Penguins Word Search
A free Penguins 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: PENGUINS, COLONY, ROOKERY, BIRDS, FLIGHTLESS, AQUATIC, ICEBERG, ANTARCTIC, EMPEROR, ADELIE, CHINSTRAP, MAGELLANIC.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Penguins word list, defined
- COLONY /ˈkɒləni/ · noun
- A country or area under the political control of a distant nation, whose settlers occupy it; more broadly, a group of people or animals of the same kind living together in one place. Related: settlement, outpost, possession, dependency.
- ROOKERY /ˈrʊkəri/ · noun
- A group or colony of rooks, or a place where rooks regularly gather or nest. In historical usage, the word also referred to a crowded slum, tenement district, or collection of dilapidated buildings. Related: roost, colony, nest, congregation.
- BIRDS /bɜːrdz/ · noun
- Birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, and most commonly the ability to fly. Related: fowl, avian creatures, feathered friends, winged creatures.
- FLIGHTLESS /ˈflaɪtləs/ · adjective
- Unable to fly; permanently lacking the ability of flight, as applied to birds whose wings are not functional for flying. Related: ground-dwelling, wingless, earthbound.
- AQUATIC /əˈkwæt.ɪk/ (US); /əˈkwɒt.ɪk/ (UK) · adjective
- Relating to, living in, or growing in water; of or connected with water. Related: water-based, marine, freshwater, hydro.
- ICEBERG /ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/ (British); /ˈaɪsbɜːrɡ/ (US) · noun
- A large, floating mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice shelf. By extension, an iceberg can refer to a problem or hidden difficulty whose full extent is greater than is initially apparent. Related: ice mass, berg, floating ice.
- ANTARCTIC /ænˈtɑːrktɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to the region around the South Pole, including Antarctica and the surrounding ocean. Also used more generally to mean extremely cold or polar in character. Related: polar, frigid, glacial, arctic-like.
- EMPEROR /ˈɛmpərər/ — British & US (US often /ˈɛmpəɚ/) · noun
- A sovereign ruler of an empire, ranking above a king; also, a large orange-and-black butterfly (genus variously classified) and certain other animals named for their grandeur. Related: monarch, sovereign, ruler, king.
- CHINSTRAP /ˈtʃɪnstræp/ · noun
- A strap that passes under the chin to hold a helmet, hat, or other headgear securely in place. Related: strap, band.
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