About this Desert word search
Endless dunes, blazing days and freezing nights — the desert is one of Earth's toughest neighbourhoods, and everything that lives there is a survival genius. Can your memory survive the heat?
This puzzle hides 7 desert dweller words in a 12×12 grid. Words run in every direction — across, down, diagonally, and backwards — so look carefully. Tap a word's first and last letter to lock it in, or hit Print puzzle for a clean paper copy.
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