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 unit of currency equal to one-hundredth of a dollar in the United States, or one-hundredth of a pound in the United Kingdom. It is also a unit of measurement equal to one-hundredth of an inch or one-hundredth of a gram. Related: penny, dime, nickel, quarter.
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, 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.
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.
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/ɛˈlɛfənt/ · noun
A large, herbivorous mammal with a long trunk, tusks, and a memory that never forgets. Elephants are found in various parts of the world, including Africa and Asia. Related: mammoth, pachyderm, beast, monster.