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
- WINSOME
- Winsome traces to the Old English wynn, meaning 'joy' — so a winsome face is quite literally a joyful one.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- LISSOME
- Lissome is a softened form of lithesome, itself rooted in the Old English lithe, meaning supple or flexible — grace in motion.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BEAUTEOUS
- Beauteous is the more poetic, elevated cousin of beautiful, favored by poets like Milton and Keats for its extra musical syllable.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FETCHING
- Fetching in the sense of 'attractively striking' has been in use since at least the mid-1800s, a breezy Americanism that never went out of style.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Pretty Words: a free large-print word search
Pretty words word search — free and large-print. Hunt for lovely, graceful, and fair alongside rarer gems like winsome and lissome.
About Pretty Words
English has always had a gift for soft, luminous words — the kind that feel as lovely as the things they describe. Some, like fair and bonny, reach back to Old English roots, carrying centuries of quiet admiration. Others, like winsome, once simply meant "pleasant," before the language polished them into something that shines.
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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