Our Mutual Friend Word Search
A free Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1865) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on characters, settings, and objects from the book, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Written by Charles Dickens · First published 1865 · Social Novel.
Words to find: BARKIS, LODGES, BRIAR, LUDWIG, GUPPY, MARSH, THAMES, LONDON, MILL, BANK, DOCKS, GREED.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Our Mutual Friend word list, defined
- LODGES /ˈlɒdʒɪz/ · noun
- A building, especially one for temporary accommodation, especially in a remote area. A group of people who share a common interest or activity. Related: cabins, cottages, inns, motels.
- BRIAR /ˈbraɪər/ · noun
- A prickly thorny shrub, such as a wild rose or blackberry bush; also, the gnarled root of a Mediterranean heath used to make tobacco pipes. Related: bramble, thornbush, thicket, shrub.
- GUPPY /ˈɡʌpi/ · noun
- A small freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, native to South America, often kept as a pet. Related: goldfish, gourami, neon tetra, swordtail.
- MARSH /mɑːʃ/ · noun
- A wetland area dominated by soft-stemmed plants, such as cattails and sedges, and often found near rivers, lakes, or coastal areas. A marsh can be freshwater or saltwater. Related: swamp, bog, fen, wetland.
- MILL /mɪl/ · noun, verb
- A building or structure where grain or other materials are ground into flour or meal, or a machine for grinding or crushing something. To grind or crush something, especially grain, into flour or meal. Related: grindstone, quern, crusher, masher.
- BANK /bæŋk/ · noun
- A financial institution licensed to accept deposits, provide loans, and handle monetary transactions; also, the sloping land bordering a river or lake. Related: credit union, lender, depository, financial institution.
- DOCKS /dɒks/ (UK); /dɑːks/ (US) · noun (plural); also verb (third-person singular)
- The plural of 'dock': structures where ships are moored for loading, unloading, or repair; in British English, an enclosed area of water with wharves forming a harbor complex. Also the third-person singular of the verb 'dock', meaning to cut short, deduct, or bring a vessel into a dock. Related: wharves, piers, quays, jetties.
- GREED /ɡriːd/ · noun
- Excessive or insatiable desire for wealth, possessions, or power; a selfish and excessive love of money or material possessions. Related: avarice, covetousness, rapacity, gluttony.
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