Whale Shark Word Search
Play a Whale Shark word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: WHALE, SHARK, RHINCODON, PLANKTON, KRILL, FISH, SHRIMP, ALGAE, GILL, FINS, TAIL, MOUTH.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Whale Shark word list, defined
- WHALE /wheɪl/ · noun
- A very large aquatic mammal that lives in the sea and feeds on plankton and small fish. Whales are known for their distinctive songs and complex social behaviors. Related: sea mammal, marine mammal, cetacean, leviathan.
- SHARK /ʃɑːrk/ · noun
- A large, predatory fish with a streamlined body and a powerful tail, found in all the world's oceans. Sharks have been on the planet for over 400 million years. Related: fish, predator, marine animal, reptile.
- PLANKTON /plæŋktɒn/ · noun
- Small, usually microscopic, plants or animals that live in water, especially in the sea. Plankton are an important food source for many larger animals. Related: microorganisms, phytoplankton, zooplankton, algae.
- KRILL /krɪl/ · noun
- Krill refers to small, usually transparent or translucent, shrimp-like crustaceans that are an essential food source for many marine animals, including whales, seals, and penguins. They are typically found in large swarms in ocean waters. Related: crustaceans, shrimp, prawns, small crustaceans.
- 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.
- SHRIMP /ʃrɪmp/ · noun
- A small, typically pink or brown, edible crustacean with a long tail and claws, often served as food. Related: prawn, crab, lobster, crayfish.
- ALGAE /ˈæl.dʒiː/ · noun
- Algae are simple, typically aquatic organisms that photosynthesize but lack the true roots, stems, leaves, and vascular tissues of plants, ranging from single-celled phytoplankton to large seaweeds. Related: seaweed, phytoplankton, kelp.
- GILL /ˈdʒɪl/ · noun
- A gill is a unit of measurement for liquids, equivalent to one-quarter of a pint. It is also a respiratory organ in fish and some other aquatic animals. Related: pint, cup, ounce, milliliter.
- FINS /fɪnz/ · noun
- Plural of fin: the flat or wing-like appendages that fish, whales, and other aquatic animals use for steering, balance, and propulsion; also, similar projecting parts on aircraft, submarines, surfboards, cars, and other devices used for stability, control, or heat dissipation. Related: flippers, paddles, appendages, blades.
- 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.
- MOUTH /mɔʊθ/ · noun, verb
- The opening through which food passes into the body and out of which speech and saliva are emitted. To utter or express something, typically in a loud voice. Related: lip, oral cavity, gape, utter.
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