The 1980s Word Search
A free The 1980s word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ARCADE, PACMAN, WALKMAN, NEON, LEGWARMERS, BREAKDANCE, MULLET, RUBIKS, BOOMBOX, ATARI, AEROBICS, SCRUNCHIE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The 1980s word list, defined
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- ARCADE /ɑːrˈkeɪd/ · noun
- A covered passageway or gallery with arches along one or both sides, typically lined with shops; also, a venue or area housing coin-operated amusement machines such as video games. Related: arcade gallery, colonnade, cloister, gallery.
- NEON /ˈniːɒn/ · noun
- A colorless, odorless, inert noble gas that is a minor constituent of the atmosphere and is widely used in brightly glowing signs and tubes. The word is also used attributively for vivid fluorescent colors and the lighting associated with such signs. Related: noble gas, illuminating gas, fluorescent light, bright sign light.
- LEGWARMERS /ˈlɛɡwɔːmərz/ · plural noun
- Soft knitted or crocheted coverings worn around the lower legs, usually over trousers, leggings, or a skirt. They are commonly made in ribbed patterns and may be decorative as well as warm. Related: leg warmers, stirrup socks, leg coverings.
- BREAKDANCE /ˈbreɪkdæns/ · noun, verb
- An athletic style of street dance characterized by acrobatic and improvised movements, performed to hip-hop music. As a verb, to perform this style of dance. Related: b-boying, b-girling, breaking, break dancing.
- MULLET /ˈmʌlɪt/ · noun
- A mullet can be a hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the top and left longer at the sides; a marine fish of the family Mugilidae; or, in heraldry, a five-pointed star. The hairstyle and the heraldic symbol are now the most familiar uses in general modern English, while the fish sense is established in British English and culinary contexts. Related: hairstyle, haircut, mugilid, heraldic star.
- BOOMBOX /ˈbuːmbɒks/ · noun
- A large portable radio and cassette or CD player with two or more loudspeakers, typically carried on the shoulder, that plays music at high volume. Related: ghetto blaster, portable stereo, jambox, radio-cassette player.
- AEROBICS /eəˈrəʊbɪks/ · noun
- A system of physical exercise designed to improve cardiovascular fitness, typically performed to music in a class or group setting. Also used more broadly to refer to any vigorous rhythmic exercise that increases the body's oxygen consumption. Related: cardio, workout, exercise, fitness training.
- SCRUNCHIE /ˈskrʌntʃi/ · noun
- A small elastic band worn around the hair to hold it in a ponytail or bun, especially one covered in gathered fabric. Related: hair tie, elastic, hair band, ponytail holder.
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