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 /pɜːrl/ (US); /pɜːl/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A pearl is a hard, lustrous, usually rounded gem formed in the shell of certain mollusks, especially oysters. By extension, it can mean something exceptionally valuable or beautiful, such as a person, moment, or possession. Related: jewel, gem, bead, treasure.
- HARBOR /ˈhɑːrbər/ (US); /ˈhɑːbə(r)/ (British) · noun, verb
- As a noun, a harbor is a sheltered body of water where ships can anchor, or a place of shelter or refuge. As a verb, it means to shelter or protect someone or something, especially by providing a place to hide. Related: port, haven, refuge, shelter.
- 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 & adjective
- A puritan is someone who is unusually strict about moral or religious behavior. As an adjective, puritan means excessively moralistic, austere, or restrictive. Related: moralist, ascetic, devout, zealot.
- SCARLET /ˈskɑːrlət/ (British); /ˈskɑːrtət/ (American) · adjective, noun, verb
- Bright or vivid red. As a noun, scarlet is the color itself; as a verb, it means to make or become scarlet. Related: crimson, vermilion, blood-red, red.
- LETTER /ˈlɛtər/ · noun
- A written character belonging to the alphabet; a written or printed message, especially one sent to someone; a person regarded as having a particular character or status. In legal and institutional contexts, it can also mean the precise terms or requirements of a rule or document. Related: character, message, correspondence, note.
- 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
- The fact or feeling of being responsible for wrongdoing, especially as a matter of morality or law. Related: remorse, culpability, contrition, self-reproach.
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