Dolly Parton Word Search
A free Dolly Parton word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE, DOLLYWOOD, APPALACHIA, SMOKY, MOUNTAINS, COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS, FOLK, MUSIC, SINGER, SONGWRITER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Dolly Parton word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- SMOKY /ˈsmoʊki/ · adjective; also a rare verb
- Filled with, containing, or emitting smoke. It can also describe a dark, muted gray-blue color. Related: hazy, foggy, dingy, murky.
- MOUNTAINS /ˈmaʊntənz/ · noun
- Large natural elevations of land rising to a great height above the surrounding land. In figurative use, “mountains” can refer to a very large quantity of something. Related: peaks, heights, massifs, mountainsides.
- COUNTRY /ˈkʌntri/ · noun
- A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory; also, land or terrain of a particular kind, especially rural land. Related: nation, state, land, territory.
- BLUEGRASS /ˈbluːɡræs/ · noun
- A genre of American roots music originating in the Appalachian region, characterized by acoustic stringed instruments (banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and high vocal harmonies; also a type of grass of the genus Poa, especially Kentucky bluegrass. Related: old-time music, country, folk, string-band music.
- FOLK /fəʊk/ · noun
- People in general, or a particular group of people, especially ordinary members of a community or society; also used attributively to mean traditional culture of the common people. Related: people, folks, public, population.
- MUSIC /ˈmjuːzɪk/ · noun
- Organized sound or a sequence of notes that together form a composition. By extension, music may refer to the art of creating and performing such sounds. Related: melody, harmony, tune, composition.
- SINGER /ˈsɪŋə(r)/ · noun
- A person who sings, especially one who sings professionally as a musician or vocal performer. Related: vocalist, crooner, songster, chanter.
- SONGWRITER /ˈsɒŋkraɪtər/ (British); /ˈsɔŋkraɪtər/ (US) · noun
- A person who writes songs, especially popular or recorded songs. A songwriter may write the words, the music, or both. Related: lyricist, tunesmith, composer, balladeer.
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