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Diamond Series, Challenging, level 3 of 3

Woodland Creatures

Free puzzle for the week of September 28, 2026

Chipmunks with full cheeks, squirrels hiding acorns and a porcupine in the thicket: twenty words from the busy woods before winter.

Words hide in all eight directions, including backward and upward, and some share letters. Watch out for near misses.

Print this puzzle (PDF): Woodland Creatures, with answers
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0 of 20 found

  • HOARD
  • RACCOON
  • WOODCHUCK
  • RUFFED GROUSE
  • FORAGING
  • BRUSH PILE
  • GRAY SQUIRREL
  • ACORNS
  • BADGER
  • COTTONTAIL
  • CHIPMUNK
  • PINE MARTEN
  • CHEEK POUCHES
  • BEECHNUTS
  • THICKET
  • WHITETAIL
  • RED FOX
  • DEER MOUSE
  • PORCUPINE
  • HICKORY NUTS

Press and drag from the first letter to the last, or tap the first letter and then the last. Spaces are left out, so RUFFED GROUSE is hidden as RUFFEDGROUSE. You can start from either end of a word.

With a keyboard: arrow keys move, Enter or Space marks the first and last letter.

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