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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
- DANDY
- As a compliment meaning "excellent," dandy was already in wide use by the early 1800s, long before it became a style label for fashionable men-about-town.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CAPITAL
- Using "capital" to mean first-rate was a firm favorite in 19th-century English, you'll find it sprinkled throughout the pages of Charles Dickens.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CORKING
- "Corking", meaning splendid or first-class, likely grew from the idea of a fine wine sealed with a good cork, worth the highest praise.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- WIZARD
- In mid-20th-century slang, especially across the Atlantic, "wizard" meant something brilliantly impressive, nothing to do with magic, everything to do with admiration.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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old-fashioned words word search
Old-Fashioned Words: a free large-print word search
Old-fashioned words word search, free and large-print, rediscover the breezy charm of swell, dapper, and nifty.
About Old-Fashioned Words
Before "awesome" ruled every compliment, a whole wardrobe of words dressed up everyday praise. Something fine was swell or peachy; a sharp-dressed man was dapper or snazzy; a piece of good news was simply grand. These words carried real warmth, unhurried, picture-perfect, and full of personality.
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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