The Scarlet Letter Word Search
A free The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850) 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 Nathaniel Hawthorne · First published 1850 · Romance.
Words to find: PRYNNE, DIMMESDALE, CHILINGWORTH, PEARL, HARBOR, BOSTON, PURITAN, SCARLET, LETTER, COTTON, MASSACHUSETTS, GUILT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Scarlet Letter word list, defined
- PEARL /pɝːl/ · noun
- A hard, rounded mass produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk, typically valued for its beauty or rarity. A lustrous white or cream-colored gemstone, often used in jewelry. Related: gem, jewel, bead, treasure.
- HARBOR /ˈhɑrbər/ · noun, verb
- A body of water, such as a bay or a sea, where ships can take refuge from storms or find shelter. To take or bring something to a place of safety or refuge. Related: shelter, refuge, sanctuary, haven.
- BOSTON /ˈbɒstən/ (UK), /ˈbɔːstən/ or /ˈbɑːstən/ (US) · noun
- Boston is chiefly a proper noun: the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, USA, founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists. As a common noun, "boston" can also refer to a card game resembling whist that was popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- PURITAN /ˈpʊərɪtən/ · noun
- A person who holds strict moral or religious views, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. A person who advocates for a strict or austere way of life. Related: puritanical, moralistic, sectarian, orthodox.
- SCARLET /ˈskɑːrət/ · adjective
- A bright red color. A deep red color, especially one that is rich and vivid. Related: red, crimson, ruby, cerise.
- LETTER /ˈlɛtər/ · noun, verb
- A written or printed symbol or character used to represent a sound or a concept. To write a letter to someone. Related: message, note, epistle, communication.
- COTTON /ˈkɒt.ən/ (UK); /ˈkɑː.t̬ən/ (US) · noun
- A soft, fluffy white fiber that surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is spun into thread or yarn for making textiles; also the plant itself or fabric woven from this fiber. Related: fabric, textile, cloth, thread.
- GUILT /ɡɪlt/ · noun, verb
- A feeling of responsibility or remorse for a wrong committed, or a sense of shame or guilt for a perceived wrong. Related: remorse, shame, regret, repentance.
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