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
- KINDLING
- Kindling works because its small surface area lets it catch quickly, dry twigs, wood shavings, or even crumpled birch bark are classic choices for getting a fire going fast.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- EMBER
- A bed of glowing embers actually burns hotter and more steadily than an open flame, seasoned cooks have long used them for roasting rather than the dancing fire above.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SOOT
- The fine black carbon that coats a firepit ring is soot, wood ash and soot together were used for centuries by American settlers as a base ingredient in homemade lye soap.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TINDER
- Before matches arrived in the United States in the 1830s, tinder, dried moss, charred cloth, or fine bark, was kept in a small tin called a tinderbox, carried by practically every household.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Autumn Bonfire: a free large-print word search
Autumn bonfire word search, free and large-print. Find the ember, the crackle, the spark, and the warm glow of a fire lit against the evening chill.
About The Autumn Bonfire
Something ancient and deeply satisfying happens when you gather around a fire as the nights grow longer and the air takes on that first real bite of autumn. The wood pops and hisses, sending a constellation of sparks up into a sky thick with stars, and the smell of woodsmoke drifts out across the dark field. Faces glow amber in the firelight, hands cup warm mugs, and for a little while the whole world shrinks to just the circle of warmth and light.
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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