Hard animal word search
Hippopotamus, armadillo and platypus are long names to spot in an eighteen by eighteen grid. Words run forwards, backwards and diagonally, which makes this one a real test for older kids and adults.
- Anteater
- Armadillo
- Buffalo
- Chameleon
- Cheetah
- Chimpanzee
- Crocodile
- Flamingo
- Gazelle
- Hippopotamus
- Jaguar
- Kangaroo
- Leopard
- Lynx
- Meerkat
- Moose
- Octopus
- Orangutan
- Platypus
- Porcupine
- Rhinoceros
- Salamander
- Sloth
- Squirrel
- Tapir
- Tortoise
- Walrus
- Wildebeest
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Make your own versionAnimals, extra hard
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Find these words
- Anteater
- Armadillo
- Buffalo
- Chameleon
- Cheetah
- Chimpanzee
- Crocodile
- Flamingo
- Gazelle
- Hippopotamus
- Jaguar
- Kangaroo
- Leopard
- Lynx
- Meerkat
- Moose
- Octopus
- Orangutan
- Platypus
- Porcupine
- Rhinoceros
- Salamander
- Sloth
- Squirrel
- Tapir
- Tortoise
- Walrus
- Wildebeest
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About this word search
Several animals on this list come with a good story. The Platypus is a mammal that lays eggs, the Armadillo was named by Spanish speakers who saw it as a little armored creature, and the Sloth moves so slowly that algae can grow in its fur.
On a board of eighteen rows and eighteen columns, with words running every which way, the long names are actually the easy ones. Start with Hippopotamus and Wildebeest, then go after Tapir and Moose, which are short enough to slip by unnoticed.
As a follow-up, ask which of these animals you could see in North America. Moose, Lynx, Walrus and Squirrel are a good start, and Buffalo counts too if you mean the American bison.
Ways to use this word search
In the classroom
Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, students check their own answers.
At home and on the go
Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or a family vacation. A pen is all you need, no screen required.
Play together
Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.
Try it in Spanish too
The same theme also exists in Spanish, French, German, and Italian, each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.
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