Hard Halloween word search
Twenty-eight words in an eighteen by eighteen grid, diagonal and backwards included, from the haunted house to the raven. For older kids, teenagers and grown-ups who want a challenge.
- Black cat
- Broomstick
- Candlelight
- Castle
- Cauldron
- Cobweb
- Coffin
- Costume
- Fog
- Full moon
- Graveyard
- Haunted house
- Jack-o-lantern
- Mask
- Monster
- Mummy
- Potion
- Pumpkin
- Raven
- Scarecrow
- Shadow
- Skeleton
- Skull
- Spider
- Tombstone
- Vampire
- Werewolf
- Zombie
This is the same puzzle as on the printable sheet. Every word you find turns green and is crossed off the list.
Make your own versionHalloween, extra hard
Name
| A | K | E | E | I | R | R | E | D | I | P | S | R | U | N | Y | X | K |
| T | N | I | U | P | E | F | P | P | O | T | W | O | T | H | N | F | M |
| O | N | I | F | F | O | C | O | R | E | L | T | S | A | C | N | T | G |
| I | B | T | O | W | P | N | O | O | M | L | L | U | F | C | H | N | R |
| Z | R | T | I | D | E | F | F | E | G | M | N | W | G | A | O | I | A |
| O | O | O | P | O | T | I | O | N | I | T | H | O | T | N | C | C | V |
| M | O | D | Y | I | G | R | A | V | E | Y | A | R | D | D | T | O | E |
| B | M | A | U | I | S | H | A | D | O | W | E | C | B | L | D | B | N |
| I | S | N | P | A | U | M | H | F | L | O | W | E | R | E | W | W | O |
| E | T | J | A | C | K | O | L | A | N | T | E | R | N | L | Y | E | T |
| N | I | B | S | K | U | L | L | X | T | T | I | A | O | I | M | B | E |
| O | C | L | D | S | N | O | R | D | L | U | A | C | E | G | M | M | L |
| T | K | A | E | R | I | P | M | A | V | L | Y | S | C | H | U | S | E |
| S | A | C | I | K | D | N | I | K | P | M | U | P | K | T | M | H | K |
| B | C | K | E | H | L | E | F | O | G | X | O | S | S | N | N | D | S |
| M | A | C | A | V | E | T | C | O | F | N | A | O | I | I | S | I | I |
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| T | S | T | S | M | U | H | E | F | E | H | L | I | P | G | T | N | I |
Find these words
- Black cat
- Broomstick
- Candlelight
- Castle
- Cauldron
- Cobweb
- Coffin
- Costume
- Fog
- Full moon
- Graveyard
- Haunted house
- Jack-o-lantern
- Mask
- Monster
- Mummy
- Potion
- Pumpkin
- Raven
- Scarecrow
- Shadow
- Skeleton
- Skull
- Spider
- Tombstone
- Vampire
- Werewolf
- Zombie
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About this word search
Before pumpkins, the lantern for this night was often a carved turnip. That custom came from Ireland and Scotland, and in North America it switched to pumpkins, which were bigger and much easier to hollow out.
Since words can point any of eight ways, start with the letters that rarely turn up. The Z in Zombie, the two W's in Werewolf and the V in Vampire are easy to spot in a crowd of vowels. Graveyard and Broomstick are long enough to anchor a corner, even when they run backwards. Word groups such as Haunted house and Full moon appear without a space.
For a classroom in late October, a good follow-up is to sort the list into creatures, places and objects. Scarecrow usually ends up in more than one pile.
Ways to use the puzzle
In the classroom
Print it for the last class before fall break. Whoever finishes first comes up with three spooky words that are not in it yet.
At the party
Put a few printed copies next to the candy bowl at your Halloween party. The first one to find all twenty words gets first pick from the bowl.
Your own words
Want your guests’ names or your own costumes in it? Make your own Halloween word search with the generator.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I play and print the Halloween word search without an account?
Yes. Playing on screen and printing are free, no account needed. There is nothing to install.
Can I save the puzzle as a PDF?
Yes. If you want the answer key too, switch it on first. Press print and choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog. The answer key then 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 25+ languages. This Halloween word search was made especially for the website.
Try it in English (New Zealand) too
The same theme also exists in English (New Zealand), Spanish, French, and German, each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.
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