Okapi Word Search
A free Okapi 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: HOOF, LEGS, TAIL, EARS, MUZZLE, SNOUT, COAT, NECK, RAINFOREST, ITURI, CONGO, JUNGLE.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Okapi word list, defined
- HOOF /hʊf/ · noun
- The hard, keratin-covered part of a horse's or other animal's foot, typically consisting of a single hoof or a pair of hooves. A blow or kick with the hoof. Related: foot, hoofed animal, kicker, hoofed mammal.
- LEGS /lɛɡz/ · noun
- The lower limbs of a human or animal, extending from the hip to the ankle. A support or base for something, especially a table or stand. Related: limbs, lower limbs, stumps, shanks.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SNOUT /snaut/ · noun
- The nose or snout of an animal, especially a pig. A projecting part of something, such as a nose or a beak. Related: nose, snout, beak, proboscis.
- COAT /kəʊt/ (British), /koʊt/ (US) · noun, verb
- A coat is a garment worn on the upper body, typically sleeved and fastening down the front, or the fur or wool covering of an animal. As a verb, it means to cover something with a thin layer of a substance. Related: jacket, overcoat, cloak, wrapper.
- NECK /nɛk/ · noun, verb
- The part of the body connecting the head to the torso, or to turn or twist something so that the front or top is facing in a different direction. Related: throat, nape, chin, collar.
- RAINFOREST /ˈreɪnfɔːrɛst/ · noun
- A dense forest of tall trees and undergrowth, typically in a tropical or subtropical region, with a high level of rainfall. Related: jungle, forest, woodland, wilderness.
- CONGO /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ (UK), /ˈkɑːŋɡoʊ/ (US) · noun
- The Congo is a major river of central Africa and the region surrounding it; it also refers to either of two countries named after that river — the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- JUNGLE /dʒʌŋɡəl/ · noun
- A dense tropical region of lush vegetation, typically with a hot and humid climate, often inhabited by a variety of wild animals. Related: forest, wilderness, underbrush, thicket.
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