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
- Thin, dry sticks placed beneath the logs to coax a fire to life, the small spark that makes the whole hearth possible.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MANTLE
- The shelf above a fireplace has been a place for family keepsakes, candles, and holiday stockings for centuries.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- EMBER
- Long after the flames die down, glowing embers can hold heat for hours, patient, quiet warmth at the end of the evening.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHIMNEY
- A well-built chimney draws smoke upward by creating a column of warm air, a principle understood by builders since at least medieval times.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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By the Fireplace: a free large-print word search
By the fireplace word search, free and large-print. Find the warm glow of hearth, ember, cocoa, and cozy wool on a cold winter's night.
About By the Fireplace
Nothing quite compares to a wood fire on a bitter winter evening, the steady crackle of seasoned logs, the amber glow painting the walls, the slow curl of smoke rising up through the chimney. A favorite blanket, a mug of cocoa warming both palms, and a well-worn chair pulled close to the hearth can turn the coldest night into something genuinely sweet. This is the quiet art of staying in, and it never really goes out of style.
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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