Tuck Everlasting Word Search
Play a Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (1975) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Natalie Babbitt · First published 1975 · Fantasy.
Words to find: WINNIE, FOSTER, JESSE, TUCK, MILES, ANGUS, SPRING, TREEGAP, TOAD, CONSTABLE, MUSICBOX, IMMORTAL.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Tuck Everlasting word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- FOSTER /ˈfɒstər/ (UK), /ˈfɔːstər/ (US) · verb
- To foster is to encourage or promote the development of something, typically a feeling, relationship, or idea; it also means to bring up a child who is not one's own by birth, usually temporarily and without legal adoption. Related: nurture, cultivate, promote, encourage.
- JESSE /ˈdʒɛsi/ · proper noun
- A masculine given name and surname of Hebrew origin, best known from the biblical figure Jesse, the father of King David.
- TUCK /tʌk/ · verb and noun
- To tuck is to fold, fold under, or place something snugly in a concealed or sheltered position. As a noun, a tuck is a small fold or pleat, and in British English it can also mean a small pastry or pie. Related: fold, crease, pleat, snuggle.
- 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.
- SPRING /sprɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, spring refers to the season between winter and summer, a coiled mechanical device, or a natural source of flowing water. As a verb, it means to leap or bound, or to develop or emerge rapidly. Related: season, coil, source, fountain.
- TOAD /toʊd/ (US); /təʊd/ (British) · noun and verb
- A toad is a short-legged amphibian, especially one of the family Bufonidae, typically having dry, warty or glandular skin. As a derogatory noun, it can mean a contemptible or detestable person; the informal verb means to insult or mock someone contemptuously. Related: frog, batrachian, anuran.
- CONSTABLE /ˈkʌnstəbəl/ (UK), /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/ (US) · noun
- A constable is a police officer of the lowest rank in many police forces, especially in the UK, or an official historically charged with keeping the peace and exercising minor judicial and administrative duties. Related: police officer, officer, policeman, cop.
- IMMORTAL /ɪˈmɔːt(ə)l/ · adjective
- Living or lasting forever; not subject to death or permanent disappearance. It can also describe something enduring, such as a reputation, idea, or achievement. Related: eternal, everlasting, enduring, perpetual.
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