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
- HAZELNUT
- Hazelnuts have been eaten by humans for at least 9,000 years, ancient shell middens found in Scotland date back that far, making the hazel one of the oldest known foraged foods.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ELDERBERRY
- The elderberry has been called 'the medicine chest of the country people', its dark purple berries were simmered into cordials and syrups for centuries before the word vitamin existed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SLOE
- Sloes are the tiny, tart fruit of the blackthorn bush. Packed into a bottle of gin with sugar each autumn, they slowly bleed into a deep crimson liqueur, a hedgerow tradition still going strong.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHESTNUT
- The American chestnut once dominated eastern forests by the billions, until a fungal blight arrived around 1904 and swept nearly every mature tree from the landscape within decades.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Nuts & berries word search, free and large-print. Roam the hedgerow and woodland floor, filling a basket with autumn's wild bounty.
About Nuts & Berries
Long before grocery stores, the woods and hedgerows set their own table every autumn. Prickly brambles heavy with blackberries, hazelnuts rattling loose from their papery husks, and sloe berries darkening to a deep blue-black after the first frost, the forest floor and field edge offered a feast for those patient enough to look. A worn basket and an unhurried morning were all the kit a forager ever needed.
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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