Narwhal Word Search
A free Narwhal word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: TUSK, FLUKE, FLIPPER, DORSAL, SKIN, HORN, ARCTIC, POLAR, FJORDS, COAST, FROZEN, WATERS.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Narwhal word list, defined
- TUSK /tʌsk/ · noun
- A long, pointed tooth projecting from the mouth of a mammal, especially a walrus or elephant. A hard, pointed projection, especially one on a tool or machine. Related: tooth, fang, horn, spike.
- FLUKE /fluːk/ · noun
- An unexpected, lucky success or result achieved by chance rather than skill; also, a parasitic flatworm (a fluke in the technical zoological sense) — though the chance sense is the dominant one in everyday use. Related: accident, stroke of luck, coincidence, chance occurrence.
- FLIPPER /ˈflɪpər/ · noun
- A flipper is a broad, flat limb used for swimming, found on aquatic animals such as seals, dolphins, sea turtles, and penguins, or a similar flat rubber fin worn by human divers and swimmers. In cricket, it also names a bowled delivery that skids through lower and faster than the batter expects. Related: fin, limb, paddle, flipper-like limb.
- DORSAL /ˈdɔːr.səl/ · adjective
- Relating to the back, or to the upper surface of an animal's body. In anatomy and zoology it specifically designates structures on or toward the back side of an organism. Related: posterior, rear, back.
- 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.
- HORN /hɔrn/ · noun, verb
- A hard pointed projection on the head of certain animals, such as cattle or sheep, used for defense or attack. To produce a loud, high-pitched sound, typically with the mouth or a musical instrument. Related: antler, tusk, prong, spike.
- ARCTIC /ˈɑːrktɪk/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, the Arctic is the polar region surrounding the North Pole. As an adjective, it describes things relating to that region or, figuratively, extreme cold. Related: polar, northern, frigid, glacial.
- POLAR /ˈpoʊlər/ · adjective, noun
- Relating to or situated at one of the extremes of the Earth, especially the North or South Pole. A person or thing that is at one extreme of a range of values. Related: extreme, far, distant, northern.
- FJORDS /fiːɔːrdz/ · noun
- A fjord (plural: fjords) is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep cliffs or slopes, formed by the submergence of a glacially carved valley. The word is most strongly associated with the dramatic coastlines of Norway. Related: inlet, sound, bay, estuary.
- COAST /kəʊst/ (UK), /koʊst/ (US) · noun (also verb)
- The land next to the sea; the seashore. As a verb, to move forward without effort or power, especially downhill or with the engine off, or figuratively to progress easily without exertion. Related: shore, seashore, seaside, littoral.
- FROZEN /ˈfrəʊ.zən/ (UK); /ˈfroʊ.zən/ (US) · adjective
- Frozen describes something turned into or hardened by ice, or rendered immobile and unable to act or change. It is also the past participle of the verb 'freeze'. Related: icy, glacial, frigid, polar.
- WATERS /ˈwɒtərz/ · noun
- The substance that flows in rivers, lakes, and seas, and is also found in the ground and in the air. It is essential for life and is used for drinking, irrigation, and other purposes. Related: water, liquid, fluid, sea.
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