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word-search

word-search is the alternative form of word search.

Meaning of word search

Noun

word search (plural word searches)

  1. A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.
    • These word association lists can also be used in pedagogical materials, such as mind-maps, word-searches, weekly spelling lists, etc.2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary...
    Synonyms:
    Wonderword

Forms of word-search

pluralword-searches

Questions about word-search

What is word-search the alternative form of?
Word-search is the alternative form of word search.

Words near word-search in the dictionary

  1. word-processing
  2. word-processor
  3. word-processors
  4. word-salad
  5. word-salads
  6. word-search
  7. word-searches
  8. word-spelling alphabet
  9. word-spelling alphabets
  10. word-stock
  11. word-stocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: word-search (page history and authors); word search (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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