Board Games Word Search
Board Games, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject 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: CHESS, CHECKERS, MONOPOLY, SCRABBLE, BACKGAMMON, DOMINOES, SOLITAIRE, BINGO, JIGSAW, PUZZLE, SUDOKU, MAHJONG.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Board Games word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- CHESS /tʃɛs/ · noun
- A board game for two players, each with sixteen pieces (one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns) moved on a checkered board of 64 squares, the object being to checkmate the opponent's king. It can also refer more broadly to any game or situation involving strategic maneuvering. Related: chessboard game, the royal game, strategy game, board game.
- CHECKERS /ˈtʃɛkərz/ · noun
- A board game for two players, known as draughts in British English, in which pieces are moved diagonally on a checkered board with the aim of capturing or blocking all of the opponent's pieces; also the plural of 'checker', meaning a person who examines or verifies something. Related: draughts, inspector, examiner, verifier.
- MONOPOLY /ˈmɒnəli/ (British); /ˈmɑːnəli/ (US) · noun
- The exclusive control of a market, commodity, service, or other resource by one person, company, or group, especially when it prevents effective competition. By extension, it can mean exclusive possession or control of something valuable. Related: exclusive control, market dominance, sole ownership, exclusive possession.
- SCRABBLE /ˈskræbəl/ · verb and noun
- To scratch or scrape something repeatedly with the fingers, nails, or another hard surface. As a noun, it means an act of scratching or scraping in this way. Related: scratch, scrape, rasp, claw.
- BACKGAMMON /ˈbækɡæmən/ · noun
- A board game for two players in which checkers are moved around a board according to the roll of dice, the object being to bear all of one's checkers off the board first.
- DOMINOES /ˌdɒm.ɪˈnoʊz/ · noun
- A game played with a set of small rectangular tiles, each divided into two halves marked with dots representing numbers, in which players take turns matching tiles end to end. It is also used as the plural of 'domino' for the tiles themselves. Related: tiles, bones, tabletop game, parlor game.
- SOLITAIRE /ˌsɒlɪˈteə/ · noun
- A card game played by arranging and rearranging cards according to prescribed rules, usually with the aim of reducing the deck to a single card or emptying one's hand. The term can also denote a cut diamond set in a ring with an open setting, traditionally worn in an engagement or wedding ring. Related: patience, loneliness, solitary confinement.
- BINGO /ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/ · noun
- A game of chance in which players mark off numbered squares on cards as numbers are drawn at random, aiming to complete a specified pattern and call out 'bingo!' to win. It is also used as an exclamation of sudden success, realization, or discovery. Related: lottery, raffle, lotto, keno.
- JIGSAW /ˈdʒɪɡsɔː/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a jigsaw is a saw with a fine, flexible blade used for cutting intricate curves, or a puzzle consisting of many interlocking pieces that form a picture. As a verb, it means to cut a material with a jigsaw, or figuratively to divide something complex into separate parts. Related: puzzle, dissection, jigsaw puzzle, jigsaw.
- PUZZLE /ˈpʌzəl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a puzzle is a problem or game intended to stimulate thought, curiosity, or problem-solving, especially one whose solution is not immediately apparent. As a verb, to puzzle means to cause someone to be unable to understand something or to make something seem difficult to comprehend. Related: enigma, riddle, conundrum, mystery.
- SUDOKU /suːˈduːkuː/ · noun
- A logic puzzle in which the symbols 1 through 9 are placed in a 9-by-9 grid so that every row, every column, and each enclosed 3-by-3 box contains each symbol exactly once. Related: number puzzle, logic puzzle, grid puzzle.
- MAHJONG /mɑːˈdʒɒŋ/ (British English); /mɑːˈdʒɑːŋ/ (American English) · noun
- A Chinese-origin game played with numbered tiles, traditionally depicting characters, suits, seasons, flowers, and winds. The term can also refer collectively to the tiles used to play the game. Related: mah-jong, mahjong tiles.
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