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Play a South Africa word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, food, sports, and cultural touchstones, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CAPETOWN, JOHANNESBURG, DURBAN, PRETORIA, SOWETO, KRUGERPARK, TABLEMOUNTAIN, ROBBENISLAND, BILTONG, BOEREWORS, BRAAI, MELKTERT.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
South Africa word list, defined
BILTONG/ˈbɪltɒŋ/ · noun
A Southern African food of strips of meat (usually beef or game) that are salted, spiced with coriander and other seasonings, and air-dried; eaten as a snack. The word also refers to the meat itself once prepared in this way. Related: jerky, dried meat, cured meat, charqui.
BOEREWORS/ˈbʊə.rə.vɔːrs/ · noun
A thick, coiled South African sausage made from beef (often blended with pork or lamb) and heavily spiced with coriander, traditionally grilled over coals at a braai. Related: sausage.
BRAAI/brʌɪ/ (South African English); often approximated as /braɪ/ · noun and verb
(noun) A barbecue, especially one in the South African style of grilling meat over open coals; also the social gathering built around it. (verb) To grill meat over an open fire in this manner. Related: barbecue, cookout, grill, grilling.