The Book of the Dead Word Search
A free The Book of the Dead word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the gods, heroes, and creatures of a mythology, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ANUBIS, OSIRIS, ISIS, THOTH, HORUS, NEPHTHYS, SERKET, AMUN, MAAT, WEIGHING, PAPYRUS, UNDERWORLD.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Book of the Dead word list, defined
- WEIGHING /weɪndʒɪŋ/ · verb, present participle
- The process of determining the weight of something, or the act of considering the relative importance of something. Related: measuring, assessing, evaluating, judging.
- PAPYRUS /ˈpæpɪrəs/ · noun
- A type of paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant, used in ancient times for writing. A material made from the pith of the papyrus plant, used for making paper. Related: paper, vellum, manuscript, scroll.
- UNDERWORLD /ˈʌndərˌwɜːrld/ · noun
- The world or realm beneath the surface of the earth, especially the world of the dead, or a secret or hidden world of crime or vice. A region or sphere of activity that is hidden or secret. Related: subworld, underground, netherworld, hades.
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