Giza Word Search
Giza, as a word search. 12 words drawn from landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor 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: PYRAMIDS, SPHINX, NILE, SAQQARA, MEMPHIS, PHARAOH, KHUFU, KHAFRE, MENKAURE, DAHSHUR, SCARAB, MASTABA.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Giza word list, defined
- PYRAMIDS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/ · noun (plural)
- Monumental structures with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet at an apex, especially the stone tombs built in ancient Egypt. The word also refers to hierarchical arrangements of people, products, or opportunities, and to schemes organized in expanding layers. Related: monuments, hierarchies, schemes.
- SPHINX /sfɪŋks/ · noun
- In Greek mythology, a winged creature with a human head and a lion's body, traditionally said to pose a riddle to travellers and kill those who could not answer it. Figuratively, a sphinx is an enigmatic person or a problem whose solution is difficult to understand. Related: enigma, riddle, puzzle, mystery.
- PHARAOH British /ˈfɛərəʊ/; American /ˈfɛroʊ/ · noun
- The title given to the king of ancient Egypt. By extension, the word can refer figuratively to a ruler regarded as powerful, authoritarian, or tyrannical. Related: king, ruler, monarch, sovereign.
- SCARAB /ˈskærəb/ · noun
- A scarab is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, especially the dung beetles and chafers. By extension, it can refer to an ancient Egyptian amulet shaped like or depicting a scarab beetle. Related: beetle, amulet, talisman, charm.
- MASTABA /məˈstɑːbə/ · noun
- A rectangular ancient Egyptian tomb with sloping sides and a flat roof, built above or partly below ground to contain a burial chamber. Mastabas were used especially during the Old Kingdom, before and alongside the construction of pyramids. Related: burial chamber, tomb, tomb monument.
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