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
- INKHORN
- An inkhorn was a small container, originally made from a hollowed animal horn, used to hold ink at the writing desk. A monk would dip his quill into it dozens of times copying a single page.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- VELLUM
- Vellum, made from calfskin stretched and dried, was prized over parchment for its fine, smooth surface, the finest medieval manuscripts were written on it.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- VESPERS
- Vespers is the evening prayer sung as the sun sets, one of seven daily services, called the Divine Office, that structured every monk's day from before dawn to after dark.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- PSALTER
- A psalter is a volume containing the 150 Psalms of the Bible, often beautifully illuminated, and was among the most-copied books in medieval monastic writing rooms.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Abbey & Cloister word search, free and large-print. Stone corridors, candlelit chapels, and the hush of a monk at his prayers.
About The Abbey & Cloister
A medieval monastery was a world complete in itself, a place of prayer, learning, and quiet industry. Monks moved through the cloister's covered walkways between chapel, refectory, and dormitory, their days shaped by the rhythm of the bells. In the writing room, brothers bent over vellum by candlelight, copying manuscripts with inkhorn close at hand, preserving centuries of knowledge through the long Middle Ages.
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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