Talk Like a Pirate Day Word Search
Free Talk Like a Pirate 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: PIRATE, YARRR, SCALLYWAG, BUCCANEER, CORSAIR, DOUBLOON, TREASURE, GOLD, GROG, SKULL, CROSSBONES, EYEPATCH.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Talk Like a Pirate Day word list, defined
- PIRATE /ˈpɪrɪt/ · noun, verb
- A pirate is a person who roams the seas and engages in piracy, or a person who imitates the appearance or behavior of a pirate. To pirate something means to steal or copy it without permission. Related: buccaneer, corsair, privateer, smuggler.
- SCALLYWAG /skæliwæɡ/ · noun
- A mischievous or unscrupulous person, especially a young one. A rascal or scamp. Related: rascal, scamp, rogue, scoundrel.
- BUCCANEER /ˌbʌkəˈnɪər/ · noun
- A pirate or freebooter who preyed on Spanish shipping and settlements in the Caribbean during the 17th century; more broadly, any pirate. Related: pirate, freebooter, corsair, privateer.
- CORSAIR /ˈkɔːr.sɛər/ · noun
- A pirate, especially one operating in the Mediterranean; historically, a privateer ship licensed by a government to attack enemy vessels. Related: pirate, privateer, buccaneer, freebooter.
- DOUBLOON /dʌˈbluːn/ · noun
- A former Spanish gold coin, widely circulated in Europe and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century, especially associated with Spanish treasure ships and piracy. Related: coin, gold coin, piece of eight.
- TREASURE /ˈtrɛʃər/ · noun
- A quantity of valuable or precious things, especially gold or silver coins, jewels, or other precious objects. A valuable or precious thing, especially a skill or talent. Related: riches, wealth, jewels, valuables.
- GOLD /ˈɡoʊld/ · noun, verb
- A valuable yellow precious metal; a bright yellow colour. A person who wins a competition or achieves success. Related: precious metal, yellow metal, valuable metal, winner.
- GROG /ˈɡroʊɡ/ · noun
- A mixture of rum, water, and sometimes other ingredients, served as a drink. A drink made from rum, water, and sometimes other ingredients. Related: rum punch, sea dog's grog, groggy, spirits.
- SKULL /skʌl/ · noun
- The bony structure forming the upper part of the head, containing the brain, or a human skull, especially when used as a container for the head of a person who has been hanged. Related: cranium, head, bone, skeleton.
- CROSSBONES /ˈkrɒsˌboʊnz/ · noun
- A representation of two bones crossed in an X shape, typically depicted beneath or alongside a human skull, used as a symbol of death or danger. It is most familiar as part of the skull-and-crossbones emblem. Related: jolly roger, death's-head, skull and crossbones, emblem of death.
- EYEPATCH /ˈaɪpætʃ/ · noun
- A patch worn over one eye, typically to protect it, to cover a lost or injured eye, or to treat amblyopia (lazy eye) by forcing use of the other eye. It is also an iconic part of the stereotypical pirate costume. Related: eye patch, eye pad, blindfold.
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