Kente Cloth Word Search
Play a Kente Cloth word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its fabrics, its layers, and the occasions it is worn for, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: KENTE, ASHANTI, SILK, COTTON, WEAVE, STRIP, PATTERN, SYMBOL, DESIGN, GOLD, SILVER, LOOM.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Kente Cloth word list, defined
- KENTE /kɛnti/ · noun
- A type of colorful textile made by the Ashanti people of Ghana, characterized by intricate patterns and symbols. Related: African textile, traditional fabric.
- SILK /sɪlk/ · noun
- A smooth and luxurious fabric made from silk fibers, often used in clothing and textiles. It can also refer to a smooth and subtle quality, such as a silk voice or a silk road. Related: satin, velvet, lace, cotton.
- COTTON /ˈkɒt.ən/ (UK); /ˈkɑː.t̬ən/ (US) · noun
- A soft, fluffy white fiber that surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is spun into thread or yarn for making textiles; also the plant itself or fabric woven from this fiber. Related: fabric, textile, cloth, thread.
- WEAVE /wɛv/ · verb, noun
- To interlace or twist threads, yarns, or strands together, typically to make a fabric. A fabric made by interlacing threads or yarns. Related: interlace, twist, entwine, plait.
- STRIP /strɪp/ · verb, noun
- To remove or take off something, such as a layer of material or a covering. A long, narrow piece of material, typically used for wrapping or covering something. Related: remove, take off, unwrap, uncover.
- PATTERN /ˈpætnən/ · noun, verb
- A repeated design or shape, a model or example to be followed, or a regular or consistent way of doing something. Related: model, example, design, scheme.
- SYMBOL /ˈsɪmbəl/ · noun, verb
- A thing that represents or stands for an abstract concept or an idea, or a person or a group of people. To serve as a symbol of something. Related: emblem, icon, logo, representative.
- DESIGN /dɪˈzaɪn/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, design is a plan, drawing, or pattern showing how something is to be made, or the deliberate arrangement of features that gives an object its form and function. As a verb, it means to plan and create something with a specific purpose or intention in mind. Related: plan, scheme, blueprint, pattern.
- GOLD /ˈɡoʊld/ · noun, verb
- A valuable yellow precious metal; a bright yellow colour. A person who wins a competition or achieves success. Related: precious metal, yellow metal, valuable metal, winner.
- SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective
- A white metal, highly valued for its brightness and durability. A colour intermediate between white and grey. Related: grey, white, metallic, brass.
- LOOM /luːm/ · noun, verb
- A device for weaving, typically consisting of two beams or shafts with a warp thread stretched between them. To create or construct something, especially a plan or a situation, by combining or arranging different elements. Related: loomed, loomed over, loomed large, loomed in the distance.
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