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

There were a few families with tweens and teens, some of whom participated in kids’ club activities like scavenger hunts, whereas others relegated themselves to the set of computers in the lounge for long sessions of video games. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

And then finally commission a showstopping Instagram moment that will act as a must-see grail of a New York visit scavenger hunt for tourists. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

The steps that had to be followed to find a party or rave added to the fun, turning these events into adrenaline-pumping scavenger hunts. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Madame Tussauds Orlando will add an interactive scavenger hunt to its lineup in October. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 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