Polar Bear Word Search
A free Polar Bear 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: PAWS, CLAWS, COAT, TEETH, MUZZLE, WHISKERS, ARCTIC, TUNDRA, GLACIER, ICEPACK, SEAL, FISH.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Polar Bear word list, defined
- 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.
- CLAWS /klɔːz/ (British), /klɑːz/ (US) · noun (plural of claw); also verb (third-person singular of claw)
- The curved, pointed horny nails on the toes of animals such as cats, birds, and reptiles, used for gripping, tearing, or climbing; also a pincer-like limb of crustaceans. As a verb, to claw means to scratch, tear, or seize with claws or fingernails. Related: talons, nails, pincers, hooks.
- 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.
- TEETH /tiːθ/ · noun
- The hard, calcified structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing food. The teeth are composed of enamel, dentin, and cementum. Related: fangs, ivories, molars, incisors.
- 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.
- WHISKERS /wɪskərz/ · noun
- Long, thin hairs growing from the face, especially around the mouth of a cat or other animal. Also, a thin, pointed strip of metal used for mixing or beating. Related: hairs, bristles, fuzz, tufts.
- 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.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A vast, treeless region of cold, Arctic or sub-Arctic climate, typically with low vegetation and permafrost. Related: taiga, steppes, grasslands, moor.
- GLACIER /ˈɡleɪsiər/ · noun
- A large, slowly moving river of ice formed from compacted snow on land, typically in high latitudes or at high elevations. A glacier can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of meters thick. Related: ice sheet, ice field, frost, ice cap.
- ICEPACK /ˈaɪspæk/ · noun
- A cold compress, typically made of a gel or gel-like substance, used to relieve pain and reduce swelling, often applied to the skin to treat injuries or strains. Related: cold compress, ice wrap, cold pack, gel pack.
- SEAL /ˈsiːl/ · noun, verb
- A seal is a type of marine mammal that lives in the ocean and has a thick layer of fat to keep warm. To seal something means to make it secure or to close it tightly. Related: lock, fasten, secure, close.
- FISH /fɪʃ/ · noun, verb
- A fish is an aquatic animal that lives in water, breathing with gills. To fish is to try to catch fish. Related: seafood, catch, angling, aquatic.
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