Word Search — Ocean Fossils

Word Search — Ocean Fossils

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S N B F U C D F O A L A O I
T R I L O B I T E I U M E H
R S O L A R R I Y D A M E T
S R A A T O L U S H I O N I
E W I N D U A N H R R N T N
A H A L D U R T A A F I E T
U E F V L U A D R Y Y T F D
R W L H E C U C K T C E R R
C R U F Y S B Y T L O I E T
H C V O W A E O O C R S E N
I B A S L L H V O U A H F R
N S O S R U F O T R L E B N
H S U I V N V O H R V L D C
I N R L V S F T U R T L E W
Find these:
AMMONITE • TRILOBITE • SHARKTOOTH
CORAL • SHELL • SEAURCHIN
RAY • TURTLE • WAVES
SAND • FOSSIL • REEF
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Start→End (row, column, direction):

  • TRILOBITE — (2,1)→(2,9) →
  • SEAURCHIN — (4,1)→(12,1) ↓
  • SHARKTOOTH — (4,9)→(13,9) ↓
  • AMMONITE — (1,12)→(8,12) ↓
  • CORAL — (8,11)→(12,11) ↓
  • SHELL — (10,12)→(14,12) ↓
  • FOSSIL — (9,4)→(14,4) ↓
  • RAY — (5,10)→(7,10) ↓
  • REEF — (8,13)→(11,13) ↓
  • SAND — (3,2)→(6,5) ↘︎
  • WAVES — (5,2)→(9,6) ↘︎
  • TURTLE — (14,8)→(14,13) →

Rows/columns count from the top-left; arrows show direction.

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