Australia Day Word Search
Free Australia Day word search. We picked 12 themed words — what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: AUSTRALIA, AUSSIE, BARBECUE, SAUSAGE, LAMB, PRAWNS, SHRIMP, PAVLOVA, LAMINGTON, WARATAH, WATTLE, GREEN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Australia Day word list, defined
- BARBECUE /ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/ · noun, verb
- A meal or gathering at which food, typically meat, is cooked outdoors over an open fire or grill; also the apparatus or act of cooking food in this way. Related: grill, cookout, braai, barbie.
- SAUSAGE /sɔːsɪdʒ/ · noun
- A type of food made from ground meat, usually pork or beef, stuffed into a casing, often served cooked and sliced. Related: frankfurter, wiener, hot dog, banger.
- LAMB /læm/ · noun
- A young sheep, especially one in its first year. A cut of meat from a sheep. Related: kid, young sheep, fleece, wool.
- PRAWNS /prɔːnz/ · noun
- Large, typically long and thin, edible crustaceans, often served as food. Related: shrimp, prawns, crayfish, lobster.
- SHRIMP /ʃrɪmp/ · noun
- A small, typically pink or brown, edible crustacean with a long tail and claws, often served as food. Related: prawn, crab, lobster, crayfish.
- PAVLOVA /pævˈloʊvə/ · noun
- A meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, typically consisting of a crisp meringue exterior and a soft, creamy filling, often topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Related: meringue cake, mille-feuille, trifle, cream puff.
- LAMINGTON /læmɪŋtən/ · noun
- A square or rectangular sponge cake coated in a layer of chocolate and rolled in coconut, typically served at Australian social gatherings. Related: square cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake.
- WARATAH /ˈwɒrətɑː/ · noun
- A large, showy red flower with a prominent cluster of stamens, native to eastern Australia. Related: red flower, native Australian plant.
- WATTLE /ˈwɒtəl/ · noun
- A wattle is a framework of wooden strips or a network of branches used to support a structure, especially a roof or a fence. It can also refer to a type of bird's call or a sound made by a bird. Related: framework, latticework, trellis, scaffolding.
- GREEN /ɡriːn/ · adjective
- Having a green color; resembling green in hue. Green is also a color of foliage, grass, or a feeling of envy. Related: blue-green, emerald, lime, olive.
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