Pet Pals
Find friendly pet words. Find all 5 hidden words in a 7 × 7 grid. Words can run in eight directions, including backward and diagonally.
Find all 5 words
Drag across a word, or tap its first and last letters. Words run horizontally, vertically and diagonally, in either direction.
What this puzzle is about
Pet Pals is a short word search about friendly household animals and the things that go with them. Five pet words are hidden in a compact 7 × 7 grid, which makes it a quick puzzle for a spare few minutes at home, in class, or on the go.
Who it suits
It is an easy puzzle with very short words, most of them only three or four letters long. Short words can actually hide well in a small grid, so it is a nice challenge for early readers and a relaxed one for adults. Words can run in eight directions, including backward and diagonally.
How to start
Begin with the four-letter words, FISH and BIRD, because they have more letters to follow. FISH contains the pair SH, which stands out among the other letters. Once you have found those two, the three-letter words DOG and CAT have fewer places left to hide.
About the words
The word list is DOG, CAT, FISH, BIRD, and BONE. Four are common pets, and BONE is a familiar dog treat, so the theme is easy for children to recognize and talk about while they search.
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