Illustrated Tanzanian Shilling scene — AI-generated artwork behind this currency's word search puzzle
Tanzanian Shilling, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its subunit, its metals, and the figures on its notes and coins sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: CENT, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, NICKEL, NYERERE, MWALIMU, KILIMANJARO, SERENGETI, MIKUMI, NGORONGORO, ELEPHANT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Tanzanian Shilling word list, defined
CENT/sɛnt/ · noun
A monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other decimal currency. It also appears in the phrase 'per cent' (or 'percent'), meaning one part in every hundred. Related: penny, pennies, centime, pence.
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.
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.
ELEPHANT/ˈɛlɪfənt/ · noun
A very large herbivorous mammal of the family Elephantidae, with a long trunk, tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia.