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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About Garden & Nature
There is nothing quite like 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 from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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