Sesame Street Word Search

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Play a Sesame Street (1969) 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 1969 · PBS · Kids.

Words to find: BERT, ERNIE, OSCAR, GROVER, ELMO, TELLY, ROSITA, ABBY, COUNT, SNUFFY, BUCKLEY, GORDON.

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

Sesame Street word list, defined

General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.

OSCAR /ˈɒskə/ (British), /ˈɑːskər/ (American) · noun (proper noun)
An Oscar is the statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize achievement in filmmaking. By extension, it can also refer to the award itself. Related: Academy Award.
TELLY /ˈtɛli/ · noun
Television, especially as a medium or activity. In British usage, it can also mean a television set. Related: television, TV, the box, television set.
COUNT /kaʊnt/ · verb, noun
As a verb, to count is to determine the total number of items in a set by assigning successive numbers to each; as a noun, a count is the result of such enumeration or a nobleman of high rank in European peerages. Related: tally, enumerate, reckon, number.
SNUFFY /ˈsnʌfi/ · adjective
Having a blocked or runny nose, especially as a result of a cold. It can also describe a dog with a short, stubby nose. Related: snuffly, nasal, blocked-up, runny-nosed.

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