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
- Written or printed works consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. Related: volumes, tomes, novels, textbooks.
- BOOKMARK /ˈbʊkmɑːrk/ · noun, verb
- A marker or indicator used to keep a person's place in a book or other written material. A bookmark can also refer to a digital marker used in electronic documents or web browsers. Related: marker, indicator, placemark, tab.
- 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 written work; the originator of an idea, theory, or composition. Related: writer, composer, creator, originator.
- 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
- The state of being imaginary or invented; a product of imagination or invention, such as a novel or film. Related: imaginary, invented, fantastical, fictional.
- ANTHOLOGY /ænˈθɒlədʒi/ · noun
- A collection of literary pieces, such as poems, stories, or essays, by various authors, usually with a unifying theme or subject. Related: collection, compilation, volume, suite.
- CLASSIC /klæsɪk/ · adjective
- A person or thing that is considered to be a model of excellence or quality; a work of art or literature that is considered to be of the highest quality and most enduring. Related: traditional, timeless, authentic, original.
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