Best Free Printable Spring Word Search Puzzles for Kids - Free Printable

Let’s solve this Spring Word Search step by step.

First, we need to find all the words from the “Word List” hidden in the grid. The words can be going:
- Left to right (→)
- Right to left (←)
- Top to bottom (↓)
- Bottom to top (↑)
- Diagonally in any direction

We’ll go through each word one by one and try to spot it in the grid.

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Step 1: Start with easy or short words

Let’s begin with “APRIL” — 5 letters.

Look at row 10 (counting from top):
Row 10: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D → no April
Row 11: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I → no
Row 12: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T → no
Row 13: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S → wait! Look at positions 2–6: H A T C H → that’s “HATCH”, not April.
Wait — look at row 14: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q → no
Row 15: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S → here! Positions 7–11: F L A C W → no
Wait — let’s scan vertically.

Actually, let’s try a different approach. Let’s look for “BUNNY” — it’s unique.

Scan rows:

Row 1: J V Q J G H F R L R G S N L A D Y B U G → ends with BUG, not bunny
Row 2: R O P E K X Q S R A A T N W Y B U B K → has BUBK at end? No
Row 3: I E I Q C B C H A H O L A X B U A M E M → has BUAM? No
Row 4: B N I D I I V O L J T F P O M T S B E A → starts with BNI...
Row 5: U I Y V H D L W L V J R B K A T Z R R B → no
Row 6: Z H D X C U V E I O U Q E O L E Y E Y C → no
Row 7: Z S O N A C U R P T R B Y V G R B L E H → no
Row 8: I N H G V K U S R K N F P Y O F L L N Q → no
Row 9: N U N E W L I F E U A F U M U L K A O D → no
Row 10: G S W E N I O K T J L E P L M Y C W H S → no
Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U → no
Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B → no
Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D → no
Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I → no
Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T → no
Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S → “THAT CHLING”? Wait — “CHICKEN”? No. But look: positions 3–7: A T C H L → no
Wait — what about “CATERPILLAR”? Too long. Maybe start with shorter ones.

Try “EGG” — very short.

Look for E-G-G together.

Row 1: ...LADYBUG → no
Row 2: ...NWYBUBK → no
Row 3: ...BUAMEM → no
Row 4: ...TSBEA → no
Row 5: ...ATZRRB → no
Row 6: ...EYEYC → E-Y-E-Y-C → not EGG
Row 7: ...GRBLEH → no
Row 8: ...OFL LNQ → no
Row 9: ...MULKAOD → no
Row 10: ...LMYCWH S → no
Row 11: ...JXHYFU → no
Row 12: ...VBYP SDUB → no
Row 13: ...T LG MIFGD → no
Row 14: ...NGFSENJZFI → no
Row 15: ...CUONGAAYIIZT → no
Row 16: ...LDXPEKRHS → no
Row 17: WOBNIARFBGIOFUDSNYPQ → no
Row 18: EPJEXRFLACWERPBXETJS → look! Positions 10–12: C W E → no
Wait — row 19: DKMNUTERNKDWP NYBFYJQR → no
Row 20: VUUDYUDMAPAITELGIPE → no

Maybe vertical?

Column 1: J,R,I,B,U,Z,Z,I,N,G,M,A,Y,I,R,T,W,E,D,K,V → no EGG
Column 2: V,O,E,N,I,H,S,N,U,S,Y,Z,F,S,Y,H,O,P,K,N,U → no
This is taking too long. Let’s use a smarter method.

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Actually, since this is a word search puzzle designed for students, most words are placed horizontally or vertically, rarely diagonal unless specified.

Let me list the word list again:

APRIL
BUNNY
BUTTERFLY
BUZZING
CALF
CATERPILLAR
CHICK
CLOVER
COLORFUL
DRAGONEY
DUCKLING
EASTER
EGG
FLOWERS
FOAL
HATCHLING
HONEYBEE
LADYBUG
LAMB
MARCH
MAY
MEADOW
NEST
NEW LIFE
PIGLET
RAINBOW
SHOWERS
SPRING BREAK
SUNSHINE
UMBRELLA

That’s 30 words.

Now, let’s look for “LADYBUG” — it’s in the first row!

Row 1: J V Q J G H F R L R G S N L A D Y B U G

Yes! Letters 13 to 19: L-A-D-Y-B-U-G → “LADYBUG”

✔ Found: LADYBUG

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Next, “BUNNY” — let’s look again.

Row 4: B N I D I I V O L J T F P O M T S B E A → starts with B, then N, but then I — not U
Row 5: U I Y V H D L W L V J R B K A T Z R R B → has B at position 11, then K — no
Row 6: Z H D X C U V E I O U Q E O L E Y E Y C → no
Row 7: Z S O N A C U R P T R B Y V G R B L E H → has B at pos 12, then Y — no
Row 8: I N H G V K U S R K N F P Y O F L L N Q → no
Row 9: N U N E W L I F E U A F U M U L K A O D → has N U N — close to BUNNY? No
Wait — row 10: G S W E N I O K T J L E P L M Y C W H S → no
Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U → no
Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B → has B at pos 16, then Y — no
Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D → has B at pos 5 — then M — no
Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I → has B at pos 3 — then V — no
Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T → has B at pos 6 — then E — no
Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S → no
Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q → has B at pos 3 — then N — then I — not U
Wait — what if it’s vertical?

Column 3: Q,P,I,I,Y,D,O,H,W,X,W,N,F,B,D,A,B,J,M,N,U → no
Column 4: J,E,Q,D,V,X,N,G,E,W,X,J,N,V,L,T,N,E,K,D,Y → no
Column 5: G,K,C,I,H,C,V,V,W,E,H,E,F,U,P,H,I,X,N,T,D → no
Column 6: H,X,B,N,D,U,E,K,L,N,N,G,M,B,E,C,R,R,E,P,U → no
Column 7: F,Q,C,I,L,V,I,U,I,O,S,C,D,G,R,L,A,F,R,K,D → no
Column 8: R,S,H,V,W,E,R,S,F,K,U,R,F,E,E,H,F,L,W,N,A → no
Column 9: L,R,A,O,L,I,P,R,E,T,R,C,E,N,C,I,B,C,E,D,M → no
Column 10: R,A,H,L,V,O,T,K,U,J,L,P,S,W,O,N,G,W,R,P,A → no
Column 11: G,A,O,J,J,Q,R,N,A,L,R,T,E,N,U,G,I,E,K,N,I → no
Column 12: S,T,L,T,R,E,B,F,F,E,V,E,E,G,O,F,R,R,D,W,T → no
Column 13: N,N,A,F,B,L,Y,P,U,P,E,V,T,F,C,O,B,P,N,B,E → no
Column 14: L,W,X,P,K,O,V,Y,M,L,B,Y,L,S,N,L,I,E,D,P,L → no
Column 15: A,Y,B,O,A,E,Y,O,K,M,Y,P,G,A,G,D,X,B,Y,T,G → no
Column 16: D,B,U,M,T,L,E,L,A,Y,X,S,M,Y,A,X,P,R,B,X,I → no
Column 17: Y,U,A,S,Z,Y,Y,F,U,C,H,D,I,J,R,E,U,B,F,Y,E → no
Column 18: B,B,M,E,R,E,E,N,O,W,Y,B,F,Z,I,K,H,S,Y,J,P → no
Column 19: U,K,M,A,B,C,Y,Q,D,S,F,U,D,F,T,S,S,Q,J,R,G → no
Column 20: G,K,M,E,B,C,H,D,H,S,U,B,G,I,Z,I,Q,T,R,E → no
Column 21: (only 20 columns?) Wait, let's count columns.

Looking back at row 1: J V Q J G H F R L R G S N L A D Y B U G → that’s 20 characters.

So 20 columns.

Back to “BUNNY”. Maybe it’s backwards?

Look for Y-N-N-U-B

Row 1: ...Y B U G → no
Row 2: ...Y B U B K → Y B U B — not Y N N U B
Row 3: ...X B U A M E M → no
Row 4: ...T S B E A → no
Row 5: ...A T Z R R B → no
Row 6: ...E Y E Y C → E Y E Y — not Y N N U B
Row 7: ...Y V G R B L E H → Y V — no
Row 8: ...Y O F L L N Q → Y O — no
Row 9: ...M U L K A O D → no
Row 10: ...M Y C W H S → Y C — no
Row 11: ...X H Y F U → Y F — no
Row 12: ...V B Y P S D U B → Y P — no
Row 13: ...T L G M I F G D → no
Row 14: ...N G F S E N J Z F I → no
Row 15: ...G A A Y I I Z T → Y I — no
Row 16: ...D X P E K R H S → no
Row 17: ...F U D S N Y P Q → Y P — no
Row 18: ...R P B X E T J S → no
Row 19: ...W P N Y B F Y J Q R → Y B — no
Row 20: ...A I T E L G I P E → no

Not finding BUNNY yet. Let’s try another word.

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Try “EGG” again.

Look for E-G-G.

In row 6: Z H D X C U V E I O U Q E O L E Y E Y C → positions: 8=E, 9=I, 10=O, 11=U, 12=Q, 13=E, 14=O, 15=L, 16=E, 17=Y, 18=E, 19=Y, 20=C → so E at 8,13,16,18 — no GG after.

Row 9: N U N E W L I F E U A F U M U L K A O D → E at 4,9 — no GG

Row 10: G S W E N I O K T J L E P L M Y C W H S → E at 4,12 — no GG

Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U → no E

Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B → E at 5,12 — between them is G C R C P T — not GG

But wait — position 5=E, 6=G — then 7=C — not G. So EG C — not EGG.

Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D → E at 9,11,12 — positions 11 and 12 are E E — not G G

Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I → E at 9,15 — no GG

Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T → E at 7 — then N — no

Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S → E at 16 — then K — no

Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q → no E

Row 18: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S → E at 1,4,12,17 — let's see: pos 1=E,2=P — no; pos 4=E,5=X — no; pos 12=E,13=R — no; pos 17=E,18=T — no

Row 19: D K M N U T E R N K D W P N Y B F Y J Q R → E at 7 — then R — no

Row 20: V U U D Y U D M A P A I T E L G I P E → E at 14,20 — pos 14=E,15=L — no; pos 20=E — end

No EGG found yet. Maybe it's vertical.

Column 1: J,R,I,B,U,Z,Z,I,N,G,M,A,Y,I,R,T,W,E,D,K,V → E at row 18 — then below is D — no G

Column 2: V,O,E,N,I,H,S,N,U,S,Y,Z,F,S,Y,H,O,P,K,N,U → E at row 3 — then N — no G

Column 3: Q,P,I,I,Y,D,O,H,W,X,W,N,F,B,D,A,B,J,M,N,U → no E

Column 4: J,E,Q,D,V,X,N,G,E,W,X,J,N,V,L,T,N,E,K,D,Y → E at row 2,9,18 — row 2=E, then Q — no; row 9=E, then W — no; row 18=E, then K — no

Column 5: G,K,C,I,H,C,V,V,W,E,H,E,F,U,P,H,I,X,N,T,D → E at row 10,12 — row 10=E, then H — no; row 12=E, then F — no

Column 6: H,X,B,N,D,U,E,K,L,N,N,G,M,B,E,C,R,R,E,P,U → E at row 7,15,19 — row 7=E, then K — no; row 15=E, then C — no; row 19=E, then P — no

Column 7: F,Q,C,I,L,V,I,U,I,O,S,C,D,G,R,L,A,F,R,K,D → no E

Column 8: R,S,H,V,W,E,R,S,F,K,U,R,F,E,E,H,F,L,W,N,A → E at row 6,14,15 — row 6=E, then R — no; row 14=E, then E — oh! Row 14 col 8 = E, row 15 col 8 = E — but we need G after E for EGG? No, EGG is E-G-G, so if it's vertical, we need E then G then G.

Here it's E then E — not G.

Row 14 col 8 = E, row 15 col 8 = E — that's EE, not EG.

Column 9: L,R,A,O,L,I,P,R,E,T,R,C,E,N,C,I,B,C,E,D,M → E at row 9,13,19 — row 9=E, then T — no; row 13=E, then N — no; row 19=E, then D — no

Column 10: R,A,H,L,V,O,T,K,U,J,L,P,S,W,O,N,G,W,R,P,A → no E

Column 11: G,A,O,J,J,Q,R,N,A,L,R,T,E,N,U,G,I,E,K,N,I → E at row 13,18 — row 13=E, then N — no; row 18=E, then K — no

Column 12: S,T,L,T,R,E,B,F,F,E,V,E,E,G,O,F,R,R,D,W,T → E at row 6,10,12,13 — row 6=E, then B — no; row 10=E, then V — no; row 12=E, then E — EE; row 13=E, then G — oh! Row 13 col 12 = E, row 14 col 12 = G — then row 15 col 12 = ? Let's check.

Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D → col 12 is the 12th letter: let's index:

Col 1:Y,2:F,3:F,4:N,5:B,6:M,7:D,8:F,9:E,10:S,11:E,12:E,13:T,14:L,15:G,16:M,17:I,18:F,19:G,20:D → so col 12 = E

Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I → col 12: 1:I,2:S,3:B,4:V,5:U,6:G,7:O,8:I,9:E,10:W,11:N,12:G,13:F,14:S,15:E,16:N,17:J,18:Z,19:F,20:I → col 12 = G

Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T → col 12: 1:R,2:Y,3:D,4:L,5:P,6:B,7:E,8:N,9:C,10:U,11:O,12:N,13:G,14:A,15:A,16:Y,17:I,18:I,19:Z,20:T → col 12 = N

So column 12: row 13=E, row 14=G, row 15=N — so E-G-N — not E-G-G.

Close but not quite.

Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B → col 12: let's see, 1:A,2:Z,3:N,4:J,5:E,6:G,7:C,8:R,9:C,10:P,11:T,12:E,13:V,14:B,15:Y,16:P,17:S,18:D,19:U,20:B → col 12 = E

Row 13 col 12 = E (as above)

Row 14 col 12 = G

So row 12 col 12 = E, row 13 col 12 = E, row 14 col 12 = G — E-E-G — not E-G-G.

Still not.

Perhaps "EGG" is horizontal in row 12: positions 5-7: E G C — not G G

Or row 13: positions 11-13: E E T — not G G

I'm stuck on EGG. Let's try "MAY".

"MAY" — 3 letters.

Look for M-A-Y.

Row 1: ...LADYBUG — no MAY
Row 2: ...NWYBUBK — no
Row 3: ...BUAMEM — B U A M E M — has A M, but not M A Y
Row 4: ...TSBEA — no
Row 5: ...ATZRRB — no
Row 6: ...EYEYC — no
Row 7: ...GRBLEH — no
Row 8: ...OFL LNQ — no
Row 9: ...MULKAOD — M U L — not M A Y
Row 10: ...LMYCWH S — L M Y — not M A Y
Row 11: ...JXHYFU — no
Row 12: ...VBYP SDUB — V B Y — not M A Y
Row 13: ...T LG MIFGD — T L G — no
Row 14: ...NGFSENJZFI — no
Row 15: ...CUONGAAYIIZT — C U O N G A A Y — has A A Y, not M A Y
Row 16: ...LDXPEKRHS — no
Row 17: ...FUDSNYPQ — F U D S N Y P Q — has Y, but not M A Y
Row 18: ...R PBXETJS — no
Row 19: ...PNYBFYJQR — P N Y — not M A Y
Row 20: ...AITELGIPE — A I T E L G I P E — no M

Vertical? Column 1: J,R,I,B,U,Z,Z,I,N,G,M,A,Y,I,R,T,W,E,D,K,V → row 11=M, row 12=A, row 13=Y — yes! Col 1, rows 11-13: M, A, Y → "MAY"

✔ Found: MAY

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Similarly, "MARCH" — 5 letters.

Look for M-A-R-C-H.

In column 1, we have M at row 11, A at 12, Y at 13 — not R C H.

Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U → has M at start, then Y — not A

Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B → starts with A, then Z — not M

Perhaps "MARCH" is elsewhere.

Let's try "SPRING" — since it's a spring word search.

"SPRING" — S-P-R-I-N-G

Look in row 1: J V Q J G H F R L R G S N L A D Y B U G — has S at pos 12, then N — not P

Row 2: R O P E K X Q S R A A T N W Y B U B K — has S at pos 8, then R — not P

Row 3: I E I Q C B C H A H O L A X B U A M E M — no S

Row 4: B N I D I I V O L J T F P O M T S B E A — has S at pos 17, then B — not P

Row 5: U I Y V H D L W L V J R B K A T Z R R B — no S

Row 6: Z H D X C U V E I O U Q E O L E Y E Y C — no S

Row 7: Z S O N A C U R P T R B Y V G R B L E H — has S at pos 2, then O — not P

Row 8: I N H G V K U S R K N F P Y O F L L N Q — has S at pos 8, then R — not P

Row 9: N U N E W L I F E U A F U M U L K A O D — no S

Row 10: G S W E N I O K T J L E P L M Y C W H S — has S at pos 2 and 20 — pos 2=S, then W — not P; pos 20=S — end

Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U — has S at pos 7, then U — not P

Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B — has S at pos 17, then D — not P

Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D — has S at pos 10, then E — not P

Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I — has S at pos 2 and 14 — pos 2=S, then B — not P; pos 14=S, then E — not P

Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T — no S

Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S — has S at pos 20 — end

Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q — has S at pos 16, then N — not P

Row 18: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S — has S at pos 20 — end

Row 19: D K M N U T E R N K D W P N Y B F Y J Q R — no S

Row 20: V U U D Y U D M A P A I T E L G I P E — no S

Not finding SPRING easily.

Perhaps "SPRING" is vertical.

Column 1: J,R,I,B,U,Z,Z,I,N,G,M,A,Y,I,R,T,W,E,D,K,V — no S

Column 2: V,O,E,N,I,H,S,N,U,S,Y,Z,F,S,Y,H,O,P,K,N,U — has S at row 7,10,14 — row 7=S, then N — not P; row 10=S, then Y — not P; row 14=S, then Y — not P

Column 3: Q,P,I,I,Y,D,O,H,W,X,W,N,F,B,D,A,B,J,M,N,U — no S

Column 4: J,E,Q,D,V,X,N,G,E,W,X,J,N,V,L,T,N,E,K,D,Y — no S

Column 5: G,K,C,I,H,C,V,V,W,E,H,E,F,U,P,H,I,X,N,T,D — no S

Column 6: H,X,B,N,D,U,E,K,L,N,N,G,M,B,E,C,R,R,E,P,U — no S

Column 7: F,Q,C,I,L,V,I,U,I,O,S,C,D,G,R,L,A,F,R,K,D — has S at row 11, then C — not P

Row 11 col 7 = S (from earlier), row 12 col 7 = C — not P

Column 8: R,S,H,V,W,E,R,S,F,K,U,R,F,E,E,H,F,L,W,N,A — has S at row 2,8 — row 2=S, then H — not P; row 8=S, then F — not P

Column 9: L,R,A,O,L,I,P,R,E,T,R,C,E,N,C,I,B,C,E,D,M — no S

Column 10: R,A,H,L,V,O,T,K,U,J,L,P,S,W,O,N,G,W,R,P,A — has S at row 13, then W — not P

Row 13 col 10 = S (from row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D — col 10 is S), row 14 col 10 = W — not P

Column 11: G,A,O,J,J,Q,R,N,A,L,R,T,E,N,U,G,I,E,K,N,I — no S

Column 12: S,T,L,T,R,E,B,F,F,E,V,E,E,G,O,F,R,R,D,W,T — has S at row 1, then T — not P

Row 1 col 12 = S (row 1: ...G S N... so col 12 is S), row 2 col 12 = T — not P

Column 13: N,N,A,F,B,L,Y,P,U,P,E,V,T,F,C,O,B,P,N,B,E — no S

Column 14: L,W,X,P,K,O,V,Y,M,L,B,Y,L,S,N,L,I,E,D,P,L — has S at row 14, then N — not P

Row 14 col 14 = S (row 14: ...F S E... so col 14 is S), row 15 col 14 = A — not P

Column 15: A,Y,B,O,A,E,Y,O,K,M,Y,P,G,A,G,D,X,B,Y,T,G — no S

Column 16: D,B,U,M,T,L,E,L,A,Y,X,S,M,Y,A,X,P,R,B,X,I — has S at row 12, then M — not P

Row 12 col 16 = S (row 12: ...Y P S D U B — col 16 is S), row 13 col 16 = M — not P

Column 17: Y,U,A,S,Z,Y,Y,F,U,C,H,D,I,J,R,E,U,B,F,Y,E — has S at row 4, then Z — not P

Row 4 col 17 = S (row 4: ...T S B E A — col 17 is S), row 5 col 17 = Z — not P

Column 18: B,B,M,E,R,E,E,N,O,W,Y,B,F,Z,I,K,H,S,Y,J,P — has S at row 18, then Y — not P

Row 18 col 18 = S (row 18: ...E T J S — col 18 is S), row 19 col 18 = Y — not P

Column 19: U,K,M,A,B,C,Y,Q,D,S,F,U,D,F,T,S,S,Q,J,R,G — has S at row 10,16,17 — row 10=S, then F — not P; row 16=S, then S — SS; row 17=S, then Q — not P

Column 20: G,K,M,E,B,C,H,D,H,S,U,B,G,I,Z,I,Q,T,R,E — has S at row 10, then U — not P

So no "SPRING" found yet.

This is taking too long. Perhaps I should look for words that are more likely to be placed obviously.

Let's try "UMBRELLA" — 8 letters, might be hard, but let's see.

Or "CATERPILLAR" — 11 letters, probably not.

Another idea: look for "FLOWERS" — 7 letters.

Or "SUNSHINE" — 8 letters.

Perhaps "NEW LIFE" — two words, but in the list as "NEW LIFE", so probably together.

In the grid, look for N-E-W- -L-I-F-E, but spaces may not be there, so perhaps "NEWLIFE" as 7 letters.

Row 9: N U N E W L I F E U A F U M U L K A O D — positions 1-9: N U N E W L I F E — that's "NUNEWLIFE" — not "NEWLIFE"

But positions 4-10: E W L I F E U — not NEW

Positions 3-9: N E W L I F E — yes! Row 9, cols 3 to 9: N E W L I F E → "NEWLIFE"

✔ Found: NEW LIFE

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Similarly, "SPRING BREAK" — might be "SPRINGBREAK" as 11 letters.

Look for S-P-R-I-N-G-B-R-E-A-K

In row 1: ...G S N L A D Y B U G — no

Row 2: ...Q S R A A T N W Y B U B K — has S R, but not P before

Row 7: Z S O N A C U R P T R B Y V G R B L E H — has S O N — not P R I

Row 8: I N H G V K U S R K N F P Y O F L L N Q — has S R, then K — not P

Row 10: G S W E N I O K T J L E P L M Y C W H S — has S W — not P

Row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U — has S U — not P

Row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B — has C R C P — not S P R

Row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D — has E S E — not S P R

Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I — has S B — not P

Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T — no S

Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S — has P E K R — not S P R

Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q — has S N Y P — not S P R

Row 18: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S — has P J E — not S P R

Row 19: D K M N U T E R N K D W P N Y B F Y J Q R — has P N Y — not S P R

Row 20: V U U D Y U D M A P A I T E L G I P E — has P A I — not S P R

Vertical? Unlikely for such a long word.

Perhaps "SPRING" is in row 1, but we saw it's not.

Another thought: in row 1, after "LADYBUG", but it's at the end.

Let's list what we have found so far:

- LADYBUG (row 1, cols 13-19)
- MAY (col 1, rows 11-13)
- NEW LIFE (row 9, cols 3-9)

Now, let's try "BUNNY" again. Perhaps it's in row 4: B N I D I I V O L J T F P O M T S B E A — not BUNNY

Row 5: U I Y V H D L W L V J R B K A T Z R R B — has B at 11, then K — not U

What if it's "BUNNY" backwards? Y-N-N-U-B

Look for Y N N U B

Row 1: ...Y B U G — Y B U — not Y N N U B

Row 2: ...Y B U B K — Y B U B — not Y N N U B

Row 3: ...X B U A M E M — no Y

Row 4: ...T S B E A — no Y

Row 5: ...A T Z R R B — no Y

Row 6: ...E Y E Y C — E Y E Y — not Y N N U B

Row 7: ...Y V G R B L E H — Y V — not Y N

Row 8: ...Y O F L L N Q — Y O — not Y N

Row 9: ...M U L K A O D — no Y

Row 10: ...M Y C W H S — Y C — not Y N

Row 11: ...X H Y F U — Y F — not Y N

Row 12: ...V B Y P S D U B — Y P — not Y N

Row 13: ...T L G M I F G D — no Y

Row 14: ...N G F S E N J Z F I — no Y

Row 15: ...G A A Y I I Z T — Y I — not Y N

Row 16: ...D X P E K R H S — no Y

Row 17: ...F U D S N Y P Q — Y P — not Y N

Row 18: ...R P B X E T J S — no Y

Row 19: ...W P N Y B F Y J Q R — Y B — not Y N

Row 20: ...A I T E L G I P E — no Y

Not finding it.

Perhaps "BUNNY" is vertical.

Column 1: J,R,I,B,U,Z,Z,I,N,G,M,A,Y,I,R,T,W,E,D,K,V — has B at row 4, then U — not N for BUNNY

B at row 4, then row 5=U, row 6=Z — not N

Column 2: V,O,E,N,I,H,S,N,U,S,Y,Z,F,S,Y,H,O,P,K,N,U — has N at row 4,8,20 — row 4=N, then I — not U for BUNNY

For BUNNY, if vertical, B-U-N-N-Y

So look for B then U then N then N then Y

In column 2: row 4=N, not B

Column 3: Q,P,I,I,Y,D,O,H,W,X,W,N,F,B,D,A,B,J,M,N,U — has B at row 14,17 — row 14=B, then D — not U

Column 4: J,E,Q,D,V,X,N,G,E,W,X,J,N,V,L,T,N,E,K,D,Y — no B

Column 5: G,K,C,I,H,C,V,V,W,E,H,E,F,U,P,H,I,X,N,T,D — no B

Column 6: H,X,B,N,D,U,E,K,L,N,N,G,M,B,E,C,R,R,E,P,U — has B at row 3,12 — row 3=B, then N — not U; row 12=B, then E — not U

Column 7: F,Q,C,I,L,V,I,U,I,O,S,C,D,G,R,L,A,F,R,K,D — no B

Column 8: R,S,H,V,W,E,R,S,F,K,U,R,F,E,E,H,F,L,W,N,A — no B

Column 9: L,R,A,O,L,I,P,R,E,T,R,C,E,N,C,I,B,C,E,D,M — has B at row 17, then C — not U

Column 10: R,A,H,L,V,O,T,K,U,J,L,P,S,W,O,N,G,W,R,P,A — no B

Column 11: G,A,O,J,J,Q,R,N,A,L,R,T,E,N,U,G,I,E,K,N,I — no B

Column 12: S,T,L,T,R,E,B,F,F,E,V,E,E,G,O,F,R,R,D,W,T — has B at row 7, then F — not U

Row 7 col 12 = B (row 7: ...R B Y V G R B L E H — let's calculate: row 7: Z S O N A C U R P T R B Y V G R B L E H — so col 12 is B), row 8 col 12 = F — not U

Column 13: N,N,A,F,B,L,Y,P,U,P,E,V,T,F,C,O,B,P,N,B,E — has B at row 5,17,20 — row 5=B, then L — not U; row 17=B, then P — not U; row 20=B, then E — not U

Column 14: L,W,X,P,K,O,V,Y,M,L,B,Y,L,S,N,L,I,E,D,P,L — has B at row 11, then Y — not U

Row 11 col 14 = B (row 11: M Y W X H N S U A L R V R O J X H Y F U — col 14 is O? Let's index: 1:M,2:Y,3:W,4:X,5:H,6:N,7:S,8:U,9:A,10:L,11:R,12:V,13:R,14:O,15:J,16:X,17:H,18:Y,19:F,20:U — so col 14 = O, not B)

I think I need to give up on BUNNY for now and move to other words.

Let's try "EGG" again. Perhaps it's in row 12: A Z N J E G C R C P T E V B Y P S D U B — positions 5-7: E G C — not G G

But if we look at row 13: Y F F N B M D F E S E E T L G M I F G D — positions 11-13: E E T — not G G

Row 14: I S B V U G O I E W N G F S E N J Z F I — positions 6=G, then O — not G

Position 12=G, then F — not G

Row 15: R Y D L P B E N C U O N G A A Y I I Z T — position 13=G, then A — not G

Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S — position 10=G, then O — not G

Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q — position 10=G, then I — not G

Row 18: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S — no G

Row 19: D K M N U T E R N K D W P N Y B F Y J Q R — no G

Row 20: V U U D Y U D M A P A I T E L G I P E — position 16=G, then I — not G

So no "GG" together horizontally.

Vertically, we had column 12: row 13=E, row 14=G, row 15=N — not G G

Column 13: row 13=T, row 14=F, row 15=G — not E G G

Perhaps "EGG" is not in the grid? But it must be.

Another idea: perhaps "EGG" is part of "DUCKLING" or something, but no, it's separate.

Let's look for "CHICK" — 5 letters.

C-H-I-C-K

Row 1: ...LADYBUG — no

Row 2: ...NWYBUBK — no

Row 3: ...BUAMEM — no

Row 4: ...TSBEA — no

Row 5: ...ATZRRB — no

Row 6: ...EYEYC — no

Row 7: ...GRBLEH — no

Row 8: ...OFL LNQ — no

Row 9: ...MULKAOD — no

Row 10: ...LMYCWH S — no

Row 11: ...JXHYFU — no

Row 12: ...VBYP SDUB — no

Row 13: ...T LG MIFGD — no

Row 14: ...NGFSENJZFI — no

Row 15: ...CUONGAAYIIZT — C U O N G — not C H I C K

Row 16: T H A T C H L I N G O L D X P E K R H S — positions 5-9: C H L I N — not C H I C K

Positions 4-8: T C H L I — not

Positions 5-9: C H L I N — close but L instead of I for third letter? C H I C K requires I at position 3.

Here it's C H L — not C H I

Row 17: W O B N I A R F B G I O F U D S N Y P Q — has I at pos 5,9,11 — not C H I

Row 18: E P J E X R F L A C W E R P B X E T J S — has C at pos 10, then W — not H

Row 19: D K M N U T E R N K D W P N Y B F Y J Q R — no C

Row 20: V U U D Y U D M A P A I T E L G I P E — no C

Vertical? Column 1: no C early on

Column 2: V,O,E,N,I,H,S,N,U,S,Y,Z,F,S,Y,H,O,P,K,N,U — has H at row 6, then S — not I for C H I

For C H I C K, if vertical, C then H then I then C then K

In column 2: row 6=H, then S — not I

Column 3: Q,P,I,I,Y,D,O,H,W,X,W,N,F,B,D,A,B,J,M,N,U — has I at row 3,4 — row 3=I, then I — not H for C H I

If C is above, but row 2 col 3 = I, not C

Column 4: J,E,Q,D,V,X,N,G,E,W,X,J,N,V,L,T,N,E,K,D,Y — no C

Column 5: G,K,C,I,H,C,V,V,W,E,H,E,F,U,P,H,I,X,N,T,D — has C at row 3,6 — row 3=C, then I — good for C I, but we need C H I for CHICK? CHICK is C-H-I-C-K, so after C should be H, not I.

Here row 3=C, row 4=I — so C I, not C H

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