Hedgehog Word Search
Play a Hedgehog 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: SPINES, QUILLS, PAWS, EARS, NOSE, MUZZLE, BELLY, TAIL, FOREST, GARDEN, MEADOW, HEDGEROW.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Hedgehog word list, defined
- SPINES /spaɪnz/ · noun
- The hard, bony structures extending from the back of an animal, typically supporting a series of vertebrae. The hard, protective outer layer of a book, typically made of cardboard or plastic. Related: backs, ribs, thoraxes, scales.
- QUILLS /kwɪlz/ · noun
- A quill is a type of bird feather pen used for writing, typically made from a bird's wing or tail feather. Quills were commonly used before the invention of metal nib pens. Related: feather pen, bird pen, calligraphy pen, dip pen.
- PAWS /pɔːz/ · noun
- The foot of an animal, especially a mammal, typically having claws. A paw can also refer to a mark or impression made by an animal's foot. Related: feet, claws, hooves, pads.
- EARS /ɪərz/ (British), /ɪrz/ (US) · noun
- Ears is the plural of 'ear', referring either to the organ of hearing on each side of the head, or to the seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat, barley, or corn. Related: auricles, organs of hearing, spikes, heads.
- NOSE /nɒz/ · noun, verb
- The nose is the part of the face that contains the nostrils and is responsible for smelling. As a verb, to nose means to push or move something with the nose, often in a gentle or tentative manner. Related: snout, beak, proboscis.
- MUZZLE /mʌzl/ · noun, verb
- A device that covers the mouth of an animal, typically to prevent it from biting or to direct its breath. To cover or obstruct the mouth of an animal. Related: snout, beak, mask, gag.
- BELLY /ˈbɛli/ · noun (also verb)
- The front part of the human body below the chest, containing the stomach and intestines; the abdomen. It also denotes the bulging middle or interior cavity of an object such as a ship, plane, or bottle. Related: abdomen, tummy, stomach, gut.
- 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.
- 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.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdn/ · noun
- An area of ground surrounding a building, typically planted with flowers, shrubs, and trees, and maintained for pleasure, beauty, or for the production of fruits, vegetables, or herbs. Related: yard, park, orchard, plot.
- MEADOW /ˈmiːdoʊ/ · noun
- A field of grass and wildflowers, typically in a rural area. A meadow is often a flat area of land that is not cultivated for crops. Related: field, pasture, lawn, plain.
- HEDGEROW /ˈhɛdʒərɔʊ/ · noun
- A row of bushes or small trees planted along the edge of a field or a road, often used for boundary marking or as a windbreak. A row of plants or trees growing wild along a boundary or edge. Related: hedge, fence, boundary, row.
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