Illustrated Mridangam scene — AI-generated artwork behind this musical instrument's word search puzzle
Mridangam, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its parts, its materials, and how it is played 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: MRIDANGAM, CARNATIC, BHADRA, PUDI, GATTA, KUDAM, JACKFRUIT, GOATSKIN, BUFFALOHIDE, SOLKATTU, BOLS, KONNAKOL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Mridangam word list, defined
MRIDANGAM/mriːˈdɑːŋɡəm/ · noun
A double-headed drum used in Indian classical music, particularly in South Indian music. Related: drum, percussion, timpani, tabla.
JACKFRUIT/ˈdʒækfruːt/ · noun
A tropical tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) native to parts of Asia and Africa, widely cultivated for its large, edible fruit. The fruit is a multiple fruit, formed from the merging of multiple ovaries of a single flower. Related: breadfruit, fig, mulberry, persimmon.
GOATSKIN/ˈɡoʊtskɪn/ · noun
The skin of a goat, often used to make leather, or a type of leather made from goat skin. Related: sheepskin, leather, hide, vellum.