Illustrated Ulysses scene — AI-generated artwork behind this book's word search puzzle
Play a Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) 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 James Joyce · First published 1922 · Modernist Novel.
Words to find: DUBLIN, BLOOM, DEDALUS, STEPHEN, LEOPOLD, MOLLY, CARROLL, CIGAR, COFFEE, PEARL, FISH, ODYSSEY.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Ulysses word list, defined
BLOOM/bluːm/ · noun, verb
As a noun, bloom is the flower of a plant, or the state of flowering. As a verb, it means to produce flowers, or more figuratively, to flourish or reach a healthy state of development. Related: flower, blossom, flourish, blossom out.
MOLLY/mɒli/ · noun
A girl's name, also a colloquial term for a small amount of a drug, especially heroin. A type of explosive used in naval mines. Related: girl, lass, young woman, dose.
CIGAR/sɪˈɡɑːr/ · noun
A cylindrical roll of cured and fermented tobacco leaves wrapped in tobacco leaf, smoked for pleasure rather than inhaled like a cigarette. Related: stogie, cheroot, corona, panatela.
COFFEE/ˈkɒfi/ · noun
A hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (beans) of a tropical shrub of the genus Coffea, typically served black or with milk and sugar; also the seeds themselves before or after roasting. Related: brew, java, joe.
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.
FISH/fɪʃ/ · noun, verb
A fish is an aquatic animal that lives in water, breathing with gills. To fish is to try to catch fish. Related: seafood, catch, angling, aquatic.
ODYSSEY/ˈɒdɪsi/ · noun
A long, adventurous journey or series of events, especially one that is full of challenges or difficulties. A long poem, typically one that tells a heroic story. Related: journey, adventure, quest, pilgrimage.