Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- DIBBER
- A dibber, sometimes called a dibble, is a pointed stick used to make planting holes for seeds and bulbs. Gardeners have been poking them into the soil for centuries, often fashioning one from an old spade handle.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TRUG
- The Sussex trug, a shallow basket traditionally woven from strips of willow and framed in sweet chestnut, has been a beloved harvesting companion in English-speaking gardens since the early 19th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- KNEELER
- A good kneeler saves more than your knees, many fold into a small frame that doubles as a sturdy handle to help you push back up to standing, a quiet piece of design genius.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BARROW
- The wheelbarrow is thought to have been used in China as far back as the 1st century, arriving in Europe during the Middle Ages. A single wheel lets it tip and turn in spaces no cart could manage.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Tool Shed: a free large-print word search
Tool shed word search, free and large-print, where every faithful garden tool has its peg, from the spade leaning in the corner to the barrow by the door.
About The Tool Shed
A well-kept tool shed has its own particular smell, linseed oil on wooden handles, cool soil on iron tines, the faint tang of twine wound on a spool. Every tool earns its place through a season of honest work: the hoe slicing weeds on a bright May morning, the trowel coaxing a seedling into freshly turned earth, the barrow ferrying compost from one end of the garden to the other. There is quiet satisfaction in hanging each one back on its hook come evening, cleaned and ready for tomorrow.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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