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Cartoon Word Search
11 words · 12×12 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
Twenty-four separate drawings for a single second of film. That is the arithmetic behind every cartoon ever made, and it explains why the studios were enormous and the artists exhausted. CELLULOID, PANEL, and CARTOONIST are all in the grid, along with the SLAPSTICK that paid for it.
Call it a cartoon word find if that is the phrase you grew up with. The grid does not mind and the answer key still fits on one page.
Frequently asked questions
What was celluloid?
The clear sheets each frame was painted on, layered over a background so only the moving parts had to be redrawn.
How does a caricature differ from a cartoon?
A caricature exaggerates one real person until the exaggeration becomes the likeness. A cartoon is not obliged to resemble anybody.
