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
- SMORES
- The name is a contraction of 'some more', the treat is so irresistible that a second helping was baked right into the name. The earliest known printed recipe appeared in a 1927 Girl Scouts handbook.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- HAMMOCK
- Hammocks were adopted by European sailors after Christopher Columbus encountered them in the Bahamas in 1492, a discovery that made shipboard sleep far safer and more comfortable.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- EMBERS
- A well-tended bed of embers actually holds more usable heat than open flame, campfire cooks have relied on glowing coals for slow, even cooking for thousands of years.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CANTEEN
- The word 'canteen' traces back through French and Italian to a root meaning a small corner or cellar, it has carried water for soldiers, scouts, and hikers for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Camping: a free large-print word search
Camping word search, free and large-print. Feel the warmth of the fire, smell the pine air, and lose yourself under a sky blazing with stars.
About Camping
Nothing quite matches the moment the campfire catches, that first crackle of kindling, the smell of woodsmoke drifting through the pines, and the way the embers glow long after the flames settle down. A good campsite becomes its own small world: a lantern hanging from a branch, a hammock strung between two trees, and the particular quiet that only open woods can offer. When toasted marshmallows go golden over the coals and the stars wheel overhead, everything else falls wonderfully, completely away.
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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