Doctor Who Word Search
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 /ˈrɪvər/ · noun and verb
- A river is a large natural stream of water flowing through a defined channel toward a sea, lake, or another body of water. The word can also describe a continuous flow or abundance of something. Related: stream, watercourse, waterway, brook.
- MILLENNIUM /məˈleniəm/ · noun
- A period of one thousand years. The word can also refer to the beginning of such a period, especially the arrival of a new millennium. Related: millennia, millenniums, millennial period.
- SILVER /ˈsɪlvər/ · noun, adjective, verb
- As a noun, silver is a precious metallic element, typically a lustrous white-gray metal. As an adjective, it means made of or colored like silver; as a verb, it means to coat or decorate something with silver. Related: sterling, argent, silvery, silver-colored.
- UNIT /ˈjuːnɪt/ · noun, verb
- A single person, thing, or quantity regarded as an independent entity; also, a group or division forming part of a larger whole. In technical contexts, a unit may be a standard of measurement, a modular component, or a mathematical element. Related: component, piece, module, element.
- SPECTRE /ˈspɛktə(r)/ · noun
- A spectre is a ghost or apparition, especially one that appears in a frightening or mysterious context. Figuratively, it can refer to a haunting or persistent threat, such as the spectre of war. Related: ghost, apparition, phantom, shade.
- 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 and verb
- As a noun, mist means a thin layer of fine water droplets suspended in the air, often reducing visibility. As a verb, it means to cover or obscure something with a fine spray or haze, or to become covered in mist. Related: fog, haze, damp, vapour.
- 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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