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
- BANDLEADER
- Doc Severinsen led The Tonight Show band for more than two decades, becoming nearly as famous as Johnny Carson himself.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PUNCHLINE
- Comedy writers trace the word 'punchline' to American vaudeville stages of the early 20th century, where timing was everything.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TOPICAL
- Monologue writers typically read the morning papers and news wires the same day the show tapes, keeping jokes as fresh as possible.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SPOTLIGHT
- The single spotlight on an empty stage before the host enters is a theatrical tradition borrowed from Broadway curtain-raisers.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Opening Monologue: a free large-print word search
Opening monologue word search, free and large-print. The curtain rises, the spotlight hits, and the host steps out to earn that very first laugh.
About The Opening Monologue
Every late-night show lives or dies in its first two minutes. The host walks out to a swelling band cue, trades a nod with the bandleader, and then stands alone at the mic, no script in hand, just a string of topical jokes sharpened in the writers' room all afternoon. A great monologue feels like one friend catching another up on the day's absurdity, and when the punchline lands just right, the applause fills the studio like a wave.
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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