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Free Birds of a Feather Word Search

16 birds of a feather words hidden in a 13×13 grid — forwards, downwards and diagonally. Print this one straight from the page, or make your own in a different size or difficulty in about ten seconds.

Find these 16 words

HUMMINGBIRD
MOCKINGBIRD
NIGHTINGALE
WOODPECKER
CHICKADEE
GOLDFINCH
CARDINAL
BLUE JAY
SPARROW
SWALLOW
WARBLER
FALCON
OSPREY
ROBIN
EAGLE
HAWK

Make your own birds of a feather word search →

The generator gives you a clean letter-size PDF with the answer key included, in any grid size from 8×8 to 22×22, at three difficulty levels. Free, no signup.

Answer key for this exact grid

Rows run from top to bottom and columns from left to right, starting at 1. Follow each word from its first letter to its last. This key matches the fixed puzzle above; a new puzzle made in Studio has its own answers.

Show the 16 word locations

HUMMINGBIRD: row 10, column 1 → row 10, column 11
MOCKINGBIRD: row 3, column 8 → row 13, column 8
NIGHTINGALE: row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 13
WOODPECKER: row 5, column 2 → row 5, column 11
CHICKADEE: row 1, column 1 → row 9, column 1
GOLDFINCH: row 13, column 5 → row 13, column 13
CARDINAL: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 8
BLUE JAY: row 11, column 1 → row 11, column 7
SPARROW: row 12, column 4 → row 12, column 10
SWALLOW: row 4, column 3 → row 4, column 9
WARBLER: row 3, column 12 → row 9, column 12
FALCON: row 2, column 7 → row 2, column 12
OSPREY: row 3, column 13 → row 8, column 13
ROBIN: row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 6
EAGLE: row 5, column 10 → row 9, column 10
HAWK: row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 5

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Good for

Classrooms — early finishers, vocabulary practice, or a calm end to a Friday.
Parties and gatherings — a birds of a feather themed activity that takes a minute to prepare.
Quiet time at home — screen-free, and you can print as many as you like.
Care homes and activity groups — pair it with the large-print setting for easier reading.

Make it harder, easier, or bigger

The puzzle on this page stays the same so its answer key remains useful. In Studio, generate another layout or change the words and settings. Different generations are not guaranteed exclusive. Choose easy for horizontal and vertical forwards words, medium to add diagonals, or hard to include backwards words. Review the vocabulary and grid size for your intended readers. You can also hide a secret message in the leftover letters.

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