Deer and Moose Word Search
Play a Deer and Moose word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: HERD, ANTLERS, HOOVES, RUMINANT, GRAZE, BROWSE, MIGRATE, CALF, FAWN, HIND, STAG, BUCK.
Diagonals are where most players stall. Once you are down to the last word or two, sweep the diagonals deliberately.
Deer and Moose word list, defined
- HERD /hɜːrd/ · noun, verb
- A group of animals, especially cattle, sheep, or horses, kept together under the care of one person or a group of people. To gather or drive animals together. Related: flock, mob, pack, troop.
- ANTLERS /ˈænt.lərz/ · noun (plural)
- The branched, bony outgrowths on the heads of deer and related animals, which are typically grown and shed annually by males. Related: horns, racks, crowns.
- HOOVES /huːvz/ · noun
- The hard, keratin-covered parts at the end of an animal's toes, typically found on horses and other ungulates. The sound made by the impact of hooves on a hard surface. Related: feet, toes, hoofbeats, horses' feet.
- RUMINANT /ˈruːmɪnənt/ · noun
- An animal that chews its food with its teeth without grinding them, such as a cow or sheep. A person who thinks deeply about something, often in a repetitive or obsessive way. Related: cud-chewing, munching, chewing, grazing.
- GRAZE /ɡreɪz/ · verb
- To eat grass or other plants, typically in a casual or leisurely manner. To feed on grass or other plants, especially in a field or pasture. Related: browse, feed, munch, nibble.
- BROWSE /braʊz/ · verb
- To look casually through or over things, such as goods in a shop, pages of a book, or content on the internet, without a specific goal or with only a vague one. As a noun, it denotes such an act of casual looking or grazing. Related: skim, scan, peruse, rummage.
- MIGRATE /mɪˈɡreɪt/ · verb
- To move from one place to another, often in search of food, water, or a more favorable environment. To transfer or relocate something, such as data or a business. Related: move, transfer, relocate, shift.
- CALF /kæf/ · noun
- A young cow, bull, or other bovine animal; also the fleshy back part of the human leg below the knee. Related: youngling, yearling, heifer.
- FAWN /fɔːn/ · noun, verb
- A fawn is a young deer, typically one still spotted and dependent on its mother; it is also a pale yellowish-brown colour. As a verb, to fawn means to show slavish or excessive affection, flattery, or servile attention, usually to win favour. Related: cudgel, grovel, toady, truckle.
- HIND /hɪnd/ · noun
- A female deer, especially a red deer. A person or thing that comes after or follows another. Related: female, deer, follower, successor.
- STAG /stæɡ/ · noun
- A male deer, especially one that has not been castrated. A man who is considered to be old-fashioned or out of touch. Related: buck, deer, male, antlered.
- BUCK /bʌk/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a buck is an adult male deer, goat, or rabbit, and informally a US dollar. As a verb, it means to jump or jerk suddenly with the back arched (as a horse does), or to resist or oppose something forcefully. Related: dollar, male deer, stallion, oppose.
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