Pound Sterling Word Search
A free Pound Sterling 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: POUND, PENCE, PENNY, QUID, STERLING, COPPER, STEEL, NICKEL, BRASS, BRONZE, SILVER, POLYMER.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pound Sterling word list, defined
- POUND /paʊnd/ · noun, verb
- A unit of weight or currency in the United Kingdom, equal to 16 ounces or 450 grams. To strike or hit something heavily. Related: weight, currency, hit, strike.
- PENCE /pɛns/ · noun
- A unit of currency in the United Kingdom, equal to one hundredth of a pound. A small amount of money. Related: cents, pennies, coins, money.
- PENNY /pɛni/ · noun
- A unit of currency in the United States and the United Kingdom, equal to one cent in the United States and one halfpenny in the United Kingdom. Related: coin, dime, nickel, quarter.
- QUID /kwɪd/ · noun
- A unit of British currency, equal to one pound sterling. A small amount of money. Related: dollar, pound, rupee, yen.
- STERLING /ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/ · noun
- A unit of currency in the United Kingdom, equivalent to 100 pence. Something or someone of high quality or excellence. Related: excellent, superior, first-rate, fine.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- BRONZE /brɒnz/ · noun, verb
- A hard, yellowish-brown alloy of copper and tin, used for making statues, coins, and other objects. To coat or cover something with a thin layer of bronze. Related: copper, brass, gold, silver.
- SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective
- A white metal, highly valued for its brightness and durability. A colour intermediate between white and grey. Related: grey, white, metallic, brass.
- POLYMER /ˈpɑːlɪmər/ · noun
- A large molecule composed of many repeated subunits, typically of a specific chemical structure. Polymers can be found naturally or synthesized artificially. Related: macromolecule, plastic, resin, elastomer.
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