Pottery Word Search
Wet clay only becomes permanent after firing in a kiln, where heat drives out the water and fuses the particles. Most glazed pots go through the kiln twice, once before glazing and once after.
Pottery word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bowl
- clay
- glaze
- handle
- kiln
- mug
- pitcher
- plate
- vase
- wheel
Pottery word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bowl
- clay
- coil
- firing
- glaze
- handle
- jug
- kiln
- mug
- pitcher
- plate
- potter
- rim
- vase
- wheel
Pottery word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bisque
- bowl
- ceramic
- clay
- coil
- firing
- glaze
- handle
- jug
- kiln
- mug
- pitcher
- plate
- potter
- rim
- slip
- stoneware
- teapot
- vase
- wheel
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Words in the Pottery word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- clay
- Soft earth that hardens into pottery when fired.
- bowl
- Round open dish, one of the first pots learned.
- mug
- Cup with a handle made for hot drinks.
- vase
- Tall pot made to hold cut flowers.
- kiln
- Very hot oven that bakes clay until hard.
- wheel
- Spinning disk that shapes pots as they turn.
- glaze
- Glassy coating that seals and colors fired pottery.
- plate
- Flat dish thrown or pressed from rolled clay.
- handle
- Attached loop that lets you lift a pot.
- pitcher
- Pot with a spout made for pouring liquids.
- potter
- A person who makes pots from clay.
- firing
- Heating pottery in a kiln to harden it.
- jug
- Deep container with a narrow neck for liquid.
- rim
- The top edge of a cup or bowl.
- coil
- Clay rope stacked in rings to build walls.
- slip
- Watery clay used as glue or as decoration.
- teapot
- Pot with spout, lid and handle for tea.
- bisque
- Pottery fired once, before any glaze goes on.
- ceramic
- General word for objects made from fired clay.
- stoneware
- Strong pottery fired at high heat for daily use.
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