Winter Word Search
Play a Winter word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the holidays, weather, and activities of a season, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SNOWFLAKE, FROST, SLEET, BLIZZARD, SCARF, MITTENS, SLEDDING, SKATING, HOCKEY, IGLOO, FIREPLACE, HOTCOCOA.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Winter word list, defined
- SNOWFLAKE /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/ · noun
- A small, individual crystal of ice that forms from water vapor in the atmosphere and falls as snow. By extension, the word can refer figuratively to a person considered especially sensitive, delicate, or politically fragile. Related: snow crystal, ice crystal, flake, individualist.
- FROST /frɒst/ (UK), /frɔːst/ (US) · noun
- A thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces when water vapour freezes at or below freezing temperature; also the condition of freezing cold weather that kills or damages plants. Related: ice, rime, hoarfrost, freeze.
- SLEET /sliːt/ · noun, verb
- Sleet is wintry precipitation consisting of ice pellets or, in British usage, a mixture of rain and snow. As a verb, it means to fall as sleet. Related: ice pellets, icy rain, mixed precipitation, hail.
- BLIZZARD /ˈblɪz.əd/ · noun
- A severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds and heavy blowing snow that drastically reduces visibility, typically lasting several hours; more generally, any overwhelming rush or flurry of something. Related: snowstorm, whiteout, tempest, gale.
- SCARF /skɑːf/ (British English), /skɑːrf/ (American English) · noun
- A long strip or piece of fabric worn around the neck, often to provide warmth or as a fashion accessory. It may also refer more broadly to a narrow band or strip of fabric worn or attached to clothing. Related: muffler, kerchief, neckerchief, shawl.
- MITTENS /ˈmɪtənz/ · noun
- Mittens are warm coverings for the hands, usually knitted or crocheted, with a separate compartment for the thumb and the other fingers together. They are typically worn as a pair. Related: mitts, gloves, gauntlets.
- SLEDDING /ˈslɛdɪŋ/ · noun
- The activity of riding, sliding, or racing on a sled. The term can also be used attributively for things associated with this activity, as in “sledding hill.” Related: sleighing.
- SKATING /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ · verb
- To move on skates, especially ice skates or roller skates, by pushing and gliding with the legs. It can also refer to moving on a skateboard, depending on context. Related: gliding, sailing, cruising, traveling.
- HOCKEY /ˈhɒki/, /ˈhɑːki/ · noun; verb
- Hockey is a family of stick-and-ball sports played on either grass or ice. In British and much Commonwealth usage it usually means field hockey, while in North America it usually means ice hockey. Related: field hockey, ice hockey.
- IGLOO /ˈɪɡluː/ · noun
- A dome-shaped shelter traditionally built from blocks of compacted snow, especially by Inuit peoples of the Arctic. More broadly, the term can refer to any snow house or snow shelter. Related: snow house, snow hut.
- FIREPLACE /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/ · noun
- A fireplace is a constructed space, typically set into a wall and made of brick or stone, in which a fire can be lit for heating a room or for decorative effect. It usually includes a hearth, a chimney or flue for drawing away smoke, and often a mantel above. Related: hearth, chimneypiece, firebox, inglenook.
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