Halloween word search

Halloween word search, to play and to print

Three puzzles with spooky words you solve right on your screen, and below them a big Halloween word search for paper. Twenty words, with the answer key on a separate sheet.

Play right on your screen

Drag across the letters to mark a word. Across, down or diagonal, and backwards too. Three boards, each with seven words.

Spooky night

Try it here: drag a line across the letters.

FOUND0 of 7
  • Skeleton
  • Pumpkin
  • Vampire
  • Candle
  • Ghost
  • Witch
  • Owl

For paper

Big printable Halloween word search

Fourteen by fourteen letters and twenty Halloween words, in all eight directions. The print button opens your browser’s print dialog. Choose a printer or save it as a PDF. The answer key is on the second sheet.

Halloween word search

Name

HYCODEBACSACGE
TMPOTIONOTTAAE
HMOISIHSBDOUFD
CUGNOTIRWFSLBO
AMRASAUOEHODNB
NKATNTRMBWIRRT
DPVODCEZEPIOEN
YWEEEHFROUONTO
MIYRTXEIIMHUNT
LTATNWNTSPBCAE
OCRFUXSTXKMILL
SHDOAOIGTILAEE
BUNNHCLNENDIVK
HTIGKOIOREDIPS

Find these words

  • Broomstick
  • Candy
  • Cauldron
  • Cobweb
  • Costume
  • Ghost
  • Graveyard
  • Haunted
  • Lantern
  • Monster
  • Mummy
  • Potion
  • Pumpkin
  • Scarecrow
  • Skeleton
  • Spider
  • Vampire
  • Werewolf
  • Witch
  • Zombie

Made on wordswithmia.com

The words

Which Halloween words are in it?

From pumpkin and ghost to cauldron and werewolf: the list runs through a whole Halloween night, from the decorations on the porch to the monsters on the street. Long words like broomstick and scarecrow often run diagonally through the grid, short words like ghost and candy are actually harder to see because they can hide anywhere.

Ideas

Ways to use the puzzle

In the classroom

Print it for the last school day before the autumn break. Whoever finishes first colours in the leftover letters or adds three spooky words of their own.

At the party

Put a printed copy next to the candy bowl or hand one to every trick-or-treater at the door. The first one to find all twenty words gets first pick of the candy.

Your own words

Want the names of the kids or your own costumes in it? Make your own Halloween word search with the generator.

Make your own word search

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is the Halloween word search free?

Yes. Playing on screen and printing are free, no account needed. There is nothing to install.

What age is the puzzle for?

The eight by eight boards on screen are doable from about age seven. The fourteen by fourteen print version with backwards words is meant for older children and adults.

Can I save the puzzle as a PDF?

Yes. Press print and choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog. The answer key goes on the second sheet.

Is this puzzle in the app too?

The app has puzzle themes of its own and a daily puzzle in 21 languages. This Halloween word search was made especially for the website.

All frequently asked questions

A new puzzle every day?

Words with Mia is a calm word search app with no timer, a daily puzzle and 400 levels per language. Free to download.