Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

word search

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: word search
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.

Example Sentences

"These word association lists can also be used in pedagogical materials, such as mind-maps, word-searches, weekly spelling lists, etc."

Inflected Forms

word searches (plural) word-search (alternative) wordsearch (alternative)

Synonyms

Wonderword

Questions

What does word search mean?: A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.

How to pronounce word search

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