The Mysterious Island Word Search
A free The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne (1874) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Jules Verne · First published 1874 · Adventure.
Words to find: SMITH, SPILETT, PENCROFF, HERBERT, NEDLAND, CAPTAIN, LINCOLN, VOLCANO, CAVERN, BALLOON, GROUNDFLOOR, SURVIVAL.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Mysterious Island word list, defined
- SMITH /smɪθ/ · noun
- A smith is a person who works metal, especially by heating and hammering it into shape; the term is also used traditionally for a blacksmith, a craftsperson who works iron. Related: blacksmith, metalworker, ironworker, farrier.
- CAPTAIN /ˈkæptɪn/ · noun, verb
- The person in command of a ship, aircraft, or sports team; more broadly, a leader or chief of any group. As a verb, to captain means to lead or command such a group. Related: skipper, commander, leader, chief.
- VOLCANO /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ (British); /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ (American) · noun
- A geological structure or opening in Earth's crust through which lava, ash, gases, and other volcanic material may erupt, often forming a cone-shaped mountain. Related: volcanic mountain, volcanic cone.
- CAVERN /ˈkævərn/ · noun
- A large, deep cave, or a spacious chamber within a cave; more broadly, any vast, cavernous enclosed space resembling one. Related: grotto, cave, chamber, hollow.
- BALLOON /bəˈluːn/ · noun
- An inflatable rubber or latex bag, typically oval in shape, that is filled with air or helium and used as a toy, decoration, or for carrying instruments aloft; also a large fabric envelope filled with heated air or a lighter-than-air gas, used to carry passengers through the sky. Related: inflatable, airship, blimp, dirigible.
- SURVIVAL /səˈvaɪvəl/ · noun
- The state or fact of continuing to live, especially after facing danger, illness, hardship, or other serious threats. It can also refer to something that persists despite difficulties. Related: living, existence, persistence, continuance.
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