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
- BLITHE
- One of the oldest happy words in English, blithe appeared in Old English as 'blīþe', meaning gentle and pleasant — the sense of carefree joy came later.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- JOLLY
- Jolly arrived in English from Old French 'jolif' — thought to be linked to the Old Norse word for Yule — carrying festive, midwinter warmth from the very start.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- ELATED
- From the Latin 'elatus', meaning lifted or carried high — elated is the word for happiness with actual altitude.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BUOYANT
- Borrowed from the world of sailing, buoyant literally means able to float — making it a perfect metaphor for a mood that simply refuses to sink.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Happy Words: a free large-print word search
Happy Words — a free, large-print word search celebrating the richest, warmest ways to say you're feeling good.
About Happy Words
English is unusually generous when it comes to shades of happiness — glad carries a quiet gratitude, jolly a rosy, round-cheeked warmth, and elated lifts clean off the ground. Some of these words have traveled centuries to reach us: blithe traces back to Old English, where it simply meant gentle and kind before joy folded into its meaning. Collecting them side by side is a small reminder that the language has always taken cheerfulness seriously.
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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