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
- SOAKER
- A soaker hose seeps water along its entire length, delivering moisture straight to the root zone and cutting evaporation by as much as 70 percent compared with overhead watering.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MULCH
- The word mulch has been traced to English dialects since at least the 1650s, likely from a Germanic root meaning soft or beginning to decay, a fitting description of the rich, dark layer it becomes.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FURROW
- Drawing a shallow furrow along a row with the corner of a trowel before sowing is one of the oldest planting tricks recorded, Roman agricultural writers described the practice in detail.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- NOZZLE
- A trigger-grip nozzle set to a gentle 'shower' pattern can mimic the soft fall of rain, which matters because a hard jet can compact the top layer of soil and bruise young seedlings.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Watering & Weeding: a free large-print word search
Watering & Weeding, a free, large-print word search evoking the quiet rhythm of hose, can, and trowel on a long summer morning.
About Watering & Weeding
A particular peace comes with the early-morning garden round, the cool drag of a hose across damp grass, the soft thud of a trowel lifting a stubborn weed by its roots. A good soaking done slowly does more good than a hasty sprinkle; seasoned gardeners know the soil wants time to drink. Tucking a layer of mulch around the base of plants keeps moisture in and uninvited seedlings out, turning chores into a kind of quiet ceremony.
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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