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
- CRIMSON
- Crimson traces back to the kermes insect, whose dried bodies were used to produce a prized deep-red dye in the ancient Mediterranean world.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SIENNA
- Raw sienna is a natural earth pigment named for the city of Siena, Italy, and has been used by artists since the Renaissance.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- INDIGO
- Indigo was once so valuable as a textile dye that it was called 'blue gold' — a major trade commodity between Asia and Europe for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- COBALT
- Cobalt blue gets its name from the German word Kobold, meaning goblin — miners blamed mischievous spirits when the ore produced no useful metal but released toxic fumes.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Color Words: a free large-print word search
Color words word search — free and large-print — dip into a painter's palette of crimsons, blues, and warm earthy golds.
About Color Words
A painter reaches for more than red or blue — they reach for crimson, cobalt, and sienna. Color names carry whole worlds inside them: amber glows like trapped sunlight, ivory whispers of smooth cool surfaces, and indigo carries the deep weight of a night sky just before full dark. These words have traveled through dye-houses and paint studios, through poetry and fashion, earning their rich, particular meanings one careful brushstroke at a time.
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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