A pinch of quiet

Kitchen word search

Put the kettle on and find a dozen words from the kitchen: a few familiar tools, a little baking and a hint of spice.

Kitchen word search · seed quiet-1

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Kitchen word search

12 words · 14 × 14

Find each word in a straight line. Look in all eight directions, including backwards.

IZHRGKRKUUKMXI
WGPFMSEGHMDALS
TDAEKIDNRUAHSF
ZJNJAHNIGEMTUN
RSTVKWADNNAEAC
ORRQTGLANORPAF
AEYIAHOEETUASL
SMAXMJCNLADLEB
TMLNOROKHLFWOB
IIUUHGUODRUOSU
NSTPWWXPLJUSXE
GOATJSKSTDKIIR
BCPRRLNJBDSASX
NPSNAFTKYPSXCY
  • SPATULA
  • WHISK
  • COLANDER
  • SIMMER
  • SAUTE
  • NUTMEG
  • PANTRY
  • LADLE
  • KNEADING
  • ROASTING
  • APRON
  • SOURDOUGH

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Kitchen word search — solution

12 words · 14 × 14

Marked letters show the hidden words. Use the coordinates below when words overlap.

IZHRGKRKUUKMXI
WGPFMSEGHMDALS
TDAEKIDNRUAHSF
ZJNJAHNIGEMTUN
RSTVKWADNNAEAC
ORRQTGLANORPAF
AEYIAHOEETUASL
SMAXMJCNLADLEB
TMLNOROKHLFWOB
IIUUHGUODRUOSU
NSTPWWXPLJUSXE
GOATJSKSTDKIIR
BCPRRLNJBDSASX
NPSNAFTKYPSXCY
  • SPATULA
  • WHISK
  • COLANDER
  • SIMMER
  • SAUTE
  • NUTMEG
  • PANTRY
  • LADLE
  • KNEADING
  • ROASTING
  • APRON
  • SOURDOUGH

Start positions (row, column; top left is 1,1): SOURDOUGH (10,13) · COLANDER (8,7) · KNEADING (9,8) · ROASTING (5,1) · SPATULA (14,3) · SIMMER (11,2) · NUTMEG (4,14) · PANTRY (2,3) · WHISK (5,6) · SAUTE (7,13) · LADLE (8,9) · APRON (6,13)

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Default puzzle downloads: US Letter PDF · A4 PDF · Puzzle + answer, two pages.

On the kitchen list

Find SPATULA, WHISK, COLANDER, SIMMER, SAUTE, NUTMEG, PANTRY, LADLE, KNEADING, ROASTING, APRON and SOURDOUGH. The mix includes tools, techniques and a cupboard ingredient, rather than a long catalogue of foods. SAUTE is shown without its accent because this grid uses A–Z letters.

Look for distinctive letter runs

The WH at the start of WHISK and the unusual sequence in SOURDOUGH can be useful anchors. Once you spot a promising letter, follow a single straight line rather than turning corners. A word can share letters with another word, so finding one does not rule out the same area of the grid.

Print before the next cup

Use the PDF download for a two-page file with a matching answer. There is no account or sign-up step. For a cleaner activity sheet, print only the first page. The second page marks the answer cells and identifies the seed. Large print is on by default for this theme.