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Arctic Animals Word Search

Find 15 animals of the Arctic hidden in the grid

Fifteen animals that live at the top of the world, from the polar bear and walrus to the lemming and snowy owl. Many stay warm with thick fur, feathers or blubber, and a polar bear has black skin under its fur. The Arctic fox even trades its brown summer coat for a thick white one in winter, though a few, called blue foxes, stay dark all year. You will not find a penguin here: penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere. Print it for a preK-5 winter animals unit.

Free printable PDF with a full answer key, sized for US Letter and free for classroom use. Want your own title or words? Open it in the word search editor with everything already filled in.

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Arctic Animals Word Search

Find 15 animals of the Arctic hidden in the grid

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Word List

  • ARCTICHARE
  • ARCTICWOLF
  • RINGEDSEAL
  • POLARBEAR
  • ARCTICFOX
  • PTARMIGAN
  • SNOWYOWL
  • HARPSEAL
  • NARWHAL
  • CARIBOU
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Scan rows and columns for the first letter of each word, then trace in all eight directions. Check off words as you find them.

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About this puzzle

Free printable Arctic animals word search: find 15 polar animals like the polar bear, narwhal and snowy owl. Easy level with answer key. Instant PDF download.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
  • Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers

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  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages — the puzzle and the answer key — on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Words run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and can be forward or backward. Once you spot a starting letter, trace in all eight directions.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

What animals live in the Arctic and how do they stay warm?›
Arctic animals include the polar bear, Arctic fox, walrus, narwhal, beluga, caribou, snowy owl, harp seal, lemming and musk ox. They stay warm with thick fur or feathers and, in seals and whales, a thick layer of fat called blubber. Penguins do not live in the Arctic.
What is in this Arctic animals word search?›
Fifteen Arctic animals in an easy grid with an answer key, including narwhal, ptarmigan and ringed seal. It suits preK-5, with younger children helped by an adult.
Is there an Arctic Animals Puzzle Pack?›
Yes. The $2.99 Arctic Animals Puzzle Pack adds a crossword, a cryptogram, a word scramble, a word fill-in and a bigger word search, built on thirty new words such as blubber, tundra, antlers and lichen.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
Yes. Words in this puzzle run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and they may go forward or backward. Always scan in all eight directions from a candidate starting letter.
Is there an answer key?›
Yes. Every free PuzzlePage word search PDF includes a separate answer-key page that highlights or lists every hidden word.
What grade level is this for?›
Word searches in this collection work well from upper-elementary through adult. Teachers often use them as vocabulary preview, classroom downtime, or sub-day filler.
Can I customize this puzzle?›
Yes. Open it in the free Word Search editor with the words already filled in, then change the title, edit or add words and pick a difficulty. Downloads are free with your email, and Premium removes the PuzzlePage credit.

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