Gila Monster Word Search
Play a Gila Monster 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: TAIL, HEAD, JAWS, TEETH, FANGS, VENOM, SKIN, TONGUE, EYES, CLAWS, SCALES, DESERT.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Gila Monster word list, defined
- TAIL /tɛɪl/ · noun, verb
- The back part of an animal's body, typically extending from the hips to the end of the spine. To follow or come after something. Related: rear, hindquarters, aft, end.
- HEAD /hɛd/ · noun, verb
- The upper part of the human body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. To be in charge or control of something. Related: brain, mind, skull, chief.
- JAWS /dɔːz/ · noun
- The jaws are the mouthparts of a vertebrate used for biting and chewing. They are the upper and lower parts of the mouth that are used to grasp and tear food. Related: mouth, chewer, gnasher, maw.
- TEETH /tiːθ/ · noun
- The hard, calcified structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing food. The teeth are composed of enamel, dentin, and cementum. Related: fangs, ivories, molars, incisors.
- FANGS /fæŋz/ · noun (plural of 'fang')
- Long, pointed teeth, especially the large canine teeth of dogs, wolves, and similar animals, or the hollow or grooved venom-injecting teeth of snakes. By extension, the word evokes menace and predation. Related: teeth, canines, tusks.
- VENOM /ˈviːnəm/ · noun, verb
- A poisonous substance produced by animals, especially snakes, and injected into the body of a victim by a bite or sting. To speak or write in a bitter or malicious manner. Related: poison, toxin, venomous, deadly.
- SKIN /skɪn/ · noun, verb
- The outer covering of an animal or person, or the surface of something. To remove the skin of something, typically by cutting or peeling. Related: hide, epidermis, dermis, peel.
- TONGUE /tɒŋ/ · noun, verb
- The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking. As a verb, to tongue means to tease or mock someone. Related: lashing, teasing, mocking.
- EYES /aɪz/ · noun
- The plural of "eye": the paired organs of sight in humans and animals, or the individual organs regarded collectively. It is also used figuratively to mean a person's attention, judgment, or way of seeing something. Related: sight, vision, gaze, view.
- 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.
- SCALES /skɛɪlz/ · noun, verb
- A series of musical notes or a device for measuring weight or thickness. To change or adjust something, especially a musical instrument, to a different pitch or key. Related: series, sequence, range, octave.
- DESERT /ˈdɛzət/ (noun: arid land); /dɪˈzɜːrt/ (verb) · noun, verb
- A large, dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation. As a verb, to desert means to abandon someone or something, especially in a way considered wrong or a betrayal of duty. Related: wasteland, wilderness, barrens, badlands.
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