The Nutcracker Word Search
This The Nutcracker word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: NUTCRACKER, BALLET, CLARA, DROSSELMEYER, SUGARPLUM, FAIRY, MOUSEKING, SNOWFLAKES, TCHAIKOVSKY, BALLERINA, PRINCE, TUTU.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Nutcracker word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- NUTCRACKER /ˈnʌtˌkrækər/ · noun
- A device or instrument for cracking nuts; by extension, a percussion instrument consisting of two hinged wooden pieces struck together. The word also denotes the Eurasian nutcracker, a bird of the crow family that opens hard nuts and seeds. Related: cracker.
- BALLET /ˈbæleɪ/ · noun
- Ballet is an artistic dance form performed to music, characterized by precise, highly formalized movements and gestures, originating in the Italian Renaissance courts and developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It also refers more generally to a theatrical performance or work of this kind. Related: dance, choreography, performance, theatrical dance.
- SUGARPLUM /ˈʃʊɡərplʌm/ · noun
- A small, round, hard sweet made from boiled sugar, sometimes flavored with plum or another fruit. The term can also be used affectionately for a pleasing or lovable person. Related: bonbon, sweet, candy, confection.
- FAIRY /ˈfɛəri/ · noun
- A small imaginary being of human form, typically depicted as delicate, winged, and endowed with magical powers in folklore and fairy tales. Related: sprite, pixie, elf, nymph.
- SNOWFLAKES /ˈsnoʊfleɪk/ · plural noun
- Plural form of snowflake, the small crystal of ice that forms in clouds and falls to the ground as snow. By extension, snowflakes can refer to people who are distinctive or refuse to conform. Related: snow crystals, ice crystals, flakes, flakes of snow.
- BALLERINA /ˌbæləˈriːnə/ · noun
- A female ballet dancer, especially one who performs principal roles in a ballet company; the term is also used more broadly for any skilled female ballet dancer. Related: ballet dancer, danseuse, prima donna, dancer.
- PRINCE /prɪns/ · noun
- A male member of a royal family, especially the son or grandson of a monarch. Historically, the word could also refer to a sovereign ruler, particularly a medieval prince. Related: royal, ruler, monarch, king.
- TUTU /ˈtuːtuː/ · noun
- A short, stiff, pleated skirt made of layered tulle and worn by ballet dancers. In older usage, the word could also refer to a ballet dancer.
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