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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

SHREWD
Originally meant 'wicked' or 'sharp-tongued' in Middle English — by the 1700s it had mellowed into the compliment for astute judgment we use today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SAVVY
Borrowed from sailors who picked it up from the Portuguese 'sabe' (he knows) — it crossed into everyday American English as a word for street-smart practical knowledge.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
CANNY
Rooted in the Scots and Northern English 'can,' meaning to know how — calling someone canny is a quiet nod to their good sense and careful judgment.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
SAGE
Shares its Latin root with 'sapient' — both trace back to 'sapere,' to taste or to be wise, suggesting that wisdom was once imagined as something you could almost flavor.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Clever Words word search — free and large-print — celebrating the best ways to say someone's sharp, bright, and brainy.

About Clever Words

The English language has always rewarded the art of being sharp. From Anglo-Saxon roots to borrowed French finesse, our vocabulary for intelligence is wonderfully varied — a single idea dressed in a dozen different suits. Some words carry warmth (bright, gifted), others carry edge (shrewd, astute), and a few, like sage and wise, carry the quiet weight of long experience. Collecting them is its own small pleasure.

How to play

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    Find 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.
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    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
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    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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