Rudyard Kipling Word Search
Play a Rudyard Kipling 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: JUNGLE, BOOK, KIPLING, INDIA, BOMBAY, LAHORE, VICTORIA, CROSS, DRAKE, MOWGLI, BALOO, BAGHEERA.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Rudyard Kipling word list, defined
- JUNGLE /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ · noun
- A dense, tangled area of vegetation, especially one in a tropical or subtropical region. By extension, it can refer to a complicated or confusing situation in which it is difficult to make progress. Related: rainforest, forest, wilderness, thicket.
- BOOK /bʊk/ · noun
- A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers, or a literary composition intended for publication in such a form. As a verb, it means to reserve accommodation, tickets, or services in advance. Related: volume, tome, text, publication.
- INDIA /ˈɪndiə/ · proper noun
- India is a country in South Asia, bounded by the Himalayas to the north, the Indian Ocean to the south, the Arabian Sea to the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast. Its capital is New Delhi, and it is the world's most populous country.
- VICTORIA /vɪkˈtɔːriə/ · proper noun; noun
- Victoria is chiefly the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), who reigned as monarch of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, and is also a feminine given name. In botanical usage, victoria denotes a genus of large tropical water lilies, especially the giant water lily. Related: victory, triumph, success.
- CROSS /krɒs/ (UK), /krɔːs/ or /krɑːs/ (US) · noun, verb, adjective
- A mark shaped like an X, or a structure with two intersecting bars; as a verb, to go from one side to the other, or to place one thing over another. Related: intersect, traverse, span, ford.
- DRAKE /dreɪk/ · noun
- A male duck. In archaic or literary usage, it can also mean a dragon.
- BALOO /ˈbɑːluː/ · noun
- "Baloo" is not an established English dictionary word; it is best known as the name of the easy-going bear character in Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" (1894) and its Disney adaptations.
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