The Call of the Wild Word Search
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Jack London · First published 1903 · Adventure.
Words to find: BUCK, THORNTON, PERRAULT, SPENCER, YUKON, ALASKA, CANADA, SLED, DOGTEAM, MUTT, TUNDRA, GLACIER.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Call of the Wild word list, defined
- BUCK /bʌk/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a buck is an adult male deer, goat, or rabbit, and informally a US dollar. As a verb, it means to jump or jerk suddenly with the back arched (as a horse does), or to resist or oppose something forcefully. Related: dollar, male deer, stallion, oppose.
- SPENCER /ˈspɛnsər/ · noun
- A spencer is a type of jacket or a short, close-fitting coat, typically worn by women. It is often considered a fashionable or stylish outer garment. Related: jacket, coat, bolero, cardigan.
- ALASKA /əˈlæskə/ · noun
- The largest state of the United States, located in the far northwest of North America, separated from the contiguous states by Canada; also used as a proper noun referring to this territory.
- CANADA /ˈkæn.ə.də/ · noun
- Canada is a proper noun referring to the country in northern North America, the second-largest country in the world by land area, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north into the Arctic.
- SLED /ˈsled/ · noun
- A flat, usually narrow, piece of wood or plastic used for sliding on snow or ice, typically pulled by a person or animal. A vehicle with runners, used for transporting people or goods over snow or ice. Related: sleigh, toboggan, luge, bobsled.
- MUTT /mʌt/ · noun
- A dog of mixed breed, often of indeterminate ancestry. A colloquial or informal term for a dog. Related: mongrel, cur, hound, beast.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A vast, treeless region of cold, Arctic or sub-Arctic climate, typically with low vegetation and permafrost. Related: taiga, steppes, grasslands, moor.
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
- A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
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