World Book Day Word Search
Play a World Book Day word search free online. We built the 12-word list around what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: READ, BOOKS, BOOKMARK, LIBRARY, AUTHOR, WRITER, NOVEL, POETRY, STORY, FICTION, ANTHOLOGY, CLASSIC.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
World Book Day word list, defined
- READ /riːd/ · verb
- To look at and understand written words or symbols, or to listen to and understand spoken words. To interpret or comprehend the meaning of something. Related: peruse, scan, study, interpret.
- BOOKS /bʊks/ · noun
- Books are bound collections of written or printed pages forming a complete published work; as a plural noun it refers to multiple such works. As a verb form, 'books' is the third-person singular present tense of 'book', meaning to reserve or arrange in advance. Related: volumes, titles, works, texts.
- BOOKMARK /ˈbʊk.mɑːk/ · noun, verb
- A bookmark is a strip of paper, ribbon, or other object placed between the pages of a book to mark a reader's place. It is also a saved link or reference to a web page or file stored for quick future access. Related: marker, placeholder, page marker, favorite.
- LIBRARY /ˈlaɪbrəri/ · noun
- A building or room containing a collection of books, periodicals, and sometimes other materials, such as music, video recordings, and microfilm, for use by the public, students, or the members of an institution. Related: bookstore, archive, repository, collection.
- AUTHOR /ˈɔːθər/ · noun
- A person who writes a book, article, or other text; more broadly, the creator or originator of any work or idea. Related: writer, creator, originator, composer.
- WRITER /ˈraɪtər/ · noun
- A person who writes books, articles, or stories for publication. A person who writes in a particular style or with a particular skill. Related: author, scribe, journalist, poet.
- NOVEL /nɒvəl/ · noun
- A book of fiction, longer than a short story, often with a complex plot and characters. A new or original device, method, or idea. Related: book, novella, tale, story.
- POETRY /ˈpɒɪətri/ · noun
- The art of writing verse; a composition expressing the poet's emotions, thoughts, and feelings in a highly stylized and imaginative way. Related: verse, poem, lyric, ode.
- STORY /ˈstɒri/ · noun, verb
- A series of events or experiences that are related to each other and that are often exciting or interesting. To tell or create a series of events or experiences in a narrative form. Related: account, anecdote, history, legend.
- FICTION /ˈfɪkʃən/ · noun
- Literature, especially novels and short stories, that describes imaginary events and people rather than real ones; more broadly, something invented or untrue that is believed or presented as if it were fact. Related: prose, novel, storytelling, invention.
- ANTHOLOGY /ænˈθɒlədʒi/ · noun
- A published collection of selected writings, such as poems, short stories, songs, or essays, typically gathered from various authors and often organized around a theme, genre, or period. Related: collection, compilation, compendium, miscellany.
- CLASSIC /ˈklæs.ɪk/ · adjective, noun
- As an adjective, classic describes something judged to be of the highest quality or of enduring value and significance, particularly in its original or most typical form; as a noun, it refers to a work — literary, artistic, musical, or otherwise — recognized as exemplary and long-lasting. Related: timeless, enduring, quintessential, exemplary.
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