrel, dog, cur, fool.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A treeless biome of polar and high-altitude regions, characterized by cold temperatures, a short growing season, and low-growing vegetation. It may occur on permanently frozen ground or on alpine slopes above the tree line. Related: treeless plain, Arctic plain, barrens, alpine grassland.
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪʃə(r)/ · noun
- A glacier is a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves slowly over land under the influence of gravity. Glaciers commonly occupy valleys, high mountain ranges, and polar icefields. Related: ice river, ice mass, ice sheet, ice stream.
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