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Daily Puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026

Backyard Birds · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/

The theme is Backyard Birds: a large print word search with 7 words to find, a five-word scramble and five Finish the Saying questions. The answer key is at the bottom. Print all of it on three pages, or play it on screen.

Backyard Birds word search

Find the 7 words. They run across, down or diagonally, never backwards.

  • BLUEJAY
  • CHICKADEE
  • CROW
  • NUTHATCH
  • ORIOLE
  • OWL
  • WINGS

Word scramble

Unscramble each word. Every one fits the Backyard Birds theme.

  1. O R A W R P S
  2. H K A W
  3. V E O D
  4. N O R B I
  5. N G E I P O

Finish the Saying

Which word finishes each old saying? Good fun read aloud to a group.

  1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it …

    • A thorn
    • B not
    • C drink

  2. Never look a gift horse in the …

    • A mouth
    • B lining
    • C cat

  3. Good things come to those who …

    • A right
    • B mind
    • C wait

  4. The more, the …

    • A merrier
    • B contempt
    • C eating

  5. All good things must come to an …

    • A invention
    • B end
    • C lie
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Answer key: Oct 2, 2026

Word scramble

  1. O R A W R P S = SPARROW
  2. H K A W = HAWK
  3. V E O D = DOVE
  4. N O R B I = ROBIN
  5. N G E I P O = PIGEON

Finish the Saying

  1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. (C)
  2. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. (A)
  3. Good things come to those who wait. (C)
  4. The more, the merrier. (A)
  5. All good things must come to an end. (B)

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