Handpan Word Search
Play a Handpan word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its parts, its materials, and how it is played, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HANG, DING, TONEFIELD, SHELL, DOME, EDGE, STEEL, NITROGEN, CARBON, IRON, TEMPERED, HEAT.
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Handpan word list, defined
- HANG /hæŋ/ · verb, noun
- To remain suspended in mid-air; to be supported or attached from above. A length of rope or chain, typically with a hook at one end, used for lifting or suspending objects. Related: dangle, suspend, hang up, pend.
- DING /dɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- A ringing sound, especially the repeated sound of a bell or a light metallic ring; as a verb, to make such a sound. Informally, a ding is also a small dent in a surface or a minor criticism. Related: ring, chime, clang, toll.
- SHELL /ʃel/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of a tree seed, typically hard and woody. To remove the outer covering of something, especially a nut or a seed. Related: husk, peel, covering, exoskeleton.
- DOME /doʊm/ · noun
- A rounded roof or ceiling with a roughly hemispherical shape, especially one crowning a building or room; by extension, any object or structure shaped like such a vault. Related: vault, cupola, rotunda, arch.
- EDGE /ɛdʒ/ · noun (also verb)
- The outside limit or boundary line of an object, surface, or area; also a sharp cutting side of a blade. Figuratively, it denotes a slight advantage over others. Related: brink, margin, border, rim.
- 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.
- NITROGEN /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/ · noun
- A colourless, odourless, tasteless, non-toxic, and non-flammable diatomic gas that is a major component of the Earth's atmosphere. Related: azote, niter, nitre, protoxide.
- CARBON /ˈkɑːrbən/ · noun
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol C, atomic number 6) that occurs in all living organisms and exists in several forms, including diamond and graphite. It is also used more broadly to refer to carbon dioxide emissions, especially in the context of climate change. Related: element, soot, charcoal, graphite.
- IRON /ˈaɪərn/ · noun, verb
- A chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a hard, silver-white, and ductile metal that is highly reactive. Related: metal, steel, copper, ironwork.
- TEMPERED /ˈtɛmpərd/ · verb, adjective
- To make (something) stronger and more resistant to damage by heating and then cooling it. Having a calm and controlled temper; not easily annoyed or upset. Related: steeled, hardened, strengthened, calmed.
- HEAT /hɛt/ · noun, verb
- A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. It can also mean to make something hot or to give off heat. Related: warmth, temperature, fire, glow.
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