Waverley Word Search
A free Waverley by Walter Scott (1814) 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 Walter Scott · First published 1814 · Historical Novel.
Words to find: WAVERLEY, EDWARD, EVERARD, BRADWARDINE, ROSE, MACIVOR, FERGUS, FLORA, CULLODEN, PRESTONPANS, TULLYVEOLAN, INVERNESS.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Waverley word list, defined
- ROSE /rəʊz/ · noun
- A type of flowering shrub or plant, typically having one or more large, showy flowers. A symbol of love and romance. Related: bloom, flower, blossom, lily.
- 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.
- INVERNESS /ɪnˈvɜːrnɛs/ · proper noun
- A city in the Scottish Highlands, the capital of the Highland council area. Inverness is situated on the River Ness. Related: Inverness-shire, Highland, Scotland, Loch Ness.
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