Illustrated Maldivian Rufiyaa scene — AI-generated artwork behind this currency's word search puzzle
A free Maldivian Rufiyaa 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: RUFIYAA, LAARI, STEEL, NICKEL, BRASS, COPPER, ALUMINIUM, DHONI, DOLPHIN, TURTLE, MANTA, CRAB.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Maldivian Rufiyaa word list, defined
RUFIYAA/ruːfiˈjɑː/ · noun
The official currency of the Maldives, subdivided into 100 laari. Related: Maldivian rufiyaa, MVR.
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.
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.
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.
ALUMINIUM/ˌæl.jʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ · noun
A lightweight, silvery-white metallic element (symbol Al, atomic number 13), the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, used widely in construction, packaging, transport, and electronics.
A highly intelligent marine mammal of the family Delphinidae, having a streamlined body, a beaklike snout, and a dorsal fin, known for its playful behaviour and social nature. The word can also refer to certain large food fish (the mahi-mahi, or dolphinfish) unrelated to the mammal. Related: porpoise.
TURTLE/ˈtɜːr.təl/ · noun
A slow-moving reptile with a shell, typically living on land and feeding on plants and animals. A person who moves slowly and carefully. Related: reptile, slowpoke, snail, tortoise.
MANTA/ˈmæntə/ · noun
A large, flat, winged fish with a long tail, found in warm and tropical waters. A type of ray. Related: ray, devil ray, giant oceanic manta, manta ray.
CRAB/krab/ · noun, verb
A crab is a ten-legged crustacean with a broad flat shell and pincers, found in seas and fresh water. As a verb, to crab means to complain or grumble peevishly. Related: crustacean, complain, grumble, grouch.