Roald Dahl Word Search
Play a Roald Dahl word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: MATILDA, CHARLIE, CHOCOLATE, FANTASTIC, GIANT, PEACH, JAMES, WITCHES, TWITS, OOMBA, LOOMPA, DANNY.
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Roald Dahl word list, defined
- MATILDA /məˈtɪldə/ · proper noun
- Matilda is a feminine given name used in English and in many English-speaking cultures. In Australian sport, it is also used for a member of the women's national association football team collectively known as the Matildas.
- CHARLIE /ˈtʃɑːli/ · noun
- A familiar form of the male given name Charles. In informal British English, it can also denote a foolish or gullible person. Related: fool, nitwit, dupe, sucker.
- CHOCOLATE /ˈtʃɒklət/ · noun
- A food preparation made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically combined with sugar and often milk, eaten as a confection or used as a flavouring; also the drink made by dissolving it in hot water or milk. Related: cocoa, candy, confectionery, sweet.
- FANTASTIC /fænˈtæstɪk/ · adjective
- Extraordinarily good, attractive, or impressive; also, in an older or literary sense, existing only in imagination or fanciful and bizarre in appearance. Related: incredible, amazing, wonderful, terrific.
- GIANT /ˈdʒaɪənt/ · noun, adjective, verb
- An exceptionally large person, creature, or thing; in classical mythology, one of the race of huge beings who opposed the gods. As an adjective, giant means remarkably large, important, or powerful; as an informal verb, it means to make something seem insignificant by comparison. Related: huge, enormous, colossal, gigantic.
- PEACH /piːtʃ/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A peach is a rounded, usually sweet, fleshy fruit with velvety skin and a large central stone. As a verb, it means to inform someone, especially in an informal or discreet context; as an adjective, it can mean peach-coloured or, informally, excellent. Related: fruit, stone fruit, nectarine, tell.
- JAMES /dʒeɪmz/ · proper noun
- James is a masculine given name and surname, best known in English as the name of figures such as James Bond, James Joyce, and James Taylor. It is also used as a family name.
- WITCHES /ˈwɪtʃɪz/ · noun
- The plural form of witch, referring to female practitioners of witchcraft or magic, especially in folklore, fiction, or historical accounts. The term can also be used figuratively or pejoratively for women perceived as unconventional or threatening. Related: sorceresses, enchantresses, hags, hexes.
- DANNY /ˈdæni/ · proper noun
- A male given name, a familiar diminutive of Daniel, used both as an informal short form and as an independent given name. Related: Daniel.
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