Sarek Word Search
Sarek, as a word search. 12 words drawn from its landforms, its wildlife, and the habitats inside it 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: SAREK, LAITAURE, RITSEM, GLACIER, VALLEY, RIDGE, TARN, MIRE, FENS, HEATH, BIRCH, PINE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Sarek word list, defined
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
- A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
- VALLEY /ˈvæli/ · noun
- A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. A valley is often a fertile area with a mild climate. Related: dell, glen, hollow, basin.
- RIDGE /ˈrɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- A long narrow natural elevation of the earth's surface; a long narrow strip of higher land, especially one with steep sides. To form or cause to form a ridge or ridge-like structure. Related: ridgepole, back, spine, rib.
- TARN /tɑːrn/ · noun
- A small mountain lake, typically formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A tarn may be a source of a river or stream. Related: lake, pool, pond, loch.
- MIRE /maɪər/ · noun, verb
- A wetland area with soft ground that sinks underfoot, or to cause someone or something to become stuck or trapped in a difficult situation. To cause someone or something to become stuck or trapped in a difficult situation. Related: swamp, quagmire, bog, quag.
- FENS /fɛnz/ · noun
- Fens are low-lying wetlands, especially waterlogged peaty marshland fed by groundwater; the word is chiefly used in the plural. Capitalized as "the Fens," it denotes the flat, formerly marshy region of eastern England around the Wash. Related: marshes, marshland, wetlands, bogs.
- HEATH /hɛθ/ · noun
- A low-growing evergreen shrub, typically found on heathland. A region of low-growing vegetation, typically heather. Related: moor, heather, bog, tundra.
- BIRCH /bɜːrtʃ/ · noun
- A birch is a slender deciduous tree of the genus Betula, with thin papery bark that peels in layers, typically white, silver, or yellow. It can also refer to a bundle of birch twigs formerly used as an implement of corporal punishment. Related: aspen, alder, poplar, beech.
- PINE /pɪn/ · noun
- A coniferous tree with needle-like leaves and edible seeds, or a wood made from this tree. A tall evergreen tree with long, needle-like leaves and cones that produce seeds. Related: spruce, fir, cedar, cypress.
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