Pigs Word Search
Pigs, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PIGLET, BOAR, SWINE, SQUEAL, SNOUT, TROTTER, BRISTLE, FARROW, LITTER, GRUNT, ROOT, FORAGE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pigs word list, defined
- PIGLET /ˈpɪɡlət/ · noun
- A young pig, especially one that has recently been born or weaned. The term may also refer more broadly to a small pig. Related: hoglet, shoat, pigling.
- BOAR /bɔːr/ · noun
- An uncastrated adult male pig, especially one that is wild or feral; the wild boar is the tusked ancestor of the domestic pig. Related: hog, swine, pig, tusker.
- SWINE /swaɪn/ · noun
- A pig, especially a domestic pig raised for meat. In the plural, it can also refer to pigs collectively and is often used figuratively for greedy, coarse, or contemptible people. Related: pigs, hogs, boars, porcine animals.
- SQUEAL /skwiːl/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, squeal means to make a high-pitched, often excited or frightened sound. As a noun, it refers to such a sound or to a loud, enthusiastic complaint. Related: shriek, scream, yell, screech.
- SNOUT /snaʊt/ · noun
- The forward-projecting muzzle of an animal, especially one with a prominent nose, such as a pig or dog. By extension, the word can refer disparagingly to a person's nose or face and, in British informal use, to a police informer. Related: muzzle, nose, proboscis, nostrils.
- TROTTER /ˈtrɒtər/ (British); /ˈtrɑːtər/ (American) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a trotter is a horse trained to move at a trot, especially one used in harness racing; it can also mean a person who trots or jogs. As a verb, to trot means to move with short, quick steps at a pace faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Related: pacer, jogger, jog, amble.
- BRISTLE /ˈbrɪs.əl/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a bristle is one of the short, stiff hairs or synthetic fibers on a brush, or a similar stiff hair on an animal. As a verb, to bristle means to stand up stiffly or bristly (of hair), or to react with obvious indignation or irritation. Related: spike, fiber, hair, stiffen.
- FARROW /ˈfæroʊ/ · verb
- Of a sow: to give birth to a litter of pigs. As a noun, farrow denotes such a litter of piglets. Related: whelp, kindle, calve, litter.
- LITTER /ˈlɪtə(r)/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, litter is rubbish or other material scattered on the ground, or a group of young animals born to one mother. As a verb, it means to scatter rubbish or objects, to give birth to young animals, or to make a bed with bedding. Related: rubbish, trash, refuse, debris.
- GRUNT /ɡrʌnt/ · noun and verb
- A grunt is a short, low, guttural sound, especially one expressing effort, discomfort, or irritation. It can also refer informally to a low-ranking or expendable worker, particularly a soldier. Related: groan, grumble, moan, complain.
- ROOT /ruːt/ · noun, verb
- The root of a plant is the underground structure that anchors it and absorbs water and minerals. By extension, a root is a source, origin, or fundamental cause from which something develops. Related: origin, source, basis, foundation.
- FORAGE /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ (US) · noun, verb
- Food for horses and cattle; as a verb, to search widely for food or provisions. Related: fodder, feed, search, scavenge.
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