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Whales, dolphins, and a shy octopus — find every sea creature swimming in the grid. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

Ocean Friends Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

ALWOSOAYDTTCDLH
ERAITOPOOHLSCOL
ESLWJAOTLSSCAOS
IERWTSWLPLOOLCT
FAUOUSRAHMERUTA
OHSLERJHISUATOR
YOORTDEONCLLEPF
SRIIUALSARUSRUI
TSHORLLTICLAMSS
EESOTHYHWHALEAH
RTBCLFFLOBSTERO
SEWFELIWACCSOSC
YCRAPLSOESILLUI
FIODHOHYSERAORL
RUTOBOFLSEALIFR

Word List

JELLYFISH
SEAHORSE
STARFISH
DOLPHIN
OCTOPUS
LOBSTER
OYSTER
TURTLE
WALRUS
WHALE
CORAL
CLAM

Answer Key

ALWOSOAYDTTCDLH
ERAITOPOOHLSCOL
ESLWJAOTLSSCAOS
IERWTSWLPLOOLCT
FAUOUSRAHMERUTA
OHSLERJHISUATOR
YOORTDEONCLLEPF
SRIIUALSARUSRUI
TSHORLLTICLAMSS
EESOTHYHWHALEAH
RTBCLFFLOBSTERO
SEWFELIWACCSOSC
YCRAPLSOESILLUI
FIODHOHYSERAORL
RUTOBOFLSEALIFR
JELLYFISHSEAHORSESTARFISHDOLPHINOCTOPUSLOBSTEROYSTERTURTLEWALRUSWHALECORALCLAM

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