Illustrated Afghan Afghani scene — AI-generated artwork behind this currency's word search puzzle
A free Afghan Afghani word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: AFGHANI, COPPER, NICKEL, STEEL, BRASS, ALUMINUM, AHMADSHAH, AMANULLAH, ABDULRAHMAN, ZAHIRSHAH, BABUR, DURRANI.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Afghan Afghani word list, defined
AFGHANI/æfˈɡɑːni/ · noun
The afghani is the official monetary unit (currency) of Afghanistan, divided into 100 puls. It can also function as an adjective meaning 'of or relating to Afghanistan', though 'Afghan' is the more standard term for that use.
COPPER/ˈkɒp.ər/ · noun, verb, adjective
A reddish-brown metallic element (symbol Cu) prized for its excellent conductivity of electricity and heat, and by extension the reddish-brown color resembling it. Related: bronze, brass, reddish-brown, auburn.
NICKEL/ˈnɪkəl/ · noun
A chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous, ductile, and ferromagnetic metal. Related: copper, silver, metal, element.
STEEL/ˈstiːl/ · noun
A hard, silver-white, ductile, and malleable alloy of iron and carbon, widely used for making tools, machinery, and building materials. Related: iron, metal, alloy, steel alloy.
BRASS/bræs/ · noun
A yellow alloy of copper and zinc, used widely for ornaments, instruments, fittings, and hardware; also, in informal British usage, money or cash. Related: bronze, copper, metal.
ALUMINUM/əˈluːmɪnəm/ · noun
A lightweight, silvery-white metallic element (symbol Al, atomic number 13) that is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust and is widely used in aircraft construction, packaging, cookware, and electrical transmission.