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
- ENCORE
- The word comes from the French for 'again' or 'still,' and audiences in Paris were hollering it at opera houses long before it crossed the Channel and the Atlantic.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CONFETTI
- The word traces to the Italian confetto, a small sweet, because paper scraps were once tossed in imitation of the candies thrown at carnivals.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- FANFARE
- A fanfare is traditionally a short, brilliant brass flourish used to announce royalty or mark a triumphant moment, the musical equivalent of a drumroll and a spotlight combined.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- OVATION
- A 'standing ovation' distinguishes itself from ordinary applause; the term ovation itself comes from the Latin ovatio, a lesser Roman triumph granted to a general who won a victory without full battle.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Big Finale word search
The Big Finale: a free large-print word search
The Big Finale word search, free and large-print, where the house lights blaze, the crowd roars, and every bow feels earned.
About The Big Finale
Nothing quite matches a great finale, that suspended moment when the last note fades and the audience holds its breath before erupting. Confetti drifts from the rafters, the spotlight sweeps the stage, and performers step forward one last time into the noise and the warmth. The curtain call is a conversation between stage and crowd, a mutual thank-you that can stretch for minutes and still feel too short.
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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