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
- REARD
- Louis Réard was an automobile engineer by training — his mother's lingerie boutique near the Folies Bergère sparked his unlikely leap into swimwear design.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- POOLSIDE
- The debut took place at the Piscine Molitor, a celebrated public pool in Paris that had been a fashionable gathering spot since it opened in 1929.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- DANCER
- Unable to find a runway model willing to wear the revealing design, Réard hired Micheline Bernardini, a dancer at the Casino de Paris, to make the reveal.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BIKINI
- Réard chose the name 'bikini' from Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the United States had conducted nuclear tests just days earlier in July 1946 — he wanted a name as explosive as the swimsuit itself.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Bikini Makes Its Debut — free, large-print word search celebrating the bold July 5, 1946 moment that changed fashion forever.
About The Bikini Makes Its Debut
On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard stepped into history at a poolside show in Paris, unveiling a two-piece swimsuit so daring he named it after the Bikini Atoll — borrowing the explosive energy of that remote Pacific place for a scrap of fabric that would reshape fashion. No mainstream model would wear it, so Réard turned to a nightclub dancer named Micheline Bernardini, who carried it off with unforgettable confidence. That summer afternoon beside a Parisian pool launched decades of beach style, spiraling trends, and the enduring idea that boldness in design can change the world.
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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