Black Bear Word Search
Play a Black Bear word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HIDE, PAWS, CLAWS, SNOUT, MUZZLE, WHISKERS, TEETH, CAVE, FOREST, MOUNTAINS, BERRIES, NUTS.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Black Bear word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- HIDE /haɪd/ · verb
- To conceal or place something out of sight. In an older and more specialized sense, to beat or whip someone repeatedly. Related: conceal, cover, mask, obscure.
- PAWS /pɔːz/ · noun (plural), verb (third-person singular present)
- The plural form of “paw,” referring to the feet or digits of a four-legged animal, especially a dog, cat, or other mammal. As a verb, “paws” means to touch or strike something with a paw or claws. Related: feet, feet pads, claws, taws.
- CLAWS /klɔːz/ (British), /klɑːz/ (US) · noun (plural of claw); also verb (third-person singular of claw)
- The curved, pointed horny nails on the toes of animals such as cats, birds, and reptiles, used for gripping, tearing, or climbing; also a pincer-like limb of crustaceans. As a verb, to claw means to scratch, tear, or seize with claws or fingernails. Related: talons, nails, pincers, hooks.
- SNOUT /snaʊt/ · noun
- The forward-projecting muzzle of an animal, especially one with a prominent nose, such as a pig or dog. By extension, the word can refer disparagingly to a person's nose or face and, in British informal use, to a police informer. Related: muzzle, nose, proboscis, nostrils.
- MUZZLE /ˈmʌzəl/ · noun and verb
- A muzzle is a covering or restraint fitted over an animal's mouth and sometimes its nose to prevent biting; it can also mean the front opening of a gun barrel. As a verb, to muzzle an animal is to fit it with such a restraint, while to muzzle speech, criticism, or ambition is to suppress or restrict it. Related: snout, nose, beak, gag.
- WHISKERS /ˈwɪskərz/ · noun (plural)
- Whiskers are the hairs growing on the cheeks or sides of a person's face, especially those of the chin. By extension, they are the long, stiff sensory hairs around the muzzle or face of many animals. Related: bristles, feelers, vibrissae, sensory hairs.
- TEETH /tiːθ/ · noun
- Teeth is the plural form of tooth, referring to the hard structures in the mouths of humans and other animals used for biting, chewing, and related functions. By extension, it can refer to the pointed projections of combs, saws, gears, and similar objects. Related: dentition, choppers.
- CAVE /keɪv/ · noun
- A natural underground chamber, typically one with an opening to the surface, large enough for a person to enter. Related: cavern, grotto, hollow, den.
- FOREST /ˈfɒrɪst/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪst/ (US) · noun
- A large area of land covered with trees and undergrowth, especially one thick enough to form an ecosystem of its own; also, historically in Britain, land reserved for royal hunting. Related: woods, woodland, timberland, grove.
- MOUNTAINS /ˈmaʊntənz/ · noun
- Large natural elevations of land rising to a great height above the surrounding land. In figurative use, “mountains” can refer to a very large quantity of something. Related: peaks, heights, massifs, mountainsides.
- BERRIES /ˈbɛr.iːz/ · noun
- The plural form of "berry": small, juicy, typically round fruits without a hard stone or pit, such as strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries. Related: fruits, drupes.
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