The Orchestra Word Search
This The Orchestra word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: VIOLIN, CELLO, VIOLA, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, TUBA, FRENCHHORN, FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, OBOE, BASSOON.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Orchestra word list, defined
- VIOLIN /vɪˈoʊlɪn/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument played with a bow or by plucking the strings with the fingers. Related: fiddle, viola, cello, lute.
- CELLO /ˈtʃɛloʊ/ · noun
- A large bowed string instrument of the violin family, held between the knees and played while seated, pitched an octave below the viola.
- VIOLA /vɪˈoʊlə/ · noun
- A stringed musical instrument with four main strings, played with a bow or by plucking. A type of purple flower, especially one of the pansy family. Related: fiddle, violin, stringed instrument, lyre.
- TRUMPET /trʌmpɪt/ · noun
- A brass musical instrument with a flared bell, played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and buzzing the lips to produce a series of high-pitched notes. A person who plays the trumpet. Related: cornet, bugle, horn, trombone.
- TROMBONE /trɒmˈboʊn/ · noun
- A musical instrument with a long tube that is played by sliding a cupped hand over the holes to change the pitch. It is a brass instrument that is commonly used in orchestras and jazz bands. Related: slide trumpet, sackbut, tenor trombone, bass trombone.
- TUBA /tjuːbə/ · noun
- A large, low-pitched brass musical instrument, typically cylindrical in shape and played by blowing air through a mouthpiece. Related: bass, contrabass, trombone, euphonium.
- FLUTE /fluːt/ · noun
- A musical wind instrument consisting of a long tube played by blowing air across a hole near one end, held horizontally in modern orchestral form; also, an architectural term for a groove or channel cut into a surface. Related: piccolo, recorder, fife, panpipe.
- PICCOLO /pɪˈkɔːloʊ/ · noun
- A small, high-pitched woodwind instrument, typically made of wood, with a flared bell and a narrow, cylindrical body. It is often used in orchestras and chamber music ensembles. Related: flute, recorder, soprano, alto.
- CLARINET /ˌklærəˈnɛt/ · noun
- A single-reed woodwind instrument of cylindrical bore, held vertically and played by blowing through a mouthpiece with a reed, having a wide range and a warm, agile tone. Related: woodwind, reed instrument.
- OBOE /oʊboʊ/ · noun
- A double-reed woodwind musical instrument with a conical bore, typically used in orchestras and chamber music. Related: reed, woodwind, double-reed, oboe-like.
- BASSOON /bəˈsuːn/ · noun
- A large woodwind instrument of the oboe family, played through a double reed and known for its deep, rich, resonant tone; it typically sounds an octave below the oboe. Related: fagott, contraforte.
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