The Phantom Tollbooth Word Search
A free The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (1961) 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 Norton Juster · First published 1961 · Fantasy.
Words to find: MILO, TOCK, HUMBUG, TOLLBOOTH, DICTIONOPOLIS, DIGITOPOLIS, DOLDRUMS, RHYME, REASON, AZAZ, MATHEMAGICIAN, LETHARGARIANS.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Phantom Tollbooth word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- MILO /ˈmaɪloʊ/ · proper noun
- Milo is a masculine given name, also used as a surname. It is commonly treated as a shortened or altered form of the name Miles, although its precise ultimate origin is uncertain.
- TOCK /tɒk/ (British); /tɑk/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, tock is a sharp, regular clicking sound, especially one made by a clock. As an verb, it means to make such a sound. Related: tick, click, tap.
- HUMBUG /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ · noun
- A person who is deceitful or pretends to be something they are not. In British English, it can also refer to an impostor or a person whose claims are fraudulent. Related: impostor, fraud, swindler, charlatan.
- TOLLBOOTH /ˈtoʊlboʊθ/ · noun
- A small building or booth where a toll is collected from people using a road, bridge, or other transportation route. Related: toll gate, tollhouse, toll station, toll plaza.
- DOLDRUMS /ˈdɒldrəmz/ (British); /ˈdɑːldrəmz/ (US) · noun
- A state of stagnation, listlessness, or low spirits; also (as 'the doldrums') the equatorial region of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans characterized by calms, sudden squalls, and light shifting winds. Related: slump, stagnation, languor, listlessness.
- RHYME /raɪm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a correspondence of sounds between words, especially at the ends of lines of poetry, or a poem composed according to such a correspondence. As a verb, to use or speak words that end with the same sound. Related: verse, poetry, chime, match.
- REASON /ˈriːzən/ · noun; verb
- A reason is a cause, explanation, or justification that explains why something happens or is done. As a verb, reason means to think logically, to use logic, or to explain or justify something by giving causes or grounds. Related: cause, explanation, rationale, grounds.
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