The Desert

Nature & the Outdoors Medium 16 words1 plays

Arid desert featuring towering cacti, rolling dunes, and desert wildlife.

H	H	Z	S	E	D	L	S	A	N	D	A
H	V	O	O	C	F	R	N	G	C	T	Z
L	E	M	A	C	O	E	O	O	I	D	X
M	P	W	A	N	R	R	Y	U	E	I	C
E	E	S	K	R	O	O	P	E	G	C	A
S	G	N	A	S	T	Y	W	I	Q	H	C
A	A	B	R	E	I	E	N	A	O	S	T
U	R	A	X	M	L	S	R	A	I	N	U
T	I	N	N	B	J	I	A	N	C	R	S
S	M	R	M	A	D	C	Y	O	E	E	U
U	S	U	D	E	T	B	E	N	U	D	D
D	T	O	S	A	G	U	A	R	O	V	T

ARID
BARREN
CACTUS
CAMEL
CANYON
COYOTE
DROUGHT
DUNE
DUST
MESA
MIRAGE
OASIS
SAGUARO
SAND
SCORPION
TUMBLEWEED

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A lone saguaro rises over the world's driest places in this grid. Kids and grown-ups can hunt for tumbleweed, scorpions, and a shimmering mirage, plus the coyotes, dunes, and canyons that make desert country so strange and beautiful. Play it on screen or print a copy for a geography lesson or a rainy afternoon.

The Desert Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The The Desert Word Search Answer Key marks all 16 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

H	H	Z	S	E	D	L	S	A	N	D	A
H	V	O	O	C	F	R	N	G	C	T	Z
L	E	M	A	C	O	E	O	O	I	D	X
M	P	W	A	N	R	R	Y	U	E	I	C
E	E	S	K	R	O	O	P	E	G	C	A
S	G	N	A	S	T	Y	W	I	Q	H	C
A	A	B	R	E	I	E	N	A	O	S	T
U	R	A	X	M	L	S	R	A	I	N	U
T	I	N	N	B	J	I	A	N	C	R	S
S	M	R	M	A	D	C	Y	O	E	E	U
U	S	U	D	E	T	B	E	N	U	D	D
D	T	O	S	A	G	U	A	R	O	V	T

H	H	Z	S	E	D	L	S	A	N	D	A
H	V	O	O	C	F	R	N	G	C	T	Z
L	E	M	A	C	O	E	O	O	I	D	X
M	P	W	A	N	R	R	Y	U	E	I	C
E	E	S	K	R	O	O	P	E	G	C	A
S	G	N	A	S	T	Y	W	I	Q	H	C
A	A	B	R	E	I	E	N	A	O	S	T
U	R	A	X	M	L	S	R	A	I	N	U
T	I	N	N	B	J	I	A	N	C	R	S
S	M	R	M	A	D	C	Y	O	E	E	U
U	S	U	D	E	T	B	E	N	U	D	D
D	T	O	S	A	G	U	A	R	O	V	T

The Desert

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H	H	Z	S	E	D	L	S	A	N	D	A
H	V	O	O	C	F	R	N	G	C	T	Z
L	E	M	A	C	O	E	O	O	I	D	X
M	P	W	A	N	R	R	Y	U	E	I	C
E	E	S	K	R	O	O	P	E	G	C	A
S	G	N	A	S	T	Y	W	I	Q	H	C
A	A	B	R	E	I	E	N	A	O	S	T
U	R	A	X	M	L	S	R	A	I	N	U
T	I	N	N	B	J	I	A	N	C	R	S
S	M	R	M	A	D	C	Y	O	E	E	U
U	S	U	D	E	T	B	E	N	U	D	D
D	T	O	S	A	G	U	A	R	O	V	T