Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- CARDINAL
- Only the male cardinal wears that famous scarlet, the female is a warm, tawny brown with just a blush of red on her crest and wings.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- NYJER
- Nyjer (also called thistle seed) is a tiny, oil-rich seed imported mainly from Ethiopia and India, and it's the top draw for goldfinches at tube feeders.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CHICKADEE
- A black-capped chickadee can remember thousands of hiding spots where it has cached seeds, a remarkable feat that relies on a hippocampus that actually grows new neurons each autumn.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SUET
- Suet cakes, rendered beef fat often mixed with seeds or berries, are especially popular in winter, giving woodpeckers, nuthatches, and wrens a dense calorie boost in cold weather.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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At the feeder, a free, large-print puzzle celebrating the cardinals, chickadees, and sparrows that brighten any backyard morning.
About At the Feeder
A well-stocked bird feeder is one of the quiet pleasures of a backyard, the flash of a cardinal's red against winter-bare branches, the acrobatic hang of a chickadee snatching a sunflower seed before darting back to the hedge. Sparrows jostle and juncos scratch beneath for dropped millet, while a nuthatch inches headfirst down the post as if gravity were optional. The whole small circus runs on seed, suet, and a little patience from whoever fills the feeder each morning.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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