Snowy Owl Word Search
A free Snowy Owl 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: BEAK, WING, TALON, FEATHERS, EYES, FEET, PLUMAGE, ARCTIC, TUNDRA, NEST, LEMMING, RODENT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Snowy Owl word list, defined
- BEAK /biːk/ · noun
- The hard, pointed projecting mouth of a bird, consisting of upper and lower jaws covered in keratin, used for eating, grooming, and manipulating objects. Informally, also any similar beak-like structure in other animals such as turtles, squid, or octopuses. Related: bill, neb, muzzle, snout.
- WING /wɪŋ/ · noun, verb
- A part of an animal's body that is used for flying, or a control surface on an aircraft. To extend or add something to a project or activity. Related: fin, side, extension, projection.
- TALON /tælɒn/ · noun
- A sharp, hooked claw, especially of a bird of prey, or a device resembling such a claw, used for gripping or holding something. A sharp, hooked point or edge. Related: claw, hook, grasp, grip.
- FEATHERS /ˈfɛðərz/ · noun (plural); verb (third-person singular present)
- Feathers are the light, keratin-based structures that form the plumage of birds, covering their bodies and wings and providing insulation, waterproofing, and flight. As a verb (feathers), it means to cover, trim, or furnish with feathers. Related: plumage, plume, down.
- EYES /aɪz/ · noun
- The plural of "eye": the paired organs of sight in humans and animals, or the individual organs regarded collectively. It is also used figuratively to mean a person's attention, judgment, or way of seeing something. Related: sight, vision, gaze, view.
- FEET /fiːt/ · noun
- Feet is the plural of "foot": the lower extremities of the leg in humans and animals, on which a person or animal stands and walks. It is also the plural of the unit of linear measurement equal to twelve inches. Related: tootsies, hooves.
- PLUMAGE /ˈpluːmɪdʒ/ · noun
- The feathers of a bird, or the arrangement of these feathers in a particular pattern. The distinctive appearance or style of a bird's feathers. Related: feathers, down, plumes, fluff.
- 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.
- NEST /nɛst/ · noun, verb
- A structure made of twigs, grasses, and other plant material, built by birds, insects, or other animals to lay their eggs or give birth to their young. To settle or roost in a nest, estado, or other enclosed space. Related: den, hollow, cave, burrow.
- LEMMING /lɛmɪŋ/ · noun
- A small rodent that lives in large groups in Arctic and subarctic regions, known for its ability to jump and its tendency to follow others in large numbers. Related: rodent, mouse, rabbit.
- RODENT /ˈroʊdnt/ · noun
- A rodent is a mammal that belongs to the order Rodentia, characterized by continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws. Rodents are typically small to medium-sized, with a pointed snout, large ears, and a long, thin tail. Related: mouse, rat, squirrel, chipmunk.
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