Mandolin Word Search
A free Mandolin word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on its parts, its materials, and how it is played, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MANDOLIN, BODY, NECK, HEADSTOCK, FRETBOARD, FRETS, BRIDGE, TAILPIECE, SOUNDHOLE, FHOLE, PICKGUARD, TUNINGPEGS.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Mandolin word list, defined
- MANDOLIN /mænˈdɒlɪn/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body, typically having four courses of double strings. Related: lute, banjo, ukulele, guitar.
- BODY /ˈbɒdi/ · noun, verb
- The main part of something, or a person's physical structure. To give a detailed account of something. Related: corpse, figure, physique, shape.
- NECK /nɛk/ · noun, verb
- The part of the body connecting the head to the torso, or to turn or twist something so that the front or top is facing in a different direction. Related: throat, nape, chin, collar.
- HEADSTOCK /ˈhɛdstɒk/ · noun
- The headstock of a machine or tool is the part that is attached to the head or the top of the machine, often containing the drive mechanism or other essential components. Related: head, top, apex.
- FRETBOARD /frɛtˈbɔːrd/ · noun
- The flat piece of wood or other material glued to the neck of a guitar, bass guitar, or other stringed instrument, on which the frets are mounted. Related: fingerboard, neck, strings.
- BRIDGE /brɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- A structure built over a river or other obstacle, allowing people or vehicles to cross. To connect or join two things, especially by a bridge. Related: span, link, connect, span.
- TAILPIECE /ˈteɪlpiːs/ · noun
- A concluding section or remark, especially one added to a document or a musical composition. In music, it can also refer to a piece of metal or other material attached to the end of a stringed instrument. Related: appendix, addendum, supplement, postscript.
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