Fathers Day Word Search

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Illustrated Fathers Day scene — AI-generated artwork behind this special day's word search puzzle

Fathers Day, as a word search. 12 words drawn from what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.

Words to find: FATHER, DADDY, GRILL, BARBECUE, STEAK, WHISKEY, CIGAR, GOLF, BEER, TOOL, WRENCH, GIFT.

Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.

Fathers Day word list, defined

FATHER /ˈfɑːðər/ (US), /ˈfɑːðə/ (UK) · noun, verb
A man in relation to his natural or adopted child; a male parent. As a verb, to father means to become the father of a child, or to be the source or originator of something. Related: dad, papa, parent, pop.
DADDY /ˈdædi/ · noun
A child's word for father, used affectionately; by extension, any man regarded as protective or authoritative in a paternal way. Related: dad, father, pa, papa.
GRILL /ɡrɪl/ · noun, verb
A cooking device with a series of parallel metal bars, used for broiling food, or to cook food over direct heat. To cook food on a grill. Related: barbecue, broiler, roaster, sizzler.
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.
STEAK /steɪk/ · noun
A thick, flat piece of meat, usually cut from beef, and often served as a main course. It can also refer to a slice of meat, especially beef, that is cut from the loin or rib. Related: cut, slice, piece, portion.
WHISKEY /ˈhwɪski/ · noun
A strong, colorless liquor made from fermented grain mash, typically aged in oak barrels. Related: scotch, whisky, bourbon, rhum.
CIGAR /sɪˈɡɑːr/ · noun
A cylindrical roll of cured and fermented tobacco leaves wrapped in tobacco leaf, smoked for pleasure rather than inhaled like a cigarette. Related: stogie, cheroot, corona, panatela.
GOLF /ˈɡɒlf/ · noun
A game played on a large outdoor course with holes, in which players hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. A stick with a flat head used to hit a ball in the game of golf. Related: golfer, links, tee, par.
BEER /bɪər/ · noun
An alcoholic drink made from fermented grain, typically barley, flavoured with hops; also, an individual serving or container of this drink. Related: ale, lager, brew, pint.
TOOL /tuːl/ · noun, verb
A device or implement used to carry out a particular function; a device used to make or do something. A person who is skilled at a particular activity. Related: instrument, device, implement, machine.
WRENCH /wɜrnʧ/ · noun, verb
A tool with a long handle and a U-shaped or L-shaped head used for turning or twisting something, or to force something apart. To twist or turn something violently. Related: tool, grip, twist, turn.
GIFT /ɡɪft/ · noun, verb
A present given to someone, typically on a special occasion. To give someone something as a present. Related: present, donation, contribution, offering.

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