The Turn of the Screw Word Search
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898), 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 Henry James · First published 1898 · Gothic Novella.
Words to find: MASON, GROSE, FLORA, MILES, MANOR, DIARY, GHOST, INNOCENCE, GUILT, AMBIGUITY, REPRESSION, MYSTERY.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
The Turn of the Screw word list, defined
- MASON /ˈmeɪsən/ · noun
- A mason is a skilled craftsperson who builds or works with stone, brick, or similar masonry materials. Capitalized, Mason can also denote a member of Freemasonry. Related: stonemason, bricklayer, stoneworker, builder.
- FLORA /ˈflɔːrə/ · noun
- The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period, considered collectively; more broadly, the plant life of an area as distinct from its animal life (fauna). Related: vegetation, plant life, botany, greenery.
- MILES /maɪlz/ · noun
- A unit of distance, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, used to measure the length of a journey or the distance between two places. Related: kilometers, yards, feet, meters.
- MANOR /ˈmænər/ · noun
- A manor is a large country house, especially one that historically formed the principal residence of the owner of an estate. The term can also refer more broadly to such an estate and its associated land. Related: estate, country house, landed estate, seat.
- DIARY /ˈdaɪəri/ · noun
- A book in which one keeps a daily record of events, experiences, and personal thoughts; also, a planner or datebook used to note appointments and engagements. Related: journal, daybook, logbook, memoir.
- GHOST /ɡəʊst/; US /ɡoʊst/ · noun, verb
- A ghost is the supposed appearance or presence of a dead person, especially as imagined in folklore or a story. By extension, it can mean a trace, faint impression, or secondary image of something that was previously present. Related: apparition, specter, spectre, spirit.
- INNOCENCE /ɪˈnɒsəns/ (British); /ɪˈnɑːsəns/ (US) · noun
- The state of being not guilty of wrongdoing, especially of a crime; also the quality of being free from harmful intent, moral fault, or guile. Related: lack of guilt, freedom from blame, purity, impartiality.
- 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.
- AMBIGUITY /ˌæm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ · noun
- The quality or state of being open to more than one interpretation; uncertainty of meaning. It can also refer to a specific instance in which a word, phrase, statement, or situation admits two or more distinct meanings. Related: vagueness, obscurity, equivocation, uncertainty.
- REPRESSION /rɪˈprɛʃən/ · noun
- The act of restraining, suppressing, or preventing something from being expressed, developed, or challenged. In political and social contexts, it especially refers to the forceful suppression of opposition or the denial of individual freedoms; in psychology, it denotes the unconscious blocking or inhibition of troubling thoughts, feelings, or impulses. Related: suppression, oppression, subjugation, inhibition.
- MYSTERY /ˈmɪstəri/ · noun; adjective
- A mystery is something that cannot be explained or understood, especially because its facts, causes, or significance remain unknown. As an adjective, mystery describes something involving concealment, puzzlement, or the attempt to discover an explanation. Related: enigma, puzzle, conundrum, secret.
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