Snare Drum Word Search

Illustrated Snare Drum scene — AI-generated artwork behind this musical instrument's word search puzzle
Illustrated Snare Drum scene — AI-generated artwork behind this musical instrument's word search puzzle

Snare Drum, 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: SHELL, BATTERHEAD, RESONANTHEAD, RIMS, LUGS, TENSIONROD, SNAREWIRES, STRAINER, THROWOFF, STEEL, ALUMINUM, BRASS.

Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.

Snare Drum word list, defined

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.
RIMS /rɪmz/ · noun
The edge or border of a wheel, or the circular part of a wheel that surrounds the hub. In sports, the metal ring that holds the tire in place. Related: edges, borders, circumferences, rings.
STRAINER /strɛnər/ · noun
A kitchen utensil used to strain liquids, or a device used to separate solid particles from a liquid. It can also refer to a device used to strain or filter something, such as a musical instrument. Related: sieve, colander, filter, sifter.
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.
ALUMINUM /ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm/ · noun
A silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic, ductile metal, highly conductive and having a low density. Related: magnesium, zinc, copper, titanium.
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.

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