Illustrated Macanese Pataca scene — AI-generated artwork behind this currency's word search puzzle
Play a Macanese Pataca word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: PATACA, AVOS, BRASS, STEEL, NICKEL, COPPER, LOTUS, STPAULS, AMATEMPLE, MOUNTFORTRESS, MACAUTOWER, ASSEMBLY.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Macanese Pataca word list, defined
PATACA/pəˈtɑːsə/ · noun
The pataca is the official currency of Macau, a special administrative region of China. Related: Macau dollar, MOP.
AVOS/ˈeɪvɒs/ · noun
Avos is a type of avocado toast, typically made with mashed avocado, salt, and pepper, often served on toasted bread. Related: guacamole, avocado toast, mash, spread.
BRASS/bræs/ · noun, verb
A yellowish-brown alloy of copper and zinc, often used in musical instruments and other objects. To cover or plate with a thin layer of brass. Related: copper, bronze, gold, silver.
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.
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.
COPPER/kʌpər/ · noun
A chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29, a reddish-orange highly ductile metal, and a good conductor of electricity. Related: brass, bronze, cobre, coppier.
LOTUS/ˈloʊtəs/ · noun
A type of aquatic plant with showy flowers, especially one of the species Nelumbo nucifera or Nelumbo lutea. In Hinduism and Buddhism, the lotus is a symbol of spiritual growth and enlightenment. Related: water lily, nymphaea, papyrus, cattail.
ASSEMBLY/æsˈɛmbli/ · noun, verb
A group of people gathered together for a particular purpose, or the act of putting or fitting things together. A legislative or governing body, especially in a country or state. Related: gathering, meeting, convention, session.