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Word Search — Animals 1

Word Search

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Instructions: Find all 8 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

ELEPHANTKWDF
BMQJVCHEETAH
GIRAFFEXNPSK
WDTHGLEOPARD
ZEBRAJQVMXHN
KTSLPWBFDGRJ
LIONHXVKQWTM
DPWGSBQNRFXA
HIPPOTKMDSLW
VNRDFGXJBQKP
RHINOWSLTMVA
JKTBQXNDFPGH

Word List

ELEPHANT
CHEETAH
GIRAFFE
LEOPARD
ZEBRA
LION
HIPPO
RHINO

Answer Key

Safari Animals

ELEPHANTKWDF
BMQJVCHEETAH
GIRAFFEXNPSK
WDTHGLEOPARD
ZEBRAJQVMXHN
KTSLPWBFDGRJ
LIONHXVKQWTM
DPWGSBQNRFXA
HIPPOTKMDSLW
VNRDFGXJBQKP
RHINOWSLTMVA
JKTBQXNDFPGH
ELEPHANTCHEETAHGIRAFFELEOPARDZEBRALIONHIPPORHINO

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