20 words are hidden in the letters, or ten short ones for a first try. Tap the first letter of a word, then its last letter.
The 20 words
cub calf kitten puppy chick duckling lamb foal piglet fawn kid joey gosling tadpole bunny colt filly owlet hatchling eaglet
Names for young animals, such as cub, calf, foal and duckling, with rarer ones like owlet and eaglet. There are 20 words and 104 letters to find. The longest word is "hatchling", at 9 letters. No word on the list uses Q, R, V, X and Z.
The words by length
| Length | How many | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 2 | cub kid |
| 4 letters | 6 | calf lamb foal fawn joey colt |
| 5 letters | 5 | puppy chick bunny filly owlet |
| 6 letters | 3 | kitten piglet eaglet |
| 7 letters | 2 | gosling tadpole |
| 8 letters | 1 | duckling |
| 9 letters | 1 | hatchling |
A shorter puzzle of ten
Choose "10 short words" beside the heading for a smaller grid with these ten: cub, calf, puppy, chick, lamb, foal, fawn, kid, joey and colt. None has more than 5 letters. On a phone the full puzzle takes twelve of the 20, so the letters stay big enough to tap.
Hints for this puzzle
- Start with the longest words. Hatchling, duckling and gosling take up the most room, so they are the easiest to spot.
- 4 words start with C. When you find a C, check it for cub, calf, chick and colt.
- 3 words start with F. When you find an F, check it for foal, fawn and filly.
- Look for doubled letters. Two of the same letter side by side stand out in a grid: kitten, puppy, bunny and filly.
Play it or print it
On the screen, tap the first letter of a word and then its last letter, and the word is crossed off the list. Easy hides words across and down, Medium adds corner to corner, and Hard adds backwards. Press Print for two pages, the puzzle and its answer key, and "New puzzle" for the same words in new places. The word search maker page explains how each grid is made and kept clean.
A springtime page for a farm visit or a new baby animal at the zoo. Next to each found word write the grown animal it belongs to, like lamb and sheep or joey and kangaroo.
The same words on bingo cards and flash cards
The bingo card generator deals these words onto cards, each one a different mix, and the flash cards page prints them eight to a sheet.
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Questions
What words are in the baby animals word search?
Cub, calf, kitten, puppy, chick, duckling, lamb, foal, piglet, fawn, kid, joey, gosling, tadpole, bunny, colt, filly, owlet, hatchling and eaglet.
Is there an easier baby animals word search?
Yes. Choose "10 short words" for a smaller puzzle with cub, calf, puppy, chick, lamb, foal, fawn, kid, joey and colt. On Easy, words only run across and down.
Can I print it with an answer key?
Yes. Press Print for two pages: the puzzle and its answer key. Each press of "New puzzle" makes a different sheet.
Is the baby animals word search free?
Yes. There are no ads and nothing to sign up for.