Pigs Word Search
Pigs, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: PIGLET, BOAR, SWINE, SQUEAL, SNOUT, TROTTER, BRISTLE, FARROW, LITTER, GRUNT, ROOT, FORAGE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Pigs word list, defined
- PIGLET /ˈpɪɡlɪt/ · noun
- A young pig, typically a pig in its first year of life. A small or weak person, especially a child. Related: pig, shoat, swine, hoglet.
- BOAR /bɔːr/ · noun
- An uncastrated adult male pig, especially one that is wild or feral; the wild boar is the tusked ancestor of the domestic pig. Related: hog, swine, pig, tusker.
- SWINE /swaɪn/ · noun
- Pigs, especially domesticated ones. Swine are often raised for their meat, which is commonly consumed in many cultures. Related: pig, boar, hog, babe.
- SQUEAL /skwiːl/ · verb, noun
- To make a high-pitched, loud, and sharp sound, typically in excitement or pain. A loud, high-pitched cry, especially one of joy or excitement. Related: scream, shriek, yelp, wail.
- SNOUT /snaut/ · noun
- The nose or snout of an animal, especially a pig. A projecting part of something, such as a nose or a beak. Related: nose, snout, beak, proboscis.
- TROTTER /ˈtrɒtər/ · noun
- A trotter is a person who runs or walks at a trot, or a pig's foot, especially one that is cured and eaten. Related: runner, walker, jogger, gambler.
- BRISTLE /ˈbrɪs.əl/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a bristle is one of the short, stiff hairs or synthetic fibers on a brush, or a similar stiff hair on an animal. As a verb, to bristle means to stand up stiffly or bristly (of hair), or to react with obvious indignation or irritation. Related: spike, fiber, hair, stiffen.
- FARROW /ˈfæroʊ/ · verb
- Of a sow: to give birth to a litter of pigs. As a noun, farrow denotes such a litter of piglets. Related: whelp, kindle, calve, litter.
- LITTER /ˈlɪtər/ · noun, verb
- Litter refers to a collection of waste or garbage, or to scatter or drop something in a careless manner. It can also refer to the young of certain animals, especially birds or mammals. Related: refuse, trash, garbage, waste.
- GRUNT /ɡrʌnt/ · noun, verb
- A low, gruff sound, especially one made by a person when tired or exerting themselves. To make a low, gruff sound, typically when tired or exerting oneself. Related: growl, snarl, snort, groan.
- ROOT /rʊt/ · noun, verb
- The part of a plant that grows underground and produces roots, or the central part of a tree or shrub from which branches grow. To remove the root of a plant, or to find and remove the cause of a problem. Related: base, foundation, source, origin.
- FORAGE /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ (UK), /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ (US) · noun, verb
- Food for horses and cattle; as a verb, to search widely for food or provisions. Related: fodder, feed, search, scavenge.
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