Illustrated Chernobyl scene — AI-generated artwork behind this TV show's word search puzzle
Play a Chernobyl (2019) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the show, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
First aired 2019 · HBO · Historical Drama.
Words to find: LEGASOV, SHCHERBINA, DYATLOV, KHOMYUK, PRYLUK, VODIANOV, GORBACHEV, CHERNOBYL, PRIPYAT, SARCOPHAGUS, CONCRETE, RADIATION.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Chernobyl word list, defined
SARCOPHAGUS/sɑːrˈkɒfəɡəs/ · noun
A stone or wooden coffin, especially one of ancient Egypt, often decorated and sometimes used as a container for mummies. A structure, such as a building or a monument, that serves as a container or a memorial for a person or a thing. Related: coffin, casket, sepulcher, mausoleum.
CONCRETE/ˈkɒŋkriːt/ · noun, adjective, verb
A heavy, hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water that hardens as it dries. As an adjective, it describes something definite, specific, or tangible rather than abstract. Related: cement, pavement, specific, actual.
RADIATION/ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/ · noun
The process in which energy is transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves, or the emission of such waves from a source, such as the sun or a radioactive substance. Radiation can also refer to the emission of high-energy particles, such as alpha, beta, or gamma rays. Related: irradiation, emanation, emission, exposure.