Free printable · 18 words · answer key included
Winter Animals Word Search: Free Printable, Large Print
From the snowy owl to the snowshoe hare, these are the animals that thrive when the temperature drops. Nature lovers will spot a few backyard visitors on the list, like the cardinal and the chickadee.
Easy: 12 x 12 grid, extra large print
12 words that read across or down only. Big letters with plenty of space, and a tick box beside each word.
Medium: 15 x 15 grid, large print
All 18 words, running across, down or diagonally. No backwards words.
How to print
Open the PDF for your paper size and print at 100% / Actual size (not “fit to page”) for the biggest letters. Every sheet keeps a half-inch margin, so it prints cleanly on home printers. The answer key is a separate file.
Words in this puzzle
The medium grid hides all 18 words. The easy grid uses the first 12 (shown in bold).
- ARCTIC FOX
- SNOWY OWL
- REINDEER
- MOOSE
- WALRUS
- HARP SEAL
- HUSKY
- ERMINE
- CARDINAL
- CHICKADEE
- SNOWSHOE HARE
- NARWHAL
- LYNX
- CARIBOU
- BISON
- MUSK OX
- BEAVER
- WOLF
Checked by our software
Every grid is generated and then verified by our own puzzle software: each word appears exactly once, and the filler letters are screened so they do not spell anything unfortunate.
