Doctor Who Word Search

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A free Doctor Who (1963) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the show, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.

First aired 1963 · BBC · Sci-Fi.

Words to find: TARDIS, DALEK, CYBERMAN, RIVER, MILLENNIUM, SILVER, UNIT, VARDEN, SPECTRE, DALTON, MIST, VORTEX.

Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.

Doctor Who word list, defined

RIVER /ˈraɪər/ · noun
A natural flowing body of water, often longer than a stream and smaller than a lake, typically with a bed and banks. Related: stream, brook, creek, watercourse.
MILLENNIUM /ˌmɪlɪˈniʊm/ · noun
A period of 1,000 years; a millennium is often used to refer to a future period of time, especially one that is considered to be a new era or age. Related: century, era, epoch, period.
SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective
A white metal, highly valued for its brightness and durability. A colour intermediate between white and grey. Related: grey, white, metallic, brass.
UNIT /juːnɪt/ · noun, verb
A single thing or person considered as a separate entity; a standard or measuring length or quantity. To join or combine into a single unit. Related: single, entity, whole, aggregate.
SPECTRE /ˈspektə/ · noun
A ghostly or supernatural being, typically the spirit of a dead person. A person or thing that inspires fear or apprehension. Related: ghost, apparition, phantom, specter.
DALTON /ˈdɔːltən/ · noun
A dalton is a unit of mass equal to one-twelfth of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its ground state, used to express the masses of atoms and molecules; it is equivalent to the unified atomic mass unit. The name also refers to John Dalton (1766–1844), the English chemist and meteorologist who pioneered modern atomic theory. Related: atomic mass unit, amu, unified atomic mass unit.
MIST /mɪst/ · noun, verb
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air near the ground, reducing visibility; to cover or envelop with a fine spray of water. Related: fog, haze, cloud, steam.
VORTEX /ˈvɔːr.tɛks/ · noun
A vortex is a mass of fluid (liquid or gas) spinning rapidly around a central axis, drawing matter toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind. By extension, it means any situation or place regarded as a whirling, inescapable mass of activity. Related: whirlpool, maelstrom, whirlwind, eddy.

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