scavenger hunt

noun

: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit

Examples of scavenger hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This scavenger hunt invites guests to solve an attraction-wide mystery while uncovering the story behind the attraction’s wax figures. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

There are families—no doubt, thanks to the fact that Under Canvas plans some activities for kids, like scavenger hunts and an abundance of s’mores supplies—and active couples in their late-twenties and beyond. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

There will be live owl demonstrations, a garden tour and open house, arts and crafts, drop-in educational activities like owl pellet dissection and a bird scavenger hunt, and plenty of other hands-on and family-friendly fun, Audubon said. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026

What started as an ordinary day along Southfield Freeway turned into a scavenger hunt for Metro Detroit skateboarders after legendary skater Tony Hawk left a skateboard hidden near M-39. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scavenger hunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront

Kids Definition

scavenger hunt

noun

: a party contest in which players are sent out usually in pairs to obtain without buying unusual objects within a fixed length of time